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Old 07-04-11, 10:43 AM   #1
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just thinking about some new pads (not really got on with these ebc ones hh) What ar peoples thoughts on the goldfren pads? as good as ebc? better/worse etc?
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Old 07-04-11, 10:58 AM   #2
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found a nice review

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I'm not sure if it was you who's post I just responded to on another forum, but let me reiterate here.

These pads are terrible. No stopping power. Stock pads are far, far better. I would not use them even if they were free, and I am a cheap *******.

I bought some new Gold Fren pads off of eBay. When I got them, the first thing that I noticed was that the backing plate was only about half the thickness of the stock pads. I was leary about that straight away, but I thought I would put them in and give them a chance.

I put them in and first I tried them on the street. They required a very hard squeeze to do any stopping. I ran them for a day to bed them in, but there was no improvement.

Then I did a track day with them at Road America. They were really poor. I got though the day, but I had to radically adjust my braking points to make up for their ridiculous performance.

I removed them after just one track day and got rid of them. These things are a very poor excuse for a brake pad.

So, put your brake pad money somewhere else. I promise that these pads will be a big disappointment.
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guess ill get ebc then
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Old 07-04-11, 04:22 PM   #3
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SBS get good reviews on gixer forum.
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Old 07-04-11, 11:48 PM   #4
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I've used Goldfren pads for the last 3 or 4 years and they work fine for me.
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Old 08-04-11, 01:20 PM   #5
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snap don't like my ebc still.
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Old 09-04-11, 01:46 AM   #6
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set i have on now are goldfren and they have been good for me, ive managed to stop when needed
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