Reply With QuoteLR do not make pads so their OEM pads will be from a major supplier.
Many of the LR pads around the FL2 era were TRW pads and I had them on my FL1.
Were fine. I have Bendix SUV on my RRS and they are also fine.
I need new front pads for my Freelander 2 and interested in others experiences with non-OEM brands.
The options I'm considering are:
1) $230 for OEM pads (eye-watering price - I can't imagine them much being better than the following)
2) $95 for Brembo pads (Familiar with Brembo callipers and rotors, but don't know much about their pads)
3) $65 for TRW pads (I've used TRW in several previous cars and they were great)
LordRover
SupporterLR do not make pads so their OEM pads will be from a major supplier.
Many of the LR pads around the FL2 era were TRW pads and I had them on my FL1.
Were fine. I have Bendix SUV on my RRS and they are also fine.
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Master
SubscriberI've been using Freodo pads on various models of Land Rovers and have them on my Freelander 2. Land Rovers are fussy on pads that wont squeal. I have never had a problem with the Freodo pads. No noise, low dust and good wear of the pad and rotor, I won't use any other brand now.
It doesn't leak oil, Its sweating power
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Ferodo 4WD pads squeal like a Banshee on Defenders, TRW don't.Originally Posted by woko
Good pedal feel, good high temp performance but noisy on the rear with the tiniest bit of dust.
Master
SubscriberMy Defender when I got it the rear brakes squealed so bad that you could hear me coming 2 blocks away. I don't know what brand they were. I have installed Ferodo pads on it now and have done aprox 50000km and had no noise. I didn't do anything else to the brakes just installed pads.
It doesn't leak oil, Its sweating power
ForumSage
Squealing is good on older vehicles without pad wear warning light.
Means you're not down to the metal yet.
I use Mintex all round and they have never squealed, but others have had the opposite problem.
DL
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It was probably worse for me as I had to drive through a river plus 6km of dirt before I hit bitumen.
It became tiring after 6 years!
Master
SubscriberThey must of changed the compound. I don't go through a river but have 20km of dirt road to get to work. I know where your coming from the squeal was very annoying from the previous pads.
It doesn't leak oil, Its sweating power
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More than likely, thinking about it the first set were fitted in about '02!
Thanks for the recommendation - I think I'll give the Brembo's a go; they seem to have good reviews and if they don't work out I'll try TRW pads next.
My local dealer said I needed new rotors as they 'had a lip on the edge'. The discs still look great so I bought calipers to check and measured 27mm at the lowest point, so they should have a bit of life left yet (we do ~5,000kms per year). I read new rotors have 29mm thickness, and the minimum should be 26mm.
Side note: LR quoted a tad over $1k for new pads and rotors installed; $535 for parts and the balance labour.
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