Recommendations plz: Brake pads for Gt500 Brembo brake kit

HateBreeder · 10-11-2009, 05:19 AM

Any recommendations for track use ? ...
My open track raod race event is this weekend ... I hope I would not end up using the OEM pads! ..
My mods so far ...
-Steeda CAI+SCT II Bama 91 Race/Torque tune.
-Steeda UDP,CMDP.
-JBA LT+Catted H-Pipe,Borla Axle-backs.
-12''Black Stripes.
-BMR LCA & Adj,UCA.
-TCI Street Fighter Shifter.
-GT500 Brembo Brakes.
-Moshimoto radiator.
-Roush Coil Springs
-Roush Fro...nt & Rear Stabilizer Bar.
-Tokico Adjustable Shocks & Struts

& a store told me that the GT preformance brake pads like HP & yellow pads will fit the Brembo Gt500 brake kit ..is this true?! ...

Thanks ..

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Sleeper_08 · 10-11-2009, 06:43 AM

There are lots of pads to fit the GT500 front calipers as they are used on several other cars.

I ran Ferodo DS2500 last year and was happy with them except for the squeal on the street. This year I tried EBC Yellowstuff but the rears only lasted 3 events and the fronts were pretty shot after that. The pad material almost seemed to "melt". The rest of the year was on HP Plus pads and wear seemed resonable after 4 events. These also squeal on the street.

None of these pads were hard on the rotors. Brake dusting was pretty heavy at track events but not too bad on the street.

Note that I am also running front brake cooling ducts, ATE fluid and SS lines.

Argonaut · 10-12-2009, 09:12 AM

Most brake pad manufacturers make pads in a wide variety of sizes to fit the most popular calipers. For example - Carbotech makes pads to fit the GT500 (http://www.ctbrakes.com/pads/ford.html).

Regarding pad choice for track work: Carbotech XP8 or XP10; Hawk HT-10 or DTC60 are all good, many others: PFC, Cobalt, Ferrodo, etc. Don't forget to put in a high quality Dot4 brake fluid - Motul, ATE, etc.

Sam Strano · 10-12-2009, 12:59 PM

I am a real fan of the Ferodo DS2500's as a dual purpose pad for the front.. I sell those, as well as Hawk and Performance Friction and Porterfield.

I wish I could run DS2500's on my cars, but they don't make GT front pads, or pads for my f-body either. They do for the Brembo caliper, but nothing for the rear.

You need to find a new store--someone who has a clue. The front brakes between a GT500 and a GT are COMPLETELY different. Those idiots were probably looking at a Shelby GT listing and not a GT500 listing and assumed they were the same. And since a Shelby GT and a Mustang GT use the same brakes, thought that your Brembo's would too.

The DS2500's are $220 for the set and are actually listed as a track-day pad vs. a street pad that will "hold up". And FWIW, they do--but still are very streetable. HP Plus (which I can't recommend for anyone with much experience because they work on some tracks, but not on others... they are not track pads) are $145/set.

HateBreeder · 10-13-2009, 02:24 AM

Sadly I only found the OEM Brembo front pads & the rear Yellowstuff pads & DOT 4 brake oil ... I'm planing to install them befor the open track day... I'm thinking its better to first go easy on them & test it at the track , like for 2 or 3 laps ...hopefully this should work fine...

& please ,any final tips regarding air tyre prusser (I have 18" Toyo T1R ) & how many turns for adjusting the Tokico adjustable shocks & struts ? I have them now at 5 turns ...

Thanks guys for ur replys

Argonaut · 10-13-2009, 08:27 AM

If you are fairly new to road courses the yelowstuff should be fine. Unless someone can offer direct experience with the T1Rs I'd start at about 35-36 cold and monitor them. If you have no signs of wear on the sidewall then you can back it down a bit. Crank the DSpecs up 7 or 8 (2-3 from full hard) to start with. Have fun and keep the shiny side up. Brad.

Sam Strano · 10-13-2009, 10:33 AM

I have pads in stock.... Wouldn't have been an issue.

I'd set the shocks @ around 2 off hard in the front, 4 off in the rear.

Sleeper_08 · 10-13-2009, 05:03 PM

I've been running my D Specs at full hard for recent track events but the two tracks I've been running are pretty smooth.

zero2sixd · 10-13-2009, 06:48 PM

I started somewhere in the neighborhood of Sam's recommendation of 2 in front and 4 in the rear. I left the front where it was and started playing with rear settings over time. I am currently using 2 in front and 2.5 in the rear for open track events. I have the Pro-Kit springs, Steeda sway bars (middle setting on the front sway bar) and about 2 degrees negative camber in the front.

Thunderhill, where I run most of the time, has one particular turn that I tune for because it has a high consequence of error. I enter the turn at about 82/83 MPH and encounter a mid-corner dip right at the apex. There's a nasty looking berm that greets you if you happen to go off here. Having a somewhat compliant suspension is very comforting around that particular turn. The rest are relatively smooth and I try (sometimes not very successfully) to use other tricks to get the car to turn in on the slow speed turns, namely trail braking.

Also, open track events present you with transitions far more slowly than, say, autocross. Since the consequences of error on the autocross course are much lower, I generally run firmer settings in that environment depending on the surface.

HateBreeder · 10-14-2009, 03:54 AM

Thanks guys for this good info ...I'm a member here sinc 2007 & I never though there is some coOL road racers here !

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This will be my second time I test my stang on a track..the first time I tested my Stang it was full stock! ...I might post some pics here ...
Wish me good luck ..