EBC Brakes

[whitenviro]

Does anyone have these brakes? The Roadster Factory is having a good sale on them next week.

http://trf.zeni.net/weeklongb/index.php?menu=&page=13

I wonder how much better they are than standard, or if it would just be better to upgrade to entirely different calipers.


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1980 Pageant Blue DHC with removable hardtop.

[Hasbeen]

I have EBC greenstuff pads on the 7.

The brakes were totally rebuilt with stock gear, greenstuff pads, & hard but not competition rear linings, over 10 years & 60,000Km ago. I am still perfectly happy with them. They lock the front first, but only if asked, & will lock all 4 if asked seriously.

The fact that they are still only about half worn indicates I don't brake that hard usually. I did get them gently smoking once, after a pretty hard 4Km 1000Ft very twisty decent into a valley in the ranges. Well some fool was tailgating me & I got annoyed. They had not faded at that stage, & have not faded on me.

I have the 8, with a big master cylinder & booster, 4 pot front with vented discs, & single pot rear discs to compare it with.

The 8 stops a bit better, probably due to it's bigger & better quality tyres. I'm sure the 8s brakes would be much superior on the track, but for day to day road driving it is the tyres that are the limiting factor.

I did have one 7 with tired brakes & it was positively dangerous, as I bought it. In the wet it would lock one or a number of wheels, under normal braking, with no warning. I believe the condition of the system & the tyres are more important than size for road use.

What you need will depend on what & how you use the car of course, but that's my take on it.

Hasbeen

[whitenviro]

Thanks Hasbeen
Do you just have the pads, or the slotted and drilled rotors too?
For $199, it seems like a good deal. But I have been collecting parts for a Sprint engine and want to feel comfortable the brakes will be improved to match.


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1980 Pageant Blue DHC with removable hardtop.

[Hasbeen]

No just the standard discs/rotors, although everything was as new. Even the self adjusting system has always worked.

Fitting the rotors would be not a bad idea, if you do much hard driving. All they will do is cool better, thus you can make hard stops more often, or for longer with out fade. If you have induced fade in your current set up, it would be a good idea.

Hasbeen

[stevie_a]

<b><font color="teal">I have had them on my car for three years but had to get them skimmed last year

as they had warped [:(]

I have the Ford Capri calipers on the car.

would i recommend ? not sure i think i would try an alternative next time.</font id="teal"></b>





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[FI Spyder]

Like Hasbeen I don't use brakes much but I can lock all four wheels when needed (happened three times. All standard stuff but I had cleaned all brake parts, overhauled calipers, cylinders, replaced rear cylinders (didn't know if they could be rebuilt at the time so just used new ones). I am happy with the brakes although you get the feeling they are just good enough. The emergency holds on a steep hill (driveway) but you do have to put some effort into the lever (again just good enough). I put on (was given) a set of lightly used slotted rotors. I don't see much difference but I haven't had a chance to do any hard/extensive braking on them yet. I wouldn't have spent the money on them if I had to buy them as was happy with the original set up. The one thing I noticed with the slotted is they do squeal a bit on application (I think when backing up).

I expect green stuff pads will work better, depends on whether you would get beyyer return spending money on something else the car needs or not. I'm always a little wary of anecdotal accounts when larger amount of money are spent as trying to justify the expense clouds the judgement.



- - -TR7 Spider - - - 1978 Spitfire- - - - 1976 Spitfire - - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra - Yellow TCT

[claypole1360]

I've had green stuff fitted to standard GT6 discs and the shoes on my Bond Equipe sprint car, They have never let me down and they do lock the front first as my mate who shares the drive found out last year in a brown underwear moment he doesn't care to recall but which I won't let him forget.
Some people don't rate them because they can need to be worked to get heat in them, but I have never had that problem even with the standard discs.
I would recommend them.
Clayps.

What's that coming over the hill? Is it a monster?

1978 TR7V8 FHC
1968 Bond Equipe Sprint Car
1962 Herald Coupe 1200
2003 Peugeot 206 GTI
2003 Mondeo Diesel

[moestr7v8]

Hi I have Rossini drilled and grooved front discs on my 7v8 with four pot Princess calipers and green stuff pads been on the car for about six years now really good set up always worked efficiently no complaints so far.
At that price the rotors are an excellent buy.
Cheers
Moe

[HowardB]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by moestr7v8</i>

Hi I have Rossini drilled and grooved front discs on my 7v8 with four pot Princess calipers and green stuff pads been on the car for about six years now really good set up always worked efficiently no complaints so far.
At that price the rotors are an excellent buy.
Cheers
Moe


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Do you know which size green stuff pads you are using - are they standard TR7 sized?