goatio wrote:thanks,im thinking bendix ultramax?
You could do a lot better for the same dollars...
We (being Brakes Direct and GSL RallySport) do about 15 different brands of pads, including Bendix, and for us, the standout winners in each catergory of perfomance versus dollars are:
Basic street trade servicing pads
- Horsepower $49 per set
- Acre (Japanese made) $79-89ish per set
Performance or heavy duty street
- QFM HPX (550 degrees) $79 per set for basic, $110 per set for Brembo
- Remsa (650 degrees, and European made, what we supply for Porsche/Ferrari etc), to suit CJ's are $79 upwards depending on model
Extreme Street and light track
- QFM A1RM (780 degrees), bang for your buck king provided you're willing to accept slighly higher than normal rotor wear, from $119 onwards depending on what application
Full Race/Dedicated competition
- Something from Project Mu, mainly Club Racer or H16-03, the later of which is the V8 Supercar control pad. They're PHENOMENALLY good pads for the money, and extremely versatile. The same pad the V8 Supercars run, we also use in gravel rally cars where modulation and cold performance are as critical as performance. Evo 1-9 gravel rally cars with 550 odd nm and point to point accleration that rivals most supercars run a 276mm front rotor with twin piston calipers, and are ridiculously under-braked, so a pad that both works dead cold and as high as is required in something like V8 Supercars is a godsend, and they're relatively cheap for what they are...
My opinion of EBC (even though we do do them) is that they're ridiculously over priced and a bit lackluster. They work alright in Europe where they're rotors are softer and the ambient temperatures are lower, but over here they're a bit dull, especially for what you pay.
If anyone's got any specific requirements just give us a bell on 1300 884 836. As far as pads go, off the top of my head we do Bendix, EBC, RDA, Protex, Horsepower, Remsa, Project Mu, QFM, TRW, Acre and I'm sure some I've forgotten...
