Brake Pads

[SamDC5]

Looking for a good set of pads for mainly fast road use and very light track use. (1-2 track days a year). What would people recommend?

I do use the car daily if that helps.

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[Chrismartin]

Looking for a good set of pads for mainly fast road use and very light track use. (1-2 track days a year). What would people recommend?

I do use the car daily if that helps.

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Can't help too much but not Project Mu HC800 😂😂😂

 

[SamDC5]

Can't help too much but not Project Mu HC800 😂😂😂

Why not 😂😂

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[Chrismartin]

Why not 😂😂

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Zero cold bite, dusty as, squeel like hell. Bite when warm is good but not worth the effort or price imo.

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[Crazylegs]

Hawk HP +, brilliant pads mate I cannot recommend them enough. Good from cold too, only downsides are they squeal like hell and kick up loads of dust but that never bothered me.

Call Cambridge Motorsport for them as they're one of the few UK dealers that sell them, good customer service too.

I have the pad number if you need it. Project MU 800 are also supposed to be excellent.

 

[SamDC5]

Hawk HP +, brilliant pads mate I cannot recommend them enough. Good from cold too, only downsides are they squeal like hell and kick up loads of dust but that never bothered me.

Call Cambridge Motorsport for them as they're one of the few UK dealers that sell them, good customer service too.

I have the pad number if you need it. Project MU 800 are also supposed to be excellent.

Thank you for the info mate, the dust would annoy me but if they're a decent pad I could live with that.

Are the Project MU ones any good as they seem a fair price.

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[Fez]

Id recommend dixcel es type.
Much better than ds2500, and cheaper 👍🏻

 

[Crazylegs]

Thank you for the info mate, the dust would annoy me but if they're a decent pad I could live with that.

Are the Project MU ones any good as they seem a fair price.

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No probs, dust is a pain but it's well worth the pain for the extra stopping power. Not many have ran Hawks on here but most people tend to go for Project MU's, they're a very similar pad from my understanding. Both aren't cheap mind.

I really rated the HP+, here's the part number if it's any help.

HB545 N.564
D960 HP PLUS.

 

[Sonny1]

Id recommend dixcel es type.
Much better than ds2500, and cheaper 👍🏻

I second Dixcel's 🤗

 

[George657]

DS3000's here. Dusty but do what they're made to do and that's stop.

 

[MilanoChris]

RS29. Best pad I've tried. Cold bite, no fade, last for ages.

 

[Midnight]

Anyone any alternatives to Carbotech XP8 pads?

Ideally after a less dusty pad but similar in bite / power.

 

[spooke]

RS29. Best pad I've tried. Cold bite, no fade, last for ages.

Can only find them for £332?!

 

[SamDC5]

I second Dixcel's 🤗

I've been recommended Dixcels a lot so I'll go with them! Cheers!

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[MilanoChris]

Can only find them for £332?!

But they last for ages. I can do a full year of track days on them before needing to change.

Andy, they are better than XP10!

 

[MilanoChris]

I've been recommended Dixcels a lot so I'll go with them! Cheers!

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Dixcel are budget brakes in Japan.

 

[spooke]

But they last for ages. I can do a full year of track days on them before needing to change.

Andy, they are better than XP10!

That's a fair point, how's their performance on road?

Dixcel are budget brakes in Japan.

But they have racing pedigree! :xgrin:

http://www.dixcel.co.jp/en/company.html

 

[MilanoChris]

That's a fair point, how's their performance on road?

But they have racing pedigree! :xgrin:

http://www.dixcel.co.jp/en/company.html

Absolutely fine. They are worth the money, I can't see me ever trying another pad, they just work.

I've tried all sorts, DS2500, Mintex 1144, Carbotech XP8, XP10, Hawk something or other, Brembo uprated, Project Mu HC800. RS29 are miles better than all of them.

 

[carl hammond]

Got a set of front and rear Dixcel ES's for mine to go on, the discs and braided lines should be here today

 

[masterjedijay]

In the six years I have had my DC5 the Dixcel slotted discs and ES pads have been the best set up yet.