Masda, I thought you where going Project Mu pads not

ultimates?

FormulaFg, could you please explain why you would not get slotted rotors?

And also what pads you have been using that has caused your t3's to warp?

Masda, I thought you where going Project Mu pads not

ultimates?

I decided at the last minute to get the ultimates installed instead of the Project MU pads.

I thought to myself that if I liked the Project MU pads, that I would most probably never put the Ultimates in.

At the same time, If the rotors were not skimmed right and there was still a bit of crap on there, the Ultimates would clean the up.

I was expecting more BITE from the ultimates to be honest. They do bite, but not as hard as the focus OEM brake pads.

I also have to press the brake pedal less for the car to stop now.

I am sure that the Ultimates will be used up by the 100000km mark and hen the project MOOOOOOO go in.

You have braided lines, right?

FormulaFg, could you please explain why you would not get slotted rotors?

Plain rotors create less dust than slotted/cross drilled ones. The slots on the face cut onto the pad which in my opinion helps contribute to the shuddering. That's why I think the ultimates work well with the T3s. They are just as aggressive towards the rotor as the rotor is towards them.

And also what pads you have been using that has caused your t3's to warp?

I don't have warped discs, I have resin deposits. Bremtec Endures I have been using. From my research, and I've done a lot, you can't use ceramic/low dust pads on the slotted rotors.

You have braided lines, right?

Yes I do have Braided lines, which I got from RBS.

However with the OEM rotors and pads in, it felt like it travelled a bit more to get the car to stop.

With the DBA T3s and the ultimates in, the brake pedal does not travel as much. I just don't know how to explain it.

The car just stops with less effort??

I am sure that the Ultimates will be used up by the 100000km mark and hen the project MOOOOOOO go in.

One too many zero's I think! 100k from pads seems optimistic still rekon they should last more than 10k though

I don't have warped discs, I have resin deposits. Bremtec Endures I have been using. From my research, and I've done a lot, you can't use ceramic/low dust pads on the slotted rotors.

Yep ensdures for me too unfortunately....still probably lean towards PMU NS400; only cause a certain someone loves them.

1 to many zeros?? I think not.

I am at 56k already. so about 44000 km to reach the magic 100,000km.

I thought I would update this thread to keep it up to date. It has been a while and I forgot about it.

I found it in my searches for posts I may have started.

 

So It is 2017 and I still have the Bendix ultimates and the dba 4000......

The shudder has not shown itself since. The car still stops in an orderly fashion from higher speeds.

These pads are however driving me bonkers with the amount of dust I get on my rims.

At one stage, I had someone ask me why I had the luxury 19" rims at the rears and the XR50 dark grey rims at the front.

That was an embarrassing and awkward moment for me. 

 

Anyways I just hit 88888KM last week so not far till I hit 100,000km.

haha good quality pads and dust is such a pain, but a small hassle compared to brake shudder (etc)... that reminds me, I should wash my car and polish it again.

 

88k km, hardly even broken in