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Brian Mason



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United Kingdom 2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Sumatra Black
Best Brake Pads?

Can somebody please advise on the best pads to replace the existing (Ferodo?) on a standard diesel HSE? Im not sure if EBC manufacture any compatible greenstuff options, and been advised Mintex are a vastly superior choice? Also, do grooved (& drilled?) discs help and where can they be obtained (USA?). Anything must be better than the wooly originals!!! Thanks fellas.

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Berliner



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Germany 2006 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Bonatti Grey

Have you tried Brembo?

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Brian Mason



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No, not yet. It would be extremely expensive to change to Brembo calipers, discs, pads, boosters, lines, etc, and thought upgraded pads and/or discs might be worth a try first? Ive read several RRSport reviews on Brembo with mixed outcomes so Im not entirely sure it's worth it. This is only for routine stop-start road use, not high performance, so there must be some low-budget options. The present factory combination is NOT good. Your thoughs please? Thanks!

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Cornelius Vermuyden



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Here is an excellent resource, and I speak with many years experience of Bob Green with both high-performance road cars and racing sports cars
http://www.bgdevelopments.co.uk/ I would recommend Ferodo DS2500 pads but that is a personal choice I'd check out Bob's website and then give BGD a ring. As for disc rotors, X-drilled and grooved are obviously better, but, whle I don't own a RRSport, I drive an upgraded Supercharged regularly. I would hardly describe those brakes as "wooly" The Brembo brakes are excellent.

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Brian Mason



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United Kingdom 2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Sumatra Black

Thanks for the advice. Im sure Brembo aren't wooly, just the standard diesel set-up which has smaller discs, less-effective calipers and Ferodo pads. Im just looking to sharpen-up the response without spending a fortune and hoped that different pads might do it?? Confused

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