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Old 05-12-2004, 09:21 PM
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whats the difference between the 1144's and 1154's ?

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Old 05-12-2004, 09:22 PM
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1154's or 1155 ?

Higher temp rating normally
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erm i didnt know there were 54's and 55's lol

would 44's be besy suited for road and light track day use then ya reckon ?
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55's are far better under hot conditions and won't fade as quick, ideal for track.

44's are uprated road pads, but do work well from cold

Use different pads for road and track and they will both last you twice as long - so its better economy that way
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1155 are still driveble on road but much better at high temperature, still I did drivetime trial on 1144's with no problems apart from smoke and flames after stopping
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I got 55's in mine all round, good pads but i have to brake harder for about 2-3 miles when they are cold
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hmmmm decisions decisions lol

what about cost ??
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I use the 1144's front & rear !!
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yep, so do i on my cossie
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I use 1155 up front and 1144 in the rear.

Very happy with performance both hot and cold
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i have used the 1144 and have had no probs,road and track.



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Old 05-12-2004, 10:43 PM
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Default Re: mintex brake pads

Originally Posted by slowpoke
whats the difference between the 1144's and 1154's ?

cheers..............matt
10 LOL i dunno lol
Old 05-12-2004, 10:50 PM
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1155's are fooking deadly in the winter when cold, mine hardly work when there cold


1144's are the fooking tits though, thats for road use
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Originally Posted by b19bal
1155's are fooking deadly in the winter when cold, mine hardly work when there cold
I don't find that at all.

I find they warm up real quick I hardly notice
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i got em on my cabrio, i had to brake sharp once on the way home from work ( the first fooking street i turned on, i had to mount the kurb so i never hit the car infront



but after that they are the tots, just as good as the 1144's though
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you want to try 77's Deffo not road pads
Old 06-12-2004, 07:31 AM
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Default Re: mintex brake pads

Originally Posted by slowpoke
whats the difference between the 1144's and 1154's ?

cheers..............matt

Matt

just buy the ferrado ds 2500 spot on these for track or road use
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