Brake Pad recommendations please
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Rule 1 - Is that you need to think very carefully before posting anything technical or asking anything technical relating to the security system of the car - See 'Security Issues' sticky for more info.
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Brake Pad recommendations please
Pads and discs on my 43k '96 car look ancient. They could be original. I tend to be fairly easy on my brakes though the occasional Autosolo means that there are times I need to stop hard twice in a minute or so. Any recommendations for good standard or mildly uprated pads please.
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Notanumber
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- Model of Car: TF 135 Sunstorm
Re: Brake Pad recommendations please
Brembo or Mintex pads are both good mid priced pads for the F & TF but others will be along with their recommendations. Does yours have the standard single pot floating front calipers or the 4 pot AP calipers by the way ?
Re: Brake Pad recommendations please
Standard single pot, still immensely effective though.
Yes, Mintex would have been my default choice.
Yes, Mintex would have been my default choice.
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Notanumber
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Re: Brake Pad recommendations please
If yours doesn't yet have one I would recommend fitting a brake servo brace. The brace prevents the bulkhead flexing when pushing on.the pedal increasing efficiency and reducing pedal effort. An inexpensive and popular upgrade
Re: Brake Pad recommendations please
Brace done at the weekend after hacking out my old style heater air inlet. I was hoping to get it out in one piece but the threaded inserts at the front were turning in the plastic so I had to cut a flap in the front (hurrah for cordless angle grinders) to get some moles on them.
I went with the MG Mania one in the end and it defnitely feels like it's made a difference. It current only has the outer bolts in. There was no way I was getting the middle one in without taking the servo right off and I wasn't in the mood for that!
after hacking out my old style heater air inlet. I was hoping to get it out in one piece but the threaded inserts at the front were turning in the plastic so I had to cut a flap in the front (hurrah for cordless angle grinders) to get some moles on them.I went with the MG Mania one in the end and it defnitely feels like it's made a difference. It current only has the outer bolts in. There was no way I was getting the middle one in without taking the servo right off and I wasn't in the mood for that!
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Re: Brake Pad recommendations please
I found that. It was quite a physical struggle to get the brace lined up enough to bolt in place due to the bulkhead having stretched around the servo over time.
Whilst fitting mine I took the step of using a bit of aluminium bar along the back of the snorkel intake to hold it down more evenly as i noticed the plastic was bulging upwards between the bolts otherwise.
Whilst fitting mine I took the step of using a bit of aluminium bar along the back of the snorkel intake to hold it down more evenly as i noticed the plastic was bulging upwards between the bolts otherwise.