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alright i have done a serch and keep finding post about calipers and disc jjust want to know what brake pads are you using and what do u se them for eg track drag racing drifting and how well do they hold up and the price you paid for them i have a toyota cressida with r33 calipers going on the front soon well brake pads is what is holding me back now the car will eventual be used for track so yeah any ideas what i should use

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Duncan, you don't get fade with ultimates on the track?

nope....the stock gtst brakes are excellent :D ultimates, good fluid, dba4000 series rotors.

I did run semi slicks a fair bit which definately reduces the stress on the brakes, but even when on road tyres they were OK

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i rang up race brakes today in melb they are going to supply me some brakes that are simi track street on the front and more street on the rear thanks for your help guys
Most likely RB74 (front) and Comp2 (rear).
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[/b]Duncan, you don't get fade with ultimates on the track?

nope....the stock gtst brakes are excellent :D  ultimates, good fluid, dba4000 series rotors.

I did run semi slicks a fair bit which definately reduces the stress on the brakes, but even when on road tyres they were OK

I use the same as Duncan with no dramas at all. My engine oil gets hot way before my brakes have a chance to fade.

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I just used a set of NIZMOs on the front of my R33GTST for the Queensland raceway track day, Braking performance about same as Bendex Ultimates - but they last heaps longer and not as much dust. I've never had fade with either pad. I had a set of Ultimates as spares but I did not use them.

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Bendix ultimates for 3 to 5 lap sprints. For 20 minutes races you need Hawk carbotics, I prefer the Blue (9012) compound for cars that go around corners as well as they go in a straight line. For cars that don't go around corners very well, in comparison to their straight line speed, then you may want to use HT15's. That compound has a higher intial bite and tolerates the high temperatures caused by the necessarily heavy braking.

The alternative is Performance Friction Carbon Metallic, in the 01 compound.

Hope that helps:cheers:

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What are they like on the rotors SK?

Ultimates are very gentle, Blues are not too bad, PFCM leave a residue that needs to be removed regularly. But they do stop, the co efficient of friction is very high and it stays that way over high temperatures.:D

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