messiah

Thought I'd start a thread to ask those in the know how different rear set-ups affect braking performance. I'm under the impression that the rears are mainly to stabilise the car while the fronts do all the work (after all, all the kits you see are for the fronts only), if this is the case, is buying expensive pads & discs worth the money? (I realise this will depend whether Track Days are done or not). Hard Pads? Drilled / Grooved Discs?

I'm in the middle of upgrading my front's (MY00 4 pots - Goodridge hoses, AP Racing Fluid, Godspeed discs & EBC Ceramic pads) and the rears will be getting the treatment in the coming months too, but I'm hoping a lot of others (not just me) will benfit from the knowledge of SN's resident Guru's.

TomCat

Thats the question I was about to ask!

For the rears, is it worth going for the EBC redstuff ceramics for £73 or just get OEM type ones for £32?

On the one hand, the weight transfers to the fronts under braking so they're the ones to uprate, but on the other hand I suspect the car will be better balanced if the rears are the same compound as the fronts.

The Zohan

My understanding is that on a road car/normal road set-up the fronts do 70% of the braking and funnily enough the rears do the other 30%.

Race cars can be altered to suit the driver/conditions/tyres, etc. but for most the 70/30 spit is fine.

DaveW

I wouldn't worry about it. If you were using big brakes on the front then you could try harder pads in the rear, but for normal 4 pots on the road I doubt you'd notice any difference.

Dave.

messiah

Dave - was it you who suggested Pagid Blue's (?) on the back not so long ago?

Buckrogers

If possible, use like for like brake pad compounds front and rear.