Discs And Pads

[Dave1986]

My Discs are in need of replacement, going to change the pads too, id prefer grooved discs, what do u guys reccomend to be good discs and pads?

[dazz32]

Ive got MINTEX discs and pads on the front of mine very good for the money. :)

[Kazi]

Just bought a full set of Mintex pads again for mine, seem to be pretty good at stopping and they are good value on eBay to!

[Saraj]

yh mintex all round in ex-lexus, good value and defo do the job

[rig-pig]

mintex are good prolex do G3 disc's which are good m8

[Dave1986]

I was looking at the 3g Discs on Prolex as i just ordered some bulbs from them, i think these are the discs ill be going with, pads i was undecided between mintex, greenstuff and some Trd ones which were a bit too pricey

What are the mintex ones like under hard driving? I do the odd driftday here and there so would prefer something tht likes being stamped on at times

Any1 had any experience with DBA brake discs?

[rig-pig]

DBA are ment to be good discs iv got a set of greenstuff pads but iv not fitted them yet

[sparkystav]

mintex are recommended, but be careful, theres meant to be a few fakes on eBay.

personally i use Hawk pads. But you have to get them from America.

Well recommended on the supra Forums and i really like them.

[dazz32]

I think Dave ellen @ PROLEX is selling some MINTEX EXTREME pads which would be better if you are doing trackdays or driftdays....

[Yeldarb]

Black Diamond. Worked very well on my Scooby & SAAB and when the conversion is done they will be going onto the Lex.

[FrostyJack]

mintex are recommended, but be careful, theres meant to be a few fakes on Ebay.

I was looking on eBay and there are a lot of different prices for the Mintex pads going between 14.99 - 38 pounds for a set of fronts, I would be very wary of which ones I got. Would there be much difference using Mintex pads with OEM discs or would you have to get Mintex discs as well to get full performance?

[DJ Wozza]

I bought my Mintex pads from E-Bay, about £36 for a full set of Front/Rears plus postage.

Check feedback for a respected seller :)

Also have you thought about braided hoses ?

[FrostyJack]

I don't think I need them asap but I will soon, so I might buy a set now while I have the money. I'll wait till the weather gets better to throw them in, sick of working in the cold, I ordered timing belt kit too, that will have to wait too :P

[aido]

I bought some 3G 10-GR disks and some Mintex pads off Ben Walker on here - just had them put on yesterday.

Have done a lot of milage today and they seem fine.

[Tango]

I was looking at the 3g Discs on Prolex as i just ordered some bulbs from them, i think these are the discs ill be going with, pads i was undecided between mintex, greenstuff and some Trd ones which were a bit too pricey

What are the mintex ones like under hard driving? I do the odd driftday here and there so would prefer something tht likes being stamped on at times

Any1 had any experience with DBA Brake Discs?

Yep, had DBA Gold discs with Mintex pads on my IS200 Sport for two years now (it does less miles than my 250). They've been great, highly recommend them.

[HiTnRuN]

What about the OEM brake pads? Are the Mintex pads better?

[DJ Wozza]

I prefer the Mintex, but my OE pads were pretty good too. I now have Mintex all round (changed at same time)

along with braided hoses, and they stop great IMO.

[Yeldarb]

I prefer the Mintex, but my OE pads were pretty good too. I now have Mintex all round (changed at same time)

along with braided hoses, and they stop great IMO.

Do the braded hoses have much effect? I was LED to think the hoses were braded anyway on teh IS200?????

[aido]

Nah they're just rubber pal as standard :)

You're just removing space for the rubber to expand and contract but saying that I believe the connection from the engine bay is rubber so if you really want to go to town you should replace the lot all the way back to the engine bay.

I had just the braided hoses from caliper to the distribution nipple in the arch and they were fine, want to get some for the Aristo at some point.

[Yeldarb]

Thanks Aido.

[James S]

I've just ordered EBC drilled and grooved discs with red stuff pads for the front. I found they did cost a little more then usual, but have had good experiences with EBC. Anyone used them before?

p.s. any guides on changing discs??

[Yeldarb]

I have only had EBC Green, and think they are very good.

[James S]

I have only had EBC Green, and think they are very good.

Yeah, the guy at the shop suggested I got the red stuff ones, because its a heavy car. Either he was just trying to get more brass out of me or knew what he was talking about! Can't wait to get them on. Will let you know what they are like :)

[Yeldarb]

I have only had EBC Green, and think they are very good.

Yeah, the guy at the shop suggested I got the red stuff ones, because its a heavy car. Either he was just trying to get more brass out of me or knew what he was talking about! Can't wait to get them on. Will let you know what they are like :)

I have a feeling the green is good for cars with up to 200HP, so with 152BHP and a heavy car, red is probably a safer bet, even though EBC recomend red for cars with over 200BHP. Maybe a little ott but what is the price of safety??????

[James S]

Yeah, thats what the guy in the shop said, and it made sense, plus its future proffing incase I find cash for supercharger! :)

Paid £250 for front discs and pads.