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Old May 7th, 2003, 09:45 PM
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Uprated Discs & Pads

After much toil & research i don`t think that the effort & the pennies spent on a big brake conversion are going to provide the right amount of satisfaction. So i have decided to go for the upspec what you all ready have.

New solid brake lines
High spec fluid (Change=Blead aswell)
Top draw pads & discs

The reasons i am changing are i took the car to nuringburg and expericend fade, i know that the ring is a harder track day than most but i am keen to reduce it to a MINImum. So i`m looking for a fast road setup with frequent trackwork.

What pads and discs are people getting on with & more importantly not getting on with.

Thanking you all in advance.
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Old May 7th, 2003, 11:16 PM
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We have sold lots of the Grooved Cross drilled discs, had positive feed back form customers that have bought them. That and the EBC Pads seem to be the popular route!
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Old May 7th, 2003, 11:27 PM
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Cheers mate think thats a possible route, thanks for having a look at that AP kit for me but i just didn`t fancy spacers on a front wheel drive car.
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Pads and Discs

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I currently run standard pads on rogue engineering pads and braided hoses and they feel very responsive

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I think the hose`s an fluid change will sort out my spongey pedal, i was just looking for some uprated disks and pad to try an reduce fade at the higher end of the workload. How does your cope with that paul as that looks like a tasty set up.
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Try this thread - hope this link works

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