Mintex pads??? 1155's

[Ash]

Do they still make them?? Can't find them anywhere online. Running out of places rapidly!

+ rep avaliable ;)

[aswrally]

Do they still make them?? Can't find them anywhere online. Running out of places rapidly!

+ rep avaliable ;)
try www.questmead.co.uk (http://www.questmead.co.uk) askto speak to alan hes the boss what he dont know about brakes aint worth knowing :thumb:

[Steve]

If not im sure 1144s are almost as good. Thats what i'll be getting for mine next.

[Nick]

i wouldn't use 1144's for track !

http://www.rsmmotorsport.co.uk/

Might have to call them... but they will definetly sell them, it's a local shop... bought a set this summer + i get everything from there !

[Stuart]

1144's are fine on track but they are a little soft so wear out faster... 1155's give near identicle behaviour but last longer.

questmead are the nuts :D
also you could try autovaux as most mintex suppliers can order any compound available (unlike ferrodo who are *******s in that respect lol)

[adam c]

they sell the 1144's and the 1155's on there
http://www.motorsportworld.co.uk/

[Steve]

Ouch! ?80 for a set of pads?

Are 1155s for track use or they just better than the 1144s?

[Ash]

Track use - you need to warm them up before they work, so I've been told.

Cheers for the replies. What di you pay for yours Nick, can you remember?

[Stuart]

they do work from cold... think of them as std pads when cold, then get some heat in ;) face meet windscreen.


oh and I'd sooner pay 10 times more for some funky pads over STD than spend a fortune on some rubbish drilled and spangly discs that will perform no better than std plain discs.

[Adam]

Are they that good? /\

[Stuart]

they certainly work well on the VX (where greenstuff are **** too) therefore they would work well on a nova..

Infact I scrapped a set of 1155's when my nova went to the scrappy in the sky, I paid ?55 for mine from a motorfactors.

[Adam]

Think i might invest in some,Lol.

[Nick]

This is my verdict after using 44's and 55's in both cars, on track, and in comparison to other pads.

44's - They're great from cold, however i don't really feel MUCH difference when they're hot. In the nova, on track, i didn't feel confident with them. However, for ?40 they're MUCH better than say EBC greenstuffs. In the XR2 they're fantastic for a road car.. and they don't squeal !

55's - They're pretty lame untill you've got the slightest bit of heat into them i.e a couple of road junctions. But they're flipping amazing once they're warm and they worked a treat at llandow. Personally i can tell a huge difference between them and the 44's . But they squeal at low speeds which is annoying..



I think i remember paying something around ?70 for 55's ! And that's with a bit of discount. The 44's are ?35-40 or something like that... The Ferrodo equivalents for my friends S14 are ?120 !

[Ash]

I paid ?55 for mine from a motorfactors.


motorfactors, eh? I'll ask at work tomorrow then... Whats that? cost plus 10% - cheers :D

[Ash]

Nick - Mine will be a track car so squealing, etc doesn't bother me. Be lucky if the car does 3000miles a year on the road TBH just in case work can't get hold off them for any reason, what did you pay for 1155's roughly?

[Ste L]

I think i remember paying something around ?70 for 55's ! And that's with a bit of discount. The 44's are ?35-40 or something like that... The Ferrodo equivalents for my friends S14 are ?120 !


where you get the 44's for that, both side's posted have them at 80+ for 16v brakes?

[Steve]

Same as, im using greenstuff pads with ebc discs and tbh the std mintex pads and discs I got off ebay for ?40 were loads better!

Would it be ok to use the 1155s for a road car with my ebc discs?

[Adam]

They sell the mintex high/race spec pads here:
http://www.piper-cams.co.uk/

Not sure what the going rate is tho, so they may be more expensive than some other places.

[R1CH]

Using 1144's on mine, got them from Rally designs.
Haven't got a bad thing to say about them, work from cold, will quite happily do 140 - 0 mph stops, never had them fade really either.
Done about 8k miles in mine and theres still plenty material on them.

[Adam]

Also found them here:
http://www.eurorallye.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=29&products_id=489


Ive heard the "MaxTorq" pads that Rally Design sell are very good, and only cost 20 notes.

[smcgsi16v]

Using 1144's on mine, got them from Rally designs.
Haven't got a bad thing to say about them, work from cold, will quite happily do 140 - 0 mph stops, never had them fade really either.
Done about 8k miles in mine and theres still plenty material on them.

Same as. Used mine on 4 track days and couldn't say a bad word against them.
Highly recommened.:thumb:

[Nick]

where you get the 44's for that, both side's posted have them at 80+ for 16v brakes?
Thats ?35ish for XR2 standard brakes ! whoops :)

But try www.rsmmotorsport.co.uk (http://www.rsmmotorsport.co.uk) . it's in lancaster, give em a ring and they should beable to sort you out with a good price !

Anyway, all those who use the 44's.... try use the 55's :thumb:

[craig green]

Ash what caliper type are you after?

[Ash]

standard issue 2.0 16v brakes. Was going for willwood 4 pots, but bank balance says NO!

Spoke to Vauxhall today who will swap my knackered old calipers for recon-ed ones @ ?80 the pair :)

Also to note Motorfactors wanted ?90+ +VAT for the mintex 1144's! didn't bother asking for 1155's lol

[Nick]

Ash, that's rubbish.

i'm sure it was ?72 for the front pair, but i tend to get a LITTLE bit off due to being a valued customer (aka. spending a ****ing fortune there) . I've mentioned the website.... think they do mail order ! and that was for 55's

I did the vauxhall exhchange thingy, the new calipers were minty mint :)

[Ash]

lol - i've got a few places like that. On their site atm, will let you know how I get on, might have a plan ;)

My old calipers aren't even matching as used to pull to one side under braking. So useless on a track car.

[LUV2XLR8]

just gave a set of m1155's away lol

[draper]

Spoke to Vauxhall today who will swap my knackered old calipers for recon-ed ones @ ?80 the pair :)



sounds pretty reasonable, might call in at my local dealer soon