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I'm after a set of new front pads for the tiger.

Unfortunately, I'm no brake pad expert.

If I need pads for the Renault, I go to Renault. If I need pads for the Suzuki, I go to Suzuki. No research required. Not so simple with the Tiger it seems.

The car is very likely to be standard when finished. I am using original discs and original Girling calipers.

Sunbeam Spares do a set of pads for £24 or fast road pads for £61 (presumably for cars with big horses) but I don't know the brand.

ebay sellers do pads for £13.50 but no brand mentioned.

EBC do various different sets but I have been advised not to go for EBC.

There are also sellers who sell NJ356 AF pads, whatever they are.

I'm sure there are numerous other ones out there too that I have not come across.

I'm reluctant to buy unbranded ones on ebay because I don't know if they will be any good and how long they will last unless someone has had experience of them. This is all new territory for me so I am a bit stuck atm.

Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Depends what time of driving style you will have in the Tiger.

You can always have different pads for different occasions.

Works for me, I have EBC for road pads, they are fine not so noisy and unlike my Pagid Blue pads for track use do not need to get up to temperature before they become useable. But I am not on standard calipers, so not much help to you really.

Sure you will be fine with standard pads from SS. Unless you plan on racing down the Stelvio Pass anytime soon!

Just make sure you use quality Dot 4 oil, and steel braided brake flexi-hoses (x3) as that 'firms' up the pedal pressure for a better driver's experience.

Be interesting to hear what other folk use with standard calipers.

Why is using standard calipers funny?

Coz, they came from an Alpine. & were woefully inadequate. Suppose the 'bean counters' had to have their say at Rootes in period!

Maybe they worked in the sixties, but not today.

So what's your driving style leading to?

In this case my driving style is lead by my wallet.
Some Tiger owners have a small pot to work with.

I wouldn't scrimp on brakes Martin. I'd suggest be safe and get a decent standard set for £24 from SS, should suit your needs as you are keeping your Tiger fairly standard with the original 260. They'll work from the off without the need to get any heat into the pad material. Only me 2 cents - of course.

Think the modern improvements you are seeing over this generation, is really a continuation of the Rootes development plan

I'm not going to scrimp on brakes. I'm daft but not stupid ( although I'm sure there are those who would disagree). Equally though I'm not going to lash out on a full on modern set up.

I would guess that the vast majority of Tigers run their original calipers and the death rate seems fairly low at the moment

There should be a set of Mintex pads winging their way to me in the not too distant future.

Good to hear, that you are getting Mintex......not the being daft bit.

Don't forget on the braided hoses, they make a difference, and give you a sharper brake pedal feel.

Also, they are for safety. Have seen a hose fail on a Tiger being driven in anger, thankfully it came to a rest without hitting anything or anybody!!

I know you are only joking about originality and 'death rates' but please be safe.

The car had braided hoses on when I bought it.

You can spend ya money on something else then.

...an alloy rad perhaps to help keep things cool. You may not be going fast enough to get the airflow through the stock rad

Tomaselli wrote:You can spend ya money on something else then.

...an alloy rad perhaps to help keep things cool. You may not be going fast enough to get the airflow through the stock rad

You're obsessed with doing things quickly. Roz must be delighted....

Hi Martin
I can't vouch for effectiveness pulling up a Tiger, but I've used both Bendix DB525's and TRW GDB7567 in the Alpine. The TRWs seem to offer a nicer pedal (though I agree with the braided sentiment