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drum:
Anybody know what the best options for uprating the brakes on a 54 plate, 110 defender are?

It already has discs all round, but as I've got 35" Tyres sometimes I feel I could do with just that little bit more stopping power. And the pads have just about had it (20,000 miles), I either do the whole lot, or just the pads.

Henry Webster:
Hi Drum,

I use EBC Green Stuff pads on the rally car which work very well.  These are the first step of upgrade from standard and work very well from cold and even better when hot.

I think I am going to go to their full rally spec pads next year though!  :wink:

In what way are you not satisfied with the current set up - do you get fade or is it just struggling to stop?

I have also got grooved/cross drilled discs on the rally car, these are good at taking the glaze off the pads and dealing with the heat, but are noisier and potentially wear the pads faster.  I wouldn't think that they would be necessary on a road car, but there's not much wrong with the standard set up really when its in good order.

H

drum:
Sometimes I need to put abit more forse into the pedal, than I think I need to, maybe I'm just a weed, but I think it's down to the extra momentum of the bigger wheels. (Atleast that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it)

Are the green Pads a straight swap, so that all I need to do is replace all the pads? Sounds an ideal first step, as the padds will need doing in the next few k anyways.

Henry Webster:
Yes EBC do the Green Stuff pads to fit your vehicle - I have a 110 front axle and a 90 rear on the racer anyway...

If you've got to fit pads anyway it might well be something worth trying.

H

drum:
Yet another thing to add to the shopping list  :(

Any idea on suppliers for them, I've seen them advertised but I can't remember where?

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