EBC Green Stuff Brake Pads

[Mark_Solesbury]

Just fitted some to my defender...

What a difference!!

The old pads still had a bit left on them, but you could defiantly feel the difference when they got warm..

The new pads are amazing - The pedal feels really solid and you have a lot of feel from them when stopping.

They have not even bedded in yet :)

Well Happy.

Best £40 ive spent in a long while.


Defo recommend.

[Range Rover Blues]

I use them al the time but TBH I find it hard to tell the difference from a good set of Mintex.

Thing is the price of EBC from Paddocks it's not worth anything but the best.  I did notice a differnece when i fitted EBD disks, I'm hopin that wehen i get round to doing the front I notice a similar improvement.

[James.Harwood]

Be carefull with the green stuff, the brake disks can run hotter and can warp easier if you hit water with them, had this happen on Sarah's Fiesta when it was running EBC Green Pads and EBC Disks.

[Guardian.]

NOT USEDTHEM FOR A FEW YEARS NOW JUST HAVE GENUINE, BUT THEY AREA GOOD PAD, DONT OVERHEAT AS QUICK IF GUNNIN IT.

[lambert]

be aware that the trade off is for pad life especially in something heavy like a defender. could try red stuff longer to warm up but better life expectancy.

[Evilgoat]

Audi has crossdrilled and vented discs, 4 pot porsche calipers with EBD Green pads. They dont last as long as the genuine Audi ones. But man can they stop the car  :twisted: Sure if I just did the front it'd end up on its roof Tom and Gerry style.

I have heard the warping thing before in combination with solid discs.

Also had a caliper bind up at speed. The resultant heat melted all the paint, grease rubber in the caliper and boiled brake fluid off.

[Range Rover Blues]

Has anybody used Red Stuff? I understand that they don't actually work untill they get hot, could be a problem :-k

Whilst thinking about warping disks, the easiest way and we all do it it to sit with your foot on the brakes when stationary having just heated them up on a long hill or braking from speed.  The disk cools unevently and warps the disks.

[lambert]

Had em on a hot subaru and even cold they bit hard but after 5 min of running in town it stopped so hard it upset sports bikes and literally scratched it's nose on the floor.

[Range Rover Blues]

Wonder if they are availabel for the LSE :-k

I guess they will be expensive though as they're not very common.

[Mark_Solesbury]

I got mine from here...

http://www.brakes4u.co.uk/

Worth giving them a call?

[baz2236]

I always use green stuff brakes in my cars but got told not to use red stuff pads in my veccy because it was'nt heavy enough and due to it having big vented disk they would never warm up enough to really work but i know people that do use them and love them as said you get better brakes then a bike.

[Henry Webster]

I believe Yellow and Red Stuff are special orders for Land Rovers.  Even then they are not silly expensive, but I must say I haven't found the need.  We use Green Stuff on the racer and regularly have to brake hard from the wrong side of 70+ mph and have never had any fade (apart from when i didn't let them bed in properly before an event.)

We've never had any warping problems on stage despite dunking hot brakes in deep water on occasions.  We use EBC disks too!

H

[Range Rover Blues]

I don't ghet brake fade, I'd just like the best brakes possible given that my LSE has a warp engine fitted.

[Mark_Solesbury]

now they have bedded in, they are really good..

They might not last as long, but i like to know that they will stop when asked to!

How much balance is put to the back? They are still on monkey ones at the moment

[Boddle]

EBC Green Pads and drilled and slotted fronts (difficult to get drilled and slotted rear for 2001 110) had no problems in the 2 years I've had them regularly go underwater as I do a fair bit of fording in water deep enough to cover my wheels neverlone my brake disks no notice any warp. :^o

[stuvy]

my mate has an Escort Cosworth, it has 6 pot calipers, if your not paying attention when he brakes you nearly snap your head off!!