FTO AUSTRALIA

Posted: **Wed Jun 09, 2004 11:20 pm**

My brakes need doing, just a quick question, at malacoota i think steve said race brakes pads were the ones to go, just need to check the name and find out if they r available in melbourne and approx price if possible

thanks

Posted: **Thu Jun 10, 2004 12:09 am**

I am looking at getting race brake pads too. I think the ones we need (GPX) are RB74.

Race Brakes Melbourne and Head Office
44-68 Racecourse Road, North Melbourne. VIC. Australia
Ph. (03) 9326-6088 Fax: (03) 9326-3822
E-mail :melbourne@racebrakes.com.au

Posted: **Thu Jun 10, 2004 12:53 am**

When u lookin at gettin james, cause im hopin to get them pretty soon mayb we can get a deal, or at least get em done 2getha??

Posted: **Thu Jun 10, 2004 1:46 am**

I had put on a set of RB74's 4 5 months ago

I think they are ok, Cant really compare it with anything, but They do squeal if you dont use them hard enuogh, and have a large amount of dust....

Jono

Posted: **Thu Jun 10, 2004 7:44 pm**

Slither wrote:When u lookin at gettin james, cause im hopin to get them pretty soon mayb we can get a deal, or at least get em done 2getha??

I am going to get them soon, but I think I would have to get it done on a Saturday.

Posted: **Thu Jun 10, 2004 7:56 pm**

Jono wrote:I had put on a set of RB74's 4 5 months ago

I think they are ok, Cant really compare it with anything, but They do squeal if you dont use them hard enuogh, and have a large amount of dust....

Jono

Hey Jono where did you get the race brakes pads from Cos I'm thinking of getting them too... I hate standard pads...

Cheers,

Posted: **Thu Jun 10, 2004 8:43 pm**

Don't wanna get them this satday do ya??

Posted: **Thu Jun 10, 2004 8:48 pm**

Overtime

7AM til 3

Posted: **Thu Jun 10, 2004 9:41 pm**

you can mail order from racebrakes themself via phone, but due to my rather annoying incidents with them I would recommend calling Mercury Motorsport(search the web for their page/phone no)...they were as cheap as racebrakes were(including the upcoming ftoaustralia discount) and im sure i would have had more success in the service department..

thats just my opinion and i know others on the club who have had great success with racebrakes directly, but my 2c is to go through a different distributor(ie mercury)

SilentBob
whose opinions do not reflect that of the club or others

Posted: **Thu Jun 10, 2004 10:17 pm**

Just a quick reminder to choose brakes based on how you actually drive. Going for more of a racing pad can actually make your braking ability and safety worse in normal traffic situations

Posted: **Thu Jun 10, 2004 10:52 pm**

Ruchi,
their name "race brakes" is a little misleading whilst they do make race quality pads the RB74's are a more a street / track pad...

the pads are fantastic i've never had a problem with stopping even on the track after 20mins...

the only problems (which to me are minor due to my driving style) are:

1. dusty
2. squeel a bit

but for the way i drive and what i demand of my car i'm happy to put up with these...

Posted: **Thu Jun 10, 2004 11:08 pm**

i got my race brakes. from Race brakes australia... in somewhere Really west of sydney..cant remember the name...

Jono

Posted: **Fri Jun 11, 2004 10:18 am**

Ethan, judging by the number of times you locked up your brakes during the Mallacoota cruise, i'd say they still work so don't worry about it mate, LoL...

but i'm thinking of getting the same pads but I'm waiting for larger rotors as well, but the noisy squeals and amount of dust is turning me off... maybe I might just upgrade to factory brembos altogether

Posted: **Fri Jun 11, 2004 10:37 am**

Jono wrote:i got my race brakes. from Race brakes australia... in somewhere Really west of sydney..cant remember the name...

Was it their joint at Wetherill Park mate? My part of town.

Posted: **Fri Jun 11, 2004 1:09 pm**

GPXXX wrote:but i'm thinking of getting the same pads but I'm waiting for larger rotors as well, but the noisy squeals and amount of dust is turning me off... maybe I might just upgrade to factory brembos altogether

I've got the DBA slotted rotors with RB74 on my fronts and I don't get squeeling....yet.

But before when I had standard rotors with RB74s, it squeeled like anything. That was also because the RB74s had created hot spots on the standard discs from hard braking. In terms of dust, I think it's bearable.

Posted: **Fri Jun 11, 2004 1:24 pm**

ok was i THAT bad everyone???

well im gunna bleed my brake lines over the weekend as the pads feel really spongy so ill c how well they come up after that, still interested in gettin race brake pads with udgraded rotors but!!

Posted: **Fri Jun 11, 2004 11:31 pm**

This is probably kinda off topic, but what do you guys think of the premium/advanced Bendix pads?

I have standard and they are pretty good, so what about the premium ones. They aren't really anymore expensive either.

Posted: **Fri Jun 11, 2004 11:56 pm**

Ive got DBA golds too.. but they Squeal like .... Squeal!!!

They do create allot of brake dust, i mean two days and a couple of trips and my mags need a clean.the dust is not the kind that sticks to your mags.
Ive got white mags so i do notice the dust allot.

Also getting my rotors replaced with something like dba kangaroo paw slotted.. hopefuly.

JOno

Posted: **Sat Jun 12, 2004 12:46 am**

slither...

if your locking heaps i'd say.

a. your tyres are sh*t
b. your driving style needs some work
c. you follow to close
d. your rotors are in really bad shape and have a habit of snatching on your brake pads

Posted: **Sat Jun 12, 2004 4:10 pm**

RB74`s with DBA slotted rotors on the front with racebrakes Comp 2`s on standard rotors on the back. This is by far the best braking setup for the FTO. I tried numerous pads and they would only last one track day. My latest 74`s have done 2 track days and still have a heap on them.

Slither- The reason your brakes are spongy is that they are probably worn. I used to find this after a track day with standard pads.
Jeff