We show you the EBC Brakes components that perfectly match your lifestyle
Welcome to EBC’s ‘Suit Your Style’ blog series, where we match you up with the EBC Brakes upgrades that complement particular driving requirements, ensuring you get the ideal components for your vehicle.
In today’s blog, we look at brake components that are most suited to vehicles whose main purpose is to enjoy on a back-road at the weekend. While these machines retain their road worthiness, they’re much more focused on performance than the day-to-day drivability of your commuter car.
Predominantly a high-performance braking company, EBC Brakes unsurprisingly has a wealth of different options when it comes to driver-focused braking upgrades – many of which remain road legal and fully useable in daily driving conditions.
Below are some EBC Brakes components that are suitable for weekend warrior vehicles.
Brake Pads
Yellowstuff
The first in a new range of ‘hybrid’ materials that can be safely and legally used on the world’s roads (being R90 approved), Yellowstuff is a high-friction upgrade pad for all fast-street use and can also be used on the track with proper bedding-in.
With its impressively broad skill set, Yellowstuff has been the flagship pad by EBC for over a decade and gives instant brake response, great feel and modulations with silky-smooth noise-free braking and was also improved in 2021 to be copper free and conform to all new legislations for the environment.
Expect strong, stable friction once bedded-in and very minimal rotor damage, whether used on road or track.
Bluestuff
A great all-round sport and race pad – just as comfortable on track as it is performing daily driving duties.
Bluestuff material exhibits a 0.52μ stable friction once bedded, stable up to a slightly higher 550℃/1000℃ than its sister compound Yellowstuff but with the benefit of a 30% longer lifespan.
Bluestuff has been a track day favourite for years and is the spec pad for the BMW 318i Cup series throughout Europe. New formula is copper free to conform to upcoming environmental legislations.
Brake Rotors
GD Discs
The latest in sport rotors, GD Discs feature wide aperture slots that draw cool air into the braking contact area and reduce temperatures, preventing brake fade.
Now featuring reduced three-slot venting which provides slightly less air noise under heavy braking whilst still maintaining the benefits of cooler running with the full-width slot design.
The design of these discs means that some wind noise is observed and if drivers feel they would find this offensive they are advised to select the quieter USR-series or the EBC plain (D) disc.
Another great feature of slotted discs is the way they maintain flat and parallel pad wear and avoid the record grooves or galling common with non-slotted discs. This improves pad contact and braking throughout the life of the disc and pad set.
USR Discs
Super-quiet sport-slotted brake discs, featuring the new EBC Brakes narrow-profile slot pattern which helps cool and de-gas brakes under load and speed, but eliminates air noise common with some slotted discs.
Another great feature of slotted discs is the way they maintain flat and parallel pad wear and avoid the record grooves or galling common with non-slotted discs. This improves pad contact and braking throughout the life of the disc and pad set.
Another major benefit of the EBC Brakes fine slotted discs is their ability to totally resist cracking common with ‘through-drilled’ discs.
BSD Discs
The new EBC Brakes BSD-series brake discs vent the brake area better, drawing heat away from the central brake pad area and with more slot under the pad contact area.
These discs are totally silent in operation and de-gas your brakes when used at speed or under heavier loads minimising heat fade.
Now with lower pricing and the silver grey anti corrosion coating with show-thru silver slots, these discs are surely the best through-wheel looks and most functional sport discs on sale.
The fine slot pattern prevents the ribs that typically generate after 5,000-10,000 miles of use on non-slotted discs and maintain flat and parallel pad wear and due to the fine slot design can even extend pad wear life.
Availability
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