MX5 PADS AND BRAKE FADE

Mike Jolley · Post by **Mike Jolley** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 6:20 pm

JUST BACK FROM SUNDAY BLAT.GREENSTUFF FRONT PADS AN IMPROVEMENT BUT BRAKES
STILL FADE. BEFORE I TOTALLY BLEED HAS ANYONE TRIED BRAIDED BRAKE LINES FOR
MORE FEEL??DO THEY WORK??ALSO ANY ONE USED AXXIS BRAKE PADS?

THANKS, MIKE

MIKE JOLLEY

poison · Post by **poison** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 6:30 pm

A friend of mine built a car recently and he used steel braded lines, looked
great but could not get certified. You have to be able to see the rubber for
signs of perishing. A bleed once in a while is a piece of cake to do and well
worth the effort in any case.

Have you ever noticed how much the brake master cylinder moves when you push
the brake pedal? David M and I had a play as he'd seen a master cylinder brace
somewhere and we were surprised how much it would move. this will not cause
brake fade but will result in a more spongy feel.

Good Luck.

Gazza
"PO1SON"

1Miata · Post by **1Miata** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 6:33 pm

Braided brake lines made a big difference to pedal feel, but fell foul of
WOF regulations. For a while they were banned completely, then became OK if
DOT or SAE marked to approved standard and designed specifically for the
car. They need to have the DOT/SAE mark permanently attached (a stuck on
label was not sufficient for one examiner), and you need to prove that they
were designed for the car. The whole think became such a pita every 6
months that I took them off.

I used Porterfield RS4 Kevlar "fast road" pads (from Flyin' Miata). They
were good - would happily cope with ten 100-0 hard stops one after another
(that's how you bed them in) and didn't make the wheels black.

my m5emails · Post by **my m5emails** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 12:22 am

Mike,

I am using Cobalt Friction GT-Sport Brake Pads (as the car is used for
motorsport stuff) and have no fade on the track under very hard braking lap
after lap. These pads are excellent as they work well when cold and I do
not get pad noise so I use them on the road as well.

they are easy to get from here
http://www.adrenalineracing.com/catalog ... cts_id/343

and the price is not bad. I have used these for a year now and the wear is
fantastic, and stopping power excellent.

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