PADS- can you mix? Mintex 1144 on front, EBC Yellow on back???

[freak_in_cage]

Hi there,

looking at upgrading the brake pads on a Mk 2 Tubby before we do a track day. Most of the cars use is OFF track though.

The EBC yellows seem a bit contraversial- but atm i can buy Mintex 1144 fronts (rears not avaliable) for about £12 more than the yellows! I have used the 1144s before and they have worked well....

Has anyone mixed front and rear pads before?

Many thanks!

[Jaspa]

No problems at all, just dont mix L/R

[Si_Crewe]

TBH, it's really common to deliberately mix pads on bikes to tweak the way it brakes.

Personally, I'd always want to put grabbier pads on the front and weaker ones on the rear so I guess it depends on the properties of the respective pads whether this is a good combination or not.

[freak_in_cage]

cheers guys.....i always intended to put the better pads on the front- rather critical really!

now just to decide which pads to use!

[travisfububarker]

Why can't you put Mintex M1144 all round? thats the setup I'm using....

Never tried yellowstuff but they either get great reviews or rubbish

Jonny

[freak_in_cage]

Why can't you put Mintex M1144 all round? thats the setup I'm using....

Never tried yellowstuff but they either get great reviews or rubbish

Jonny

i didn't think you could get mintex for the rears????

camskill def dont do them!

[travisfububarker]

I just went to my local motor factors and asked specifically for m1144 and they got me some in. Iirc they cost me something like £80ish fronts and the same again for the rear

Jonny

[Jim Galbally]

i didnt think you could get an 1144 for the MR2, guess my supplier was just feeling lazy!

all i could get my hands on were yellowstuffs and i REALLY didnt want to touch them but im actually very impressed! can't fault them really stood up fine to a few track sessions no problem too and wouldnt hesitate to use them again on the car

[freak_in_cage]

i didnt think you could get an 1144 for the MR2, guess my supplier was just feeling lazy!

all i could get my hands on were yellowstuffs and i REALLY didnt want to touch them but im actually very impressed! can't fault them really stood up fine to a few track sessions no problem too and wouldnt hesitate to use them again on the car

wow, interesting

do you have a NA or turbo?

camskill have the 1144 fronts but dont list the rears

why are yellowstuffs SO contraversial!?

[Jim Galbally]

because greenstuff are an utter joke i wouldnt allow near my mim's 1.0 micra!

and their turbogroove disks are even worse!!!!