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Old 09-01-2009, 05:17 PM
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Re: JDM Brake pads for the front

I'm envious you had a Vehi Cross. They're quirky and singular of purpose and I like them.

I had a look at the spreadsheet for the EBC Japanese listing for the SVX. They only have listing for the Greenstuff and the Redstuff, so I presume that is all the shapes of pads they offer. Listings as follows:
  1. Front pads Greenstuff Street sport 2000 or 6000, code DP2691
  2. Front pads Redstuff low dust Superstreet 3000C code DP 3691
  3. Rear pads Greenstuff Street sport 2000/6000 code DP2821
  4. Rear pads Redstuff low dust Superstreet 3000C code DP3821


The 6000 variant of the Greenstuff is apparently a lower dust formula than the 2000.

Personally I would use the Redstuff variant in the absence of the Yellowstuff listing, it's apparently not made in this pad size.

The SVX is generally good to excellent in everything it does, bar one. Everybody who has run one for a while will agree the brakes are total crap for the size and speed of the car. For high speed motorway work you really don't want to be up the chuff of something that has good brakes, you will sweat or you will hit.

Put on the best you can get, if the rotors wear, get better rotors.

Joe

[Interestingly, the USA listing shows the DP2821 for the rears. The pads must be the same shape, even though using a solid not ventilated disc]
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