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[2woody]

don't forget Mintex also make "general" pads as well as the "racing" ones they made their name for.

[Mike2530]

Good stuff Zombie, thing is they are about the same price as Vaux's own.

[P6UL K]

hi guys ive got 18" alloys and would like to fill them as the current brakes look pants, any idea's?   more of a show thing im no boy racer

I got the same responses when i asked a similar question about the brakes a while back.

Have you looked at the Saab stuff?  I'm still looking into it myself but i think there must be a powerful Saab with bigger brakes than the 286mm.

[geoffr70]

Agree the standard setup is v good if healthy. I recently fitted bog standard Vaux trade cub pads on the front and Lockheed rears and bled the brakes again with Dot 5.1 (only needed to do this because a bleed valve leaked while the wishbones were being done) and my brakes now feel like they'd stop a train. Mind you, my only regular comparison is the Monza and its brakes have always felt wooden no matter what I do to them, whereas I find most Monzas have a pretty good pedal.

I heard once that master cylinders and servos should ideally be matched and I once replaced the master cylinder only on the Monza whilst trying to diagnose a problem. Buggered if I'm going through the whole process again and changing it back though!

I put new discs and pads on the front, and bled the entire system, the brakes are brilliant, mintex pads as far as I can remember.

I thought Migs take DOT 4

[Mike2530]

Dot 4 min spec, 5.1 is just synthetic dot4 so boils at a higher temperature.