What brake pads to use on AE86?

DORI_86 · Post by **DORI_86** » Thu May 13, 2004 11:54 am

as topic says. What do you other 86 "pilots" use. Im in need of some new pads for front. Car is daily driver but also be looking at some upcoming trackdays, drift meets etc. any suggestions? i was thinking about using some EBC greens? oh yea and what brand/type of brake fluid too?
Chea dudes
:lol:

Stealer Of Souls · Post by **Stealer Of Souls** » Thu May 13, 2004 12:22 pm

Mintex M1166
Will probably change fluid to ELF stuff mentioned in the info from racebrakes dudes (top of the forum).

Works well.. been to Piha, no fade, went to january 02 track day, ~15 laps no fade... plenty of stopping power, even from cold for road use...

For more road like car try the M1144... supposed to be better for road duties...

Car:
AE85.5
4A-GE (88kW stock with 2in exhaust)
AE86 front brakes/suspension etc
TE71 disc rear/suspension
195/50-15 Toyo Proxes T1-S Front and rear
Stripped of all interior rear of drivers seat
Fibreglass bonnet

That's what I was running... I've since improved but it'll give you an idea as to what I was running and how I found the pads...

Leon · Post by **Leon** » Thu May 13, 2004 1:22 pm

I use 1166 on the road with no worries at all.

Good performance cold (better than the road pads they replaced in fact)
Great performance hot.

DORI_86 · Post by **DORI_86** » Thu May 13, 2004 2:44 pm

Mintex 1166 ay.....they sound pretty good, and seem to be quite popular. By the way, what are they like in terms of brake dust. I find a lot of performance pads produce a lot of dust under load. EBC's seem to produce much less....but who knows? Im inclined to lean towards some 1166's now, but how much do they cost (incl labour, machine disc etc) and who does them? i've only got about $400 to spend

chea for the replies guys, keep em coming!

FLAWLES · Post by **FLAWLES** » Thu May 13, 2004 6:01 pm

nah best one to get are FERODO gt2 there prober racing/street pads i can get you a set for no lees than $ 60 " this $ was for a ae101 gtz
ivre had no probs with them all i need now are some slotted discs and i will be away :twisted:

Grrrrrrr! · Post by **Grrrrrrr!** » Thu May 13, 2004 6:28 pm

Flawles: DBA759Sl & DBA759Sr are slotted rotors for a ae101 gt-z. Mine arrive next week!

Cant find any reference to gt2 ferodo pads anywhere.. can you point me to a link for them???

Leon · Post by **Leon** » Thu May 13, 2004 11:21 pm

Can't say how dusty the 1166 compound is... I've got black wheels!

You won't get a genuine "race" pad for $65... you get what you pay for.

There is a reason that Mintex, Hawk, etc cost good money.

You might be getting an uprated road pad .... I'm not saying that there is automatically going to be something wrong with these Ferodo pads. If you are racing, then spend the dosh. If you're on the road, then you should get away with road pads.

suckymotor · Post by **suckymotor** » Thu May 13, 2004 11:37 pm

go the mintex with the elf brake fluid thats what i had in the race car and it stopped real well

could have a set at home that you could try

laserracer · Post by **laserracer** » Fri May 14, 2004 2:51 pm

im running db308 ferrodo gt11 pads in ma 20v they cost $44 at repco
they maybe ok as a road pad i was told they were a track pad
but have since found out it is what they sell the boy racers because
they are supposed to work well for short distance braking
(between traffic lights) im now waiting on the arrival of my mintex 1166
pads from race brakes sure they are dearer but they are built for the job

FLAWLES · Post by **FLAWLES** » Fri May 14, 2004 6:04 pm

i beg to differ
the ferodo pads that i have " the extac same pads on my mate escourt race car " are good bloody good i have no probs with them a big improvment on the old pads

as for getting genuine race pads for $65 yes i can u name it i can get it cheep " everything exept genuine toyo parts got a bit of trouble with that at the mo :cry:

