adzie123 Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Hi guys, I believe the brakes on my fiesta are coming to the end of its lifespan...it makes a click noise sometimes however a few garages have told me its OK ... rather not take the risk. I thought...if i'm going to change them, might as well add on some nice performance brake pads and discs! This may be a silly question...however are there any disadvantages of performance brakes? Like do i need to achieve a certain speed for them to work efficiently. Aside from that, I've seen these that I thought may work well? Just wanted to find out on your recommendations? https://www.dcperformance.co.uk/cheap/656762/ford/black-diamond-front-brake-pads/pp773.html https://www.dcperformance.co.uk/cheap/689335/ford/black-diamond-front-combi-brake-discs/kbd1506c.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREED Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Fast road pads: Advantages - reduced brake fade, improved braking Disadvantages - may need to get up to temp to be at there best, more likely to squeal (unless ceramic), more brake dust or reduction in disc life Drilled discs: Advantages - reduced brake fade Disadvantages - more likely to crack Grooved discs: Advantages - reduced brake fade, improved braking performance from pads Disadvantages - noisy, generate more brake dust I would recommend getting just drilled discs and not bothering with the grooves. I have a mate with black diamond discs and pads and they have been spot on for him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Be careful with performance pads, it's not speed you need but temperature. One of my mates crashed as his pads had cooled while cruising at 70 on the motorway. Pretty much else has been covered above but the other disadvantage of grooved discs is that they wear out pads really quickly as they're 'shaving' the friction material every time you brake. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobr Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 I think Ford will have looked at this quite carefully and gone for the best all round combination of pads and discs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Ford will have gone with the manufacturer that gave them the best deal on a large quantity of pads...not necessarily the best performing pads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfriel2 Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 For road / light track use, I would recommend: 1. Fluid changes at regular intervals. 2. Standard discs. 3. Mildly updated pads, but need to be able to stop from cold. Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1tch Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 13 hours ago, dfriel2 said: For road / light track use, I would recommend: 1. Fluid changes at regular intervals. 2. Standard discs. 3. Mildly updated pads, but need to be able to stop from cold. Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC ^^^^ this is spot on, plus simply bleeding the system can make a world of difference, I would just go with stock vented discs, mildly uprated pads and maybe braided lines. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiFiesta Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 1 hour ago, m1tch said: ^^^^ this is spot on, plus simply bleeding the system can make a world of difference, I would just go with stock vented discs, mildly uprated pads and maybe braided lines. 15 hours ago, dfriel2 said: For road / light track use, I would recommend: 1. Fluid changes at regular intervals. 2. Standard discs. 3. Mildly updated pads, but need to be able to stop from cold. Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC What pads would you recommend? I'm going to install braided lines, Dot 5.1 fluid and better pads soon, as well as upgrading tyres. Living in a constantly hot climate I'm also looking at adding some brake air ducts. Velossatech Design have Fiesta ducts coming soon (similar to their Focus ST ducts) or maybe the Boomba Racing ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfriel2 Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 9 hours ago, ThaiFiesta said: What pads would you recommend? I'm going to install braided lines, Dot 5.1 fluid and better pads soon, as well as upgrading tyres. Living in a constantly hot climate I'm also looking at adding some brake air ducts. Velossatech Design have Fiesta ducts coming soon (similar to their Focus ST ducts) or maybe the Boomba Racing ones. I got a very good deal on EBC Greenstuff, so have just fitted these. Some people have issues with Greenstuff, but I think the current version is absolutely fine. If I didn't get a hefty discount, I would have probably gone for these: http://www.pumaspeed.co.uk/product-Mintex-1144-Fast-RoadTrack-Pads-Fiesta-Mk7_443.jsp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Lanc Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 On 24/10/2016 at 7:19 PM, TomsFocus said: Be careful with performance pads, it's not speed you need but temperature. Bang on! I upgraded my discs & pads on my MKII RS2000 many years ago was by christ they was crap when cold, not good at all nearly rear ended a few cars in the two days I had them fitted. yes I used to really give my Escort some stick but was utterly useless in a morning, so whipped them all off and put the standard discs & pads back on, my life was much easier after that! God knows why I wanted them on! Oh I do.... they looked mint 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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