nurrish Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Hey, So my 2005 zed has just toppled over 10k. Would you recommend i change the pads for something a little better or just wait till my oem pads crumble? Any guides floating around on the pad installation? Any traders want to give me a quote for all 4 are more than welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 put on endless VN9500 on mine. Very impressed with them, improved braking and a lot less dust. Pads are painted blue. You can get them from Envy. There is a guide on how to do intsall in the guides section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Depends on how you drive. If you're happy with the OEM ones then there's no point spending money just for the sake of it, however if you're finding the OEM lacking in bite, feel and fade (like I did) then by all means change them. The better your brakes are, the quicker you'll be able to go. I swapped mine for a set of Performance Friction ones, and the difference was astounding. Cost was about £300 for all four corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Dave, you have a PM... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurrish Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 Dave, you have a PM... I was timing you matey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Dave, you have a PM... I was timing you matey I need to send you another PM too, about something we spoke about a few weeks ago, once I have the info I'll send a PM your way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I think any readily used pad is an upgrade. Some are a bigger upgrade than others. I had EBC redstuff which were fine for the driving I did and much better than OEM. Ferrodo DS2500, Endless, Performance Friction, all upgrades. I personally wouldn't change unless you need to. Unless you WANT to in which case get them ordered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 i will porabably upgrade to redstuff when mine give up the ghost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 i will porabably upgrade to redstuff when mine give up the ghost. Cs and i use redstuff, much better than oem and a bargain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 only got 15,000 on the clock, CS will be my first port of call once they need replacing though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 only got 15,000 on the clock, CS will be my first port of call once they need replacing though i had 20k on mine and pads looked good, until i took them out and they were crumbling with pieces missing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 i will probably check and replace at 20,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkwright Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 The better your brakes are, the quicker you'll be able to go. is this true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanS16 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 The better your brakes are, the quicker you'll be able to go. is this true? The quicker you'll be able to stop if you are going fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 performance wise doing laps on a track or point to point you usually gain more time by increasing the distance before you need to brake and the traction/hanlding round/through corners, so a lot of people believe that the best performance upgrades to begin with are brakes/suspension*. *this excludes zmanalex' 600bhp roadster although he has done the brakes id be suprised if that saved him more time than the 600bhp did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 performance wise doing laps on a track or point to point you usually gain more time by increasing the distance before you need to brake and the traction/hanlding round/through corners, so a lot of people believe that the best performance upgrades to begin with are brakes/suspension*. *this excludes zmanalex' 600bhp roadster although he has done the brakes id be suprised if that saved him more time than the 600bhp did I'd still say £/second that his brakes and suspension were better value Love to have a drivable 600BHP in my car though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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