Brake Question

[richie1985]

i have had my 2003 blob eye sti ppp for about 2 weeks now and i dont like my brakes much there "ok" but there not giving me the "bite" that im used to in my prevous cars like when i had my honda civic type R and mazda RX8 fair, enough the speed im braking at is about 20-25mph faster than the other cars im used to but still i dont have confidence to fully commit to braking in them, im pretty sure the pads are not worn down as i looked at them and they are fine and i blagged a shot of someone elses sti ppp at the last meet and his brakes "feel" the exact same as mine do and his are 2 months old since he got new pads/discs

anyways just to be clear after this rambling the brakes are ok there fine its just lacking a bit more of a "bite"

so my questions is to you guys is

1. what is the make/serial numbers if poss of normal pads on the car front and back abd where can i get them cheap and roughly how much are they

2. can you guys give me a recommendation for better pads which will give me better feel and bite with make/serial numbers and where i can get them and rough price

Edited April 6, 2009 by richie1985

[kennyuk300]

Hi Richie how are you doing ? a lot of people on here are using ferodo ds2500 pads as an upgrade .I have got new discs and pads and

braided hoses to go on mine i got them from AS Performance tel no 0191 4013770 www.asptrading.co.uk .I called Alyn and he gave me good info

i got blueprint discs and pagid Rs4 pads for around £200 delivered hope this helps

cheers kenny

[richie1985]

Hi Richie how are you doing ? a lot of people on here are using ferodo ds2500 pads as an upgrade .I have got new discs and pads and

braided hoses to go on mine i got them from AS Performance tel no 0191 4013770 www.asptrading.co.uk .I called Alyn and he gave me good info

i got blueprint discs and pagid Rs4 pads for around £200 delivered hope this helps

cheers kenny

hi m8 im gonnie start off by upgradeing the pads first so why are these ferodo pads better?

[mystery machine]

Lack of bite from (newage?) Scooby brakes is a common complaint - possible solutions posted in these threads:

http://forums.sidc.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=121405

http://forums.sidc.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=128723

[richie1985]

Lack of bite from (newage?) Scooby brakes is a common complaint - possible solutions posted in these threads:

http://forums.sidc.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=121405

http://forums.sidc.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=128723

yeh mine is a newage m8

[Richie Cross]

Hi mate,

I spoke to Alyn at AS Performance and got Ferodo DS2500 pads for the front for £135 and pads he called

OEM+ for the rear for £40.

Alyn said the Ferodo were offered 25% more friction over standard the the OEM+ offered 10% more.

With braided hoses, it does the job for me but I'm not a late braker!

[mystery machine]

yeh mine is a newage m8

Aye, I know Richie - I was just implying that it might be a complaint more common with newage owners than with classic owners (as I've seen quite a few posts from newage owners on the topic).

Edited April 6, 2009 by Mystery Machine