Brembo pads or Ferodo ds2500 pads

[James_R]

probably poorly grooved discs which required a softer compound of pad to work or you wern't getting them hot enough.

never heard a bad word about DS2500s - never heard a good word about mintex

 

[danny m]

i think there great, just need to sort this annoying squeal out on the drivers side. how many miles roughly do they take to bed?

 

[James_R]

you could try filling the edge off the pads.

rule of thumb is about 300miles before they are bedded in.

 

[danny m]

i was thinking that, about fileing a slight chamfer on the pad. my disc's have 0.50mm of wear on both faces so 1mm wear total, so there is a slight lip. i did the drivers side first when fitting the pads, one of the pads was a bit tight getting in because i didnt slide the piston back far enough so maybe the copper grease i but on the pad may have come off as i pushed it in because the piston was in the way, if that makes sense? (so metal against metal hence the noise?) will have a good look at the weekend. i have about 200 miles to go then roughly

 

[James_R]

i mean the filing the edge of the back plate so they are free in the caliper.

 

[JONNYVT]

ds2500

The DS2500S didn't heat up fast enough for normal road use and this was quite a scare when u had ur family on board. may be ok for fast road use but not for me. the leading edge crumbled away quite badly and i just had to get rid. mintex pads are better for road use though do produce alot of dust. mintex are better than original brembo pads which gave a convicing initial bite but were not so good for hard breaking. just my opinion but DS are not for everyone. jp

 

[ibizacupra]

DS2500's have a higher coefficient of braking across the entire temp range, so what you describe does not ring true...

 

[danny m]

just an update, i managed to sort this squealing noise out on low speed, all i did was put some more copper slip on the pads.