for road use and the occasional track day.

i'm tempted to throw my brakes in the bin and start again, just want to hear people's opinions

 

Best road/track pad IMO is Ferodo DS3000 they are harsh on your disks & create a lot of dust, but STOP incredably well either hot or cold.

For a less harsh pad I rate Ferodo DS2500 or Mintex 1144.

 

Have you tried Pagid pads and SRF fluid with your stock discs?

 

its currently running DS2500s with aftermarket drilled/grooved discs

i have some issues with the brakes constantly squeaky, sounds/feels like metal on metal grinding when braking from high speeds.

and after just 2 laps of donno i was getting so much judder thru the steering wheel it was unreal! (heat related, they were fine after a cool)



sum1 on the BMW forums just said that he knows a LOT of peopl ehaving identical heat/judder issues to me with DS2500s and swapping pads cured it.

 

Hi Jim


the juder is cause from your discs , they are warped under heat and heavy braking

you need thicker discs that would be a start , the ds2500 are kind of light racing pads they do cause alot of heat


marco

 

It's more likely to be your discs IMO Jim

I thought M3's had trick floating discs?

Neil.

 

I've experienced similar with DS2500's however it was down to being a pussie with the brakes & not stamping on them.....the judder was so bad at one point the steering wheel was shaking.......a few corners later Propperly standing rather than trailing & they were fine.

Worth a try before you bin them

 

Those M3s are heavy old buses.
They upgraded to a "floating" disc on the EVO didn't they - probably to help with heat dispersal and cooking wheel bearings

 

If you have to stick with DS2500's try de glazing them before starting the 1st morning session.

 

jim get some evo discs mate as they are floating bells but same disk and then try the 1144 pads or even 1155 BUT these are crap when cold driving to work