256mm brakes - what pads are people using?

[Andy]

As per the title, those of you running 256mm brakes (Golf calipers, Audi carriers) - what are your pads of choice?

[Jezza-7]

i was going to run golf gti 16v pads, as thats what i herd you can use.

[Andy]

That's right, Mk2 Golf/Scirocco 16v are the ones (thinner version of G60 or Mk3 Golf pads) - just wondering what brands people are using. Ferodo DS2500 seem to have a good write-up.

[Jezza-7]

Cant comment on that. I never got that far. Was looking at green stuff, red etc im not a fan of the red pads.

[cheys03]

Pagid standard for me. But then the car doesn't really see too much stick - just road use. I did try but didn't manage to fade them. I suppose that's more the disc size though

[Varley]

I run the pagids too, think i got the first set through PSD and they've always performed well so never bothered changing. Pure road use though.

[Nick_S]

I'm on my last set of Raicam i got off Beavo years back. These are yet to let me down, even on the track at Oulton they held out. I've still got a box with the part number somewhere if anyone knows a Raicam stockist?

[PeteG40]

they don;t have a uk distributer nick i dont think.

plus last 2 sets of raicams i've seen have been cracked down the middle of the pad material when only half worn!

[hayesey]

I used to like DS2500s with my old 239s back in't day

[SamG40]

I got some Mintex 1144's for Oulton. They were ok for me but they did start to fade towards the end.

[paulpolo]

I'm using DS2500's and they're spot on, been used mainly on the road but did a track day at Blyton Park and I didn't notice any fade at all, this is on a GT though not a G40 .

Slight Hijack: Should there be little sliders for the pads (like with VWII's) with the audi carriers/golf calipers set up? As I get a clunk when I let the brakes off sharply, but I've been unable to find any sliders at all for these, none show up on ETKA.

[gofasterpinch]

I got some Mintex 1144's for Oulton. They were ok for me but they did start to fade towards the end.

1144s are a fast road pad, you'd want to use an 1155 for more track orientated temps, but they take a little longer to warm up.

tbh, the DS2500 knocks the spots off them anyway, even if they are quite a bit more expensive

[Alex]

I had Ferodo DS2000s on mine before, they worked well.

[G40Poles]

I ran my 256 setup with ebc greenstuff pads and didn't rate their at all so I swapped them over for yellow stuff pads which has made a massive difference, they coped with the nordschilfe without any probes can't really recommend them enough for the money.

[Andy]

I bought Ferodo DS2500s, but didn't have enough parts to fit either of the 256mm setups (Audi and Vauxhall) I've got thanks to sheared bleed nipples and/or missing caliper slide bolts, so ended up throwing on a set of TRW pads for the 239mm G40 setup for today's CP trackday.

They coped well considering, but I'd be lying if I said they weren't smoking like a bastard after several committed laps. Still, I've now got a very solid baseline for comparing the 256mm setup.