Green stuff brakes

[Jam-88]

im after a full set (front and rear) of green stuff discs and pads for my brm, was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of where i can buy a set?
Thanks
Jamie

[BRMark]

Have you tried any of these? prices for pads seem to be around £45 - 50 per axle

www.EBCBrakesDirect.com

www.brakes4u.co.uk

www.EBCBrakeShop.co.uk

[Adam]

My personal opinion would be to avoid Greenstuff. After having them on mine for a while I hate them, one episode of hard braking and they fade ridiculously after that. I'm probably opting for Mintex at the next change.

[garythesnail]

Are you talking standard Mintex discs and pads . . . . . . . or any particular variety of Mintex pads?

[Adam]

Just opting for Mintex pads. I've been using EBC discs which seem to be pretty good so i'll be sticking with them.

[garythesnail]

Are the EBC discs & pads installed on the track car or the road car?

There seems to be a fair bit of differing opinion on EBC's products.

I'm not up on 'performance' parts, but do Mintex manufacture different compounds of brake pads?

[BRMark]

I know you can get Mintex 'brakes in a box' on ebay for about £40 - pads and vented disc kit.

[garythesnail]

I know you can get Mintex 'brakes in a box' on ebay for about £40 - pads and vented disc kit.

That's what I did for my BRM (all corners done for under £100) and just the front set on sonofsnail's (think I paid more than £40 for the fronts only though).

[Adam]

Are the EBC discs & pads installed on the track car or the road car?

I have EBC discs and Greenstuff pads on the road car. Discs = good, pads = bad.

The track car did have EBC discs and Yellowstuff pads on it, discs = good, pads = fair. Although the pads were very abused on track, we destroyed the fronts completely on the few track days we did last year.

There seems to be a fair bit of differing opinion on EBC's products.

Very true, I do know people that have had Greenstuff pads disintegrate on them while driving. Whether it was a faulty batch, who knows, but its not very good. My opinion is that they perform adequately, but I have had major fade after having to brake heavily, so I've lost some faith in them.

I'm not up on 'performance' parts, but do Mintex manufacture different compounds of brake pads?

As far as I know there's only one type of pad for our standard callipers.

[garythesnail]

Thanks for such a detailed reply, Adam :thumbsup:

[Adam]

No problems. Brakes are not something you want to joke about with :D

[Jam-88]

Thanks for your replys, i have just bought a set of 620ti front brakes for mine so i think im gunna try green stuff pads and discs, only reson for pads is ive had mintex before and they were shite so im gunna try green stuff and see wht happens only £40 if it all goes tits up! i will report back in a few weeks once its all fitted....unless they dont work at all and i end up in a hedge!!!