Thread: Time for new brake pads

I went from bendex to genuine a while ago. The car stops way better! !!!!!

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I use Bindix 4wd pads and have found them quite ok.
They do like to be warm for best stopping though.

John

Hi

I don't think it's so much about the brand as the compound and hardness.

As a generalisation, softer pads are better when you do mainly urban driving and they stop well when they are cold but they fade under heavy use when they get hot, they are also kinder to your discs.

Harder pads don't work so well when they are cold but are suffer much less from fade when they are working hard. Hence the commentary on race cars about getting the brakes up to temperature.

There are three main types of pads, Kevlar (Organic), Metallic (sintered) and Ceramic.

Each has advantages and disadvantages, but your cheapest and most popular are the metallic ones.

I have ECB Kevlar green stuff pads on the front and I must say I am not convinced by them, I will probably go ceramic when they need changing.

Repco, Bursons and SuperCrap will most likely all be able to supply pads and they will all do a good job as a general purpose pad

Steve

What about the ones on ebay?

Hi

Mario always seems to have good quality stuff, so these would be a safe bet I reckon

Land Rover Range Rover P38 Front Brake Pads UK Made Special | eBay

Steve

I just noticed he has Mintex pads as well for a bit more hard earned

Land Rover Discovery Series 2 Range Rover P38 Rear Brake Pads Quality Mintex | eBay

Note these are rears though!

Steve

I'm due for brakes too, and possibly rotors. Are the slotted drilled jobs really worth the dough. I was considering going whole hog for the ECB green stuff plus rotors, but have been reading mixed reviews.

I installed slotted/drilled rotors and EBC pads before my Cape York trip last year and I'm very thankful I did! I had to tow a dead 4wd on a car trailer down a range. The trailer brakes were useless and even in first gear the Rangie was running away on me. I kept pulsing the brakes on and off and could feel the fade kicking in pretty hard, by the bottom of the range I was kissing my lucky stars. If I didn't have slotted/drilled rotors I'd imagine the outcome could have been much different.

Cheers
Keithy