Brake Balance - Pad choice?
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 9:42 am
1966 S3 Coupe. My Lockheed servo died a couple of years ago, so I removed it from the circuit (as I judged it was probably unnecessary anyway). The resulting brake balance was (unsurprisingly) the same, but I required massive leg muscles to brake!!
I had a part worn front set of Mintex 1144 pads off my Caterham (similar caliper) and these produced a nice feel to the brakes and massively improved performance, but the bias is a little too much to the front.
I have no idea what pad material is on the rear, came with the car, but these need replacing soon.
I'm after the collective knowledge on here for the front and rear pad material to give a good balance and performance on a servo-less brake circuit.
The car is road use only.
Thanks
Malcolm
I had a part worn front set of Mintex 1144 pads off my Caterham (similar caliper) and these produced a nice feel to the brakes and massively improved performance, but the bias is a little too much to the front.
I have no idea what pad material is on the rear, came with the car, but these need replacing soon.
I'm after the collective knowledge on here for the front and rear pad material to give a good balance and performance on a servo-less brake circuit.
The car is road use only.
Thanks
Malcolm