Brake pads Ferodo DS2500 vs EBC Yellowstuff

[tarmac terrorist]

Who can objecively offer any input into this question?
Basicall i can get both for the same money but have no experience of either pads.
I know all about how good DS2500 are for sheer stoppng power but am not sure as to how much disc wear they inflict on discs.
The yellowstuffs i really don't know about apart form the marketing bullshit...
Anyone got experience?

Cheers

 

[Anonymous]

Currently running the Ferodo DS2500 on my Focus RS with AP Racing 6 pot conversion - they offer great stopping power but the only thing that does annoy me about them is the amount of brake dust they generate - even on light braking my black alloys are brown after a few days As far as i was aware as well aren't the yellowstuff specifically designed for track only use rather than road use?

 

[Mike T]

DS 2500 are the better but messier

 

[Anonymous]

Must be a nightmare cleaning the vees wheels with the brake dust from the Ferodo's (cry)

 

[Matt]

I've got Feredos on the rear and they are a right pain in the back side for dust on the wheels. They are good pads overall and offer excellent stopping power.

 

[tarmac terrorist]

I've got Feredos on the rear and they are a right pain in the back side for dust on the wheels. They are good pads overall and offer excellent stopping power.

DS2500 on the rear? Sure? I couldn't find them anywhere and that included ringing every supplier tha tFerodo themselves list for racing pads....

Yellowstuff are "Ideal for Heavier and Faster cars in street and track driving."

"EBC yellowstuff is the ideal compound for Trackday and race driving but has the special benefit of being street usable with its high initial brake effect. Yellowstuff emits similar dust to OEM pads yet is kinder to rotors than typically aggressive race brake compounds."

So safe for road use.

Has anyone used the yellows? I'm just wondering how they compare to DS2500 - from everything i've heard DS are messy as, and, i would imagine this means they wear away like the clappers

 

[monkey636]

I've got Pagid on the front and Yellowstuff on the rear, no problems with braking and def improvement over standard setup. The yellowstuff do look like they could cause excessive disc wear though from initial inspection.

 

[Matt]

DS2500 on the rear? Sure? I couldn't find them anywhere and that included ringing every supplier tha tFerodo themselves list for racing pads....

Yea, got them from EK brakes in Lancaster - they are the same as the front pads on a Citreon Zsara (i think).

 

[tarmac terrorist]

Yea, got them from EK brakes in Lancaster - they are the same as the front pads on a Citreon Zsara (i think).

Can you give me the part number please? I haven't been able to find any and sod's law just ordered Yellowstuff for the rear [smilie=evil.gif]

 

[® Andy]

Yea, got them from EK brakes in Lancaster - they are the same as the front pads on a Citreon Zsara (i think).

I knew that the caliper on the rear of the Vee was from the front of a Citroen ... so sounds about right.

 

[tarmac terrorist]

What Citroen do they do DS2500's for i couldn't find any....

 

[y0z2a]

if you can get hold of a part number that would be really useful as we have gone through pattern book after pattern book trying to find a match with no success.

It is a citroen caliper but it must be an obscure one like the xara or xantia VTR or V6 - one of the rare ones anyhow.

/y0z

 

[tarmac terrorist]

Citroen XM from what i've found - it's a different part number though. EBC Part number 882 vs 1526 [31526 -red 41526-yellow]
I cannot find any equivalent in DS2500
I can only assume they are OE Ferodo compound....

 

[Jamesv6]

Can't find DS2500 rears even on here http://www.elcome.ltd.uk/fm/

http://www.ferodoracing.com/download/23 ... 5-2006.zip

 

[tarmac terrorist]

oooh oooh oooh i think i just.......

http://www.elcome.ltd.uk/fm/2CarSpec.as ... &pnDF595
Spider discs seem to be strangely similar in size to the Rears on mine..... I'll have to get the verniers out later...

And Pads..... Bingo....
http://www.elcome.ltd.uk/fm/2CarSpec.as ... pn=FDB1071
Spider rear....

Jingquai, happy time!!

 

[y0z2a]

but they aren't ds2500...

??

/y0z

 

[tarmac terrorist]

No... but i reckon if they have the tooling to produce the OE pads then they should be willing to produce DS as there is no setup cost associated.

And the discs - well they aren't going to be renoff prices are they... Worst case of the offset is wrong i can design some bells for em and get the centres hacked oot on a lathe.

Who wants to approach them? I might have some luck if i use my work email address

 

[y0z2a]

I think that you have NO hope.

I was speaking to Circuit Supplies about it earlier.

/y0z

 

[tarmac terrorist]

Nothing ventured nothing gained.....

 

[tarmac terrorist]

have circuit supplies approached them then? I have now, maybe [conspiritorial as it is] the more people that approach the aftermarket guys the more they might sit up and take notice.....