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Which brake pads for ///M?
- Tcochrane92
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Which brake pads for ///M?
Hi all,
Sorry, I know this topic has probably been done to death, but I'd like to get an updated topic for it (some threads are quite old and new pads have been released since then).
I'm after some replacement brake pads for my Z4M roadster. The car is a toy, so doesn't get use for daily use - so the pads will reflect this.
I'm only interested in brake performance and resistance to fade.
I'm not really interested in brake dust or noise (I don't mind if the pads create dust & acceptable levels of noise)
The car primarily gets used for fast road driving and occasional track days, so it would need to be a road legal pad.
I'm currently looking at EBC red stuff, but have heard good things about Ferodo pads too.
Can anyone recommend some pads please?
Thanks
Sorry, I know this topic has probably been done to death, but I'd like to get an updated topic for it (some threads are quite old and new pads have been released since then).
I'm after some replacement brake pads for my Z4M roadster. The car is a toy, so doesn't get use for daily use - so the pads will reflect this.
I'm only interested in brake performance and resistance to fade.
I'm not really interested in brake dust or noise (I don't mind if the pads create dust & acceptable levels of noise)
The car primarily gets used for fast road driving and occasional track days, so it would need to be a road legal pad.
I'm currently looking at EBC red stuff, but have heard good things about Ferodo pads too.
Can anyone recommend some pads please?
Thanks
Current: Imola Red 400bhp 640d & Ocean Blue BMW S1000XR Sport SE
Past: Silver Grey Z4MR, Silver Grey Z4C & Titan Silver Z4 3.0i
Past: Silver Grey Z4MR, Silver Grey Z4C & Titan Silver Z4 3.0i
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Which brake pads for ///M?
If you want a sport/race pad then you’re looking at Yellow-, Blue- or Orange-stuff in then EBC range.
I flip between EBC Orange (£120 for fronts & backs) and Pagid RS29 (£300 for fronts).
The Pagids are better from cold though, but the Blue/Orangestuff produces less dust.
I flip between EBC Orange (£120 for fronts & backs) and Pagid RS29 (£300 for fronts).
The Pagids are better from cold though, but the Blue/Orangestuff produces less dust.
- ph001
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Which brake pads for ///M?
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- bmwaddict
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Which brake pads for ///M?
Blue Stuff NDX here. Haven't got them to fade yet!
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- TomK
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Which brake pads for ///M?
But the op states he wants a road legal pad, so not much use to him.
Tbh though I'm not really sure why he's hung up about that.
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- Tcochrane92
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Which brake pads for ///M?
Non-road legal pads aren't homologated for road use for safety reasons - for example, an emergency braking situation on low temperature braking assemblies will result in a larger braking distance.
There are other reasons too, as I used to work in the Brakes team in Chassis Engineering in JLR
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Which brake pads for ///M?
Oh right, my understanding was that a lot of these pads are not road legal because the mu coefficient value is above that allowed for a road pad. I.e. They're too good!
MC[IB], CSL airbox, Schrick 288/280 cams, 4.44FD, UUC SSK, SS race cat back, AP CP9660[F]/5144[R] brakes, Apex ARC-8 with AR-1 or PS5, KW ClubSport 2-way, Turner spherical arms, PMC uniball rtab, VB engine mounts, Rogue pulleys & RSMs, Tillett B6, half cage
- ph001
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Which brake pads for ///M?
Tcochrane92 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 29, 2018 9:11 am as I used to work in the Brakes team in Chassis Engineering in JLR
...and you want recommendations??? Seriously though, the PF pads seem to last forever but somehow cause virtually no disc wear, hardly any dust, totally silent and you will not fade them on the road - not in a million years. At the price point they simply cannot be beaten. Different world to EBC, believe me.
- Tcochrane92
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Which brake pads for ///M?
Let's keep this friendly Pads for OEM applications are different to aftermarketph001 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 29, 2018 9:55 am...and you want recommendations??? Seriously though, the PF pads seem to last forever but somehow cause virtually no disc wear, hardly any dust, totally silent and you will not fade them on the road - not in a million years. At the price point they simply cannot be beaten. Different world to EBC, believe me.Tcochrane92 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 29, 2018 9:11 am as I used to work in the Brakes team in Chassis Engineering in JLR
Current: Imola Red 400bhp 640d & Ocean Blue BMW S1000XR Sport SE
Past: Silver Grey Z4MR, Silver Grey Z4C & Titan Silver Z4 3.0i
Past: Silver Grey Z4MR, Silver Grey Z4C & Titan Silver Z4 3.0i
- bmwaddict
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Which brake pads for ///M?
This was my understanding too, 15 percent above oem I believe.
Currently zedless
'07 Mugello Blue Audi B7 RS4 Saloon with added goodies
'94 Black/Silver/Green Honda CBR400RR
Previous:
'07 Ruby Black Z4MC
'07 Sapphire Black Z4C 3.0si Sport
'07 Mugello Blue Audi B7 RS4 Saloon with added goodies
'94 Black/Silver/Green Honda CBR400RR
Previous:
'07 Ruby Black Z4MC
'07 Sapphire Black Z4C 3.0si Sport
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Which brake pads for ///M?
Yes, that's my understanding too. I'm currently working with a well known brake manufacturer who are developing a road legal track pad (not for a Z) and it is an issue dialling down the performance to make sure it is low enough to suit the EC90 regs.
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