Alfasud: what are the best brake pads.

[kiwi-tone]

I want to improve the brakes on my Sud. Will changing the brake pads make a difference? Which would be the most effective pads to use on the road? If I'm changinging the pads I may as well replace the brake fluid. Same question applies. Which is the best brake fluid to use & why? Thank you all in advance for reading & adding to this thread.

[Spooty22]

You have a wide choice available to you for brake pads if you have a sud.
Front brake pads are shared with the Ferrari 308.
Rear brake pads are shared with the Volkswagen Beetle.

I have been impressed with EBC greenstuff. Can't get them to fade.

[SprintnSud]

I also fitted Greenstuff pads and have been really pleased with them. I found various standard pads were good for about 3 (5 max) laps on a local circuit then they would started to fade. I have used the green stuff pads for much longer runs and they haven't faded yet. They send off plenty of smoke when I stop the car (as per the standard pads) but still provide plenty of braking. I have also found them very good for everyday use as they don't require any warm up. I have only been able to get them for the front and have original Alfa pads at the rear. I am not consious of any major mismatch problems and as the proportioning valve on my car is seized open at pretty much full rear brake I figure solving any sort of front to rear bias problems is going to require a replacement bias valve which you can't seem to buy (and I don't want to bother with an adjustable after market one for this particular car).

As far as fluid goes I have been using a variety of basic dot 4 fluids (i.e. the stuff you get at BIG W or Supercheap Auto) and have no complaint with, or preference for, any of them. I think changing it regularly is the key.

[dave.armstrong]

You may be interested in these items on E Bay. It appears that they also sell EBC upgraded pads for the rear

ALFASUD GREEN CLOVERLEAF FRONT GROOVED BRAKE DISCS on eBay, also Brake Components, Performance Tuning Parts, Car Tuning Styling, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 27-Nov-07 21:30:00 GMT)

ALFASUD GREEN CLOVERLEAF REAR GROOVED BRAKE DISCS on eBay, also Brake Components, Performance Tuning Parts, Car Tuning Styling, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 27-Nov-07 21:30:00 GMT)

[kiwi-tone]

Thanks Dave for the reply. I live in N.Z. but am going to the UK for Xmas so I may pick up the brake pads there.

[lenus]

I use to use the cheapest pad autobarn sold. They were just a no name brand, but they were really good. FAR better then the bendix pads that they also offer.

lenus.