Rear brake pads

[Siggy79]

Evening all,

What are the best pads for the rear brake, mine are goldfren and very poor, I need to get more feel, any recommendations?

Si

[Kiwifruit]

Recently put in EBC FA  series Organic pads.
Got good feel and enough bite. Not grabby.

[gsxbarmy]

Yep standard EBC pads for the rear give best braking IMO, if you go for other manufacturers go for the GG grade rather than HH (sintered), as the HH in the rear are just too "immediate", the GG allows you to trail your rear brake through a corner without locking up (unless you really stamp on it!!!)

Having tried a few the standard EBC pads I found the best in the rear

[KiwiCol]

Recently put in EBC FA  series Organic pads.
Got good feel and enough bite. Not grabby.

I thought you went to HH Col?  Sure I read it in another thread

[Kiwifruit]

No,  EBC FA series rear and EBC HH for the front.......they still on blinkin back order. Been nearly a month 

[KiwiCol]

No,  EBC FA series rear and EBC HH for the front.......they still on blinkin back order. Been nearly a month 

Should buy them online, cheaper n faster.

[VladTepes]

I'm using MetalGear organic in the rear - they seem pretty good to me.

[grog]

Metal Gear for me. sintered. best ive ever had. fitted with a new rotor from them. actually work nicely. before i fitted them i fitted ebc sintered, 3560ks later, threw them in the bin. noisy and just no grab. maybe if id fitted ebc with new rotor, mightve been a diff. story. will never know.

[VladTepes]

Yeah i have sintered in front

[T 24]

I have tried both sintered and now EBC organic pads, but the whole rear brake feels too "Shy" to me. I have changed allso fluids and gaskets, and there is no air in system, but its sill too weak. Any ideas?

[gsxbarmy]

I have tried both sintered and now EBC organic pads, but the whole rear brake feels too "Shy" to me. I have changed allso fluids and gaskets, and there is no air in system, but its sill too weak. Any ideas?

No matter what you do Jussi, the rear brake is pretty feeble, ok for trailing through a bend but not a lot of use for anything else in all honesty. I tried many things to improve the effectiveness of mine with no luck. I think a larger calipers and master cylinder would help, but no real options for that.

[KiwiCol]

I have tried both sintered and now EBC organic pads, but the whole rear brake feels too "Shy" to me. I have changed allso fluids and gaskets, and there is no air in system, but its sill too weak. Any ideas?

EBC HH rear pads, they grab the best of any.  The wheel is prone to lock up with 'normal' amount of force applied though. Once you get used to them, they're fine.