Brake Pad Suggestions

[Mitch]

Hey,

I think it's time for me to get new brakes pads on my '01 Astra Non-ABS. I got a quote from Holden and as expected, i wanna tell them where to go.

Now, I have little knowledge on brakes so what do you guys/girls recommend i should get? I would like something better than what the stock ones are and maybe something that has very little brake dust.

Thanks,
Mitch

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[RK]

EBC V4 Greenstuff

For a Vectra it costs about $175 for fronts, and $90 for rears. I'm guessing the pricing with be similar for Astra's.

[ultim8DTM5]

Negative on the Greenstuff.

Race Brakes RB74, I've yet to see a bad review on the pad. I did heaps of research comparing everything from Hawk to Ferodo to Endless to EBC to Pagid.

I've had them for 40,000kms and will get my 2nd set shortly. A few other members on here have also run them.

www.racebrakes.com.au

[RK]

Any brake dust or squealing?

[RK]

oh, and price?

[RK]

http://autospeed.com/cms/article.htm...estions&A=0351

a bit old, but might be worth the read?

[ultim8DTM5]

There was initial squeeling for the first day or two, but that was it.

Price? I got mine done two years ago, they were cheaper than $175 from memory for the fronts. But we'ev got different cars.

Dust? I couldn't tell a difference between OEM. But I've got factory wheels with fat spokes :mrgreen:

[break]

Endless brake pads are very good. They bite well, produce very little dust, and they last long enough.

[em]

How many city Km's should you get to your pads???

[ultim8DTM5]

Depends on how you drive and the car you have Em (abs/non-abs, pad compound, rotor efficiency)

I changed mine at 10,000kms (because the OEMs were too soft compound and I drove pretty hard)

I've gone 40,000kms on the RB74s and they at about 25%. I'll have to do rotors and pads in the next 10,000kms