" hey im a parts person by trade

as for sourcing pads wouldnt try repco for the life of me , wouldnt even do it if you gave me a stick so i could beat all the staff with it i just wouldnt wast my time i would rather listen to the spice girls....stop right there thank you very much balh balh balh :lol:

DORI_86 · Post by **DORI_86** » Fri May 14, 2004 6:45 pm

chea for the feedback guys!

all good. These mintex 1166's sound pretty good.....but i still need to know how much im looking at $$$$? just a ballpark figure

i guess with brake pads its a case of trial and error. What you reckon about braided brake lines? worth the money? any more replies much appreciated....maybe we could extend this topic to suspension and clutch setups and what you guys use and find works best? im pretty sure its already been covered before, well suspension anyways, but yea i been needing a clutch upgrade soon sooo.......ideas?? :wink:

Leon · Post by **Leon** » Fri May 14, 2004 10:01 pm

Probably be somewhere in the $150 mark I think.

Can't remember what I paid for mine :oops:

laserracer · Post by **laserracer** » Fri May 14, 2004 10:40 pm

hey guys check out this site it gives a run down on all the performance and race pads that have been used on the track

www.MRTrally.com.au
go to MRTrally all forums forum id 63
dba brake forum.
brake pads

it lists all the pads including mintex and rates them

have fun

Shotgun · Post by **Shotgun** » Sat May 15, 2004 3:25 am

Mintex gets 2 big thumbs up from me.

mike86ze · Post by **mike86ze** » Sat May 15, 2004 3:15 pm

I have a ferrodo race pad and have used the mintex1166 pad
they both would never fade but the mintex had a lot more stopping power
worth the money and they last a long time as well.

Stealer Of Souls · Post by **Stealer Of Souls** » Mon May 17, 2004 10:54 pm

Can't get hobbit pads for AE86 calipers.

Mintex M1166
Bought in 2001
Complete set front and rear, including wrecking some new pads for backing plates.
$376.88incl
Front - $165+gst + $25+gst for backing plates
Rear - $125+gst + $20+gst for backing plates.

DORI_86 · Post by **DORI_86** » Tue May 18, 2004 10:16 am

$376 approx for full set. sounds ok i guess. thats by Racebrakes right?
by the way "stealer of souls", wot are hobbit pads? backing plates?

Stealer Of Souls · Post by **Stealer Of Souls** » Wed May 19, 2004 3:14 pm

Frodo was a hobbit....
Ferrodo --> frodo....

Sorry bad jokes....

Yeah that price was from Racebrakes in 2001... probably a little more now not sure, I'm due for a set come end of the year so I guess I'll find out then... If you've got your old brake pads, or any old set, then you can save around $50 by providing them to racebrakes... that way they don't just get a couple of sets to wreck for backing plates....

DORI_86 · Post by **DORI_86** » Thu May 20, 2004 11:17 am

chea for the info "stealer of souls"

i went in and talked to the guy at racebrakes the other day. Really helpful dude, gave me a a few sheets of info on brake upgrades and what it all means etc. Very interesting read, i recommend to anyone contemplating an upgrade. Concise and to the point with good comparisons. I am going to go ahead with the mintex M1166 pads and Elf fluid. AS you said before he needs either backing plates or a set of old pads. Problem is i dont have a set of pads! so to save me $50 does anyone have a set i could borrow??....please!

PumpN · Post by **PumpN** » Thu May 20, 2004 11:23 am

DORI_86 wrote:chea for the info "stealer of souls" i went in and talked to the guy at racebrakes the other day. Really helpful dude, gave me a a few sheets of info on brake upgrades and what it all means etc. Very interesting read, i recommend to anyone contemplating an upgrade. Concise and to the point with good comparisons. I am going to go ahead with the mintex M1166 pads and Elf fluid. AS you said before he needs either backing plates or a set of old pads. Problem is i dont have a set of pads! so to save me $50 does anyone have a set i could borrow??....please!

just use the ones that are in your car