Brake Pad Choice

[Fylnn]

I have a GTV6 that have built as a PRC rally car.  The front brakes are late Mazda RX7 4 pot calipers and the rears are standard.  i have Ferod DS2500 pads in the rear and am now pondering what to put in the front before hitting the road.  I am tossing up DS2500 versus 3000.  Rally car brakes do get hot during competition but unlike racing we don't always get a chance to warm them up before the start.  You can sit in control for some time waiting to go and then it is on for young and old. 

So I suppose my concern with the 3000 is that should I have just spent 30 minutes in control and then the red mist comes down, I could spear off at the first corner becuase they don't grip.  Against the other concern that with the 2500, I might be OK for the first half of the stage and then find they are not that great with the heat build up. 

Any thoughts welcome. 

[MD]

Occasional left foot braking to keep the 3000's warm?

Extra vents to keep the 2500 cool?

[Colin Byrne]

I've run both pads in tarmac rallys and have no problem with initial temp, even on very short street stages.  that's the benifit of these pads as they have a high friction coefficient across a very wide operating range. My pic is the 3000 as they seem to have better initial bite

[Doug Gould]

I had DS3000 on the front and DS2500 on the rear and thought the DS300 was a bit too aggressive. Now I run Endless type R on the front with Pagid on the rear and I'm happier with the combination. It turns out that GTR Skyline rear pads fit the front of the GTV6 - except they are not quite as deep.

[redalfaracing]

IMHO cant go past Race Brakes RB74 best value for money pad around. I trust mine to always stop me. I run standard discs and calipers front and rear. Just put fresh ones in last week. $380 delivered for 4 corners.

[Doug Gould]

RB74 is a very good compromise pad, but it has poor initial bite and is not as good hot as DS2500 / DS3000 or my current favorite Endless Type R