p.mole1 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 I have the standard 2 piston Girling calipers up front with Ferodo DS 2500 and Mintex M1144 at the rear. I have noticed the rear pads are wearing much faster than the fronts, also the rear discs seem to get hotter than the fronts on track days. Is this normal? The brake balance seems fine albeit it needs a huge amount of pedal pressure, I have the aluminium AP master cylinder. The car is now running 195 bhp and the standard brakes still seem fine although the rears could be a problem as at the end of a track day the discs are almost blue with the heat. Does this sound like a brake imbalance problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted August 8, 2019 Member Share Posted August 8, 2019 Factory discs? How much power?Wasn't there a recent suggestion that because there's so much better cooling at the front this isn't a reliable indicator of balance?Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p.mole1 Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 Yes the whole system is factory standard the AP cylinder was a factory option, I was a bit concerned that the brakes might not be sufficient for a car this powerful but at Cadwell they seemed absolutely fine. Croft will test the brakes as the straights are quite long and there are two of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p.mole1 Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 Is it usual for the rear pads to wear out before the fronts, the rears are about 50% worn and the fronts still look unworn, both sets of pads were fitted at the same time along with new discs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Lowe Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 I have a DD with standard brakes all round, Mintex 1144 pads on the front and standard Scorpio pads on the rears. I get through 3 sets of rear pads to 1 set of fronts. Rears also get much hotter on track days than the fronts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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