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I got their vented rear and front rotors (Girodiscs) with stock calipers and Ferrodo DS2500 pads all around. For a stock powered car they work great at VIR. I have done 2 sessions there now and braking is pretty decent. On the street this combo will never fade period. The rears overheat which overload the fronts and cause issues. Rears overheating also causes the wheel bearings to go out so getting vented rears is just smart.
Pros: work great at track, never fade on street
Vehicle:
Honda S2000
Ferodo DS2500 are a classic high performance street pad, every time I go through a set I am sure something better must have come along and do some market research, always end up back on the DS2500´s as an everday/occasional track pad. They are cheap and they last forever (really) relative to punishment taken, they are dusty though, that´s really my main issue with them.
Pros: cheap, long lasting
Cons: dusty
If you can't find ceramic pads, get Ferodo Premium Eco Friction.
Pros: Premium Eco Friction
Vehicle:
Peugeot 308
I’ve been using the pads for at least 15k miles on my 2015 evo, haven’t had any issues. Stops perfectly
Pros: reliable, good stopping
Mileage: 15000 km
Ferodo DS2500s were a popular autox/light track pad back in my Subaru days, they did well for me.
Pros: good performance, reliable
Vehicle:
Subaru
Been using these brake pads and shoes in my cars for the last 20 years with no issues
Pros: reliable, long lasting
Very happy with the setup. I’ve failed to get it to fade on either mountain roads or the track, but never done long stints, maybe 20 min max. The DS2500s are nice because you can swap them out for other more or less aggressive Ferodo compounds without issue.
I ran Hawk pads on cars in the past and hated them, can’t say enough good things about the Ferodos.
Pros: failed to fade
Cons: hated Hawk pads
Vehicle:
BMW
i’ve ran ferrodo ds2500 on my gli, they worked well as a hybrid street/track pad but would fade a bit after a few hard sessions
Pros: good hybrid pad
Cons: fades after hard sessions
Had the same scenario with my cx30 after changing the brakes, only the car messages were things such as engine malfunction and dynamic control malfunction which is ridiculous. Clearing the fault using a Bluetooth obd and the torque app was enough for me, thanks for the post.
Pros: easy fault clearing
Cons: engine malfunction, dynamic control malfunction
Vehicle:
Mazda
I put some Ferodo DS2500s for a HPDE event at the end of July and noticed discoloration and crumbling on the edges. Swapped them out with PFC08s for this weekend’s HPDE and noticed chunks of material missing from the inner of the pad.
Cons: discoloration, crumbling, chunks missing
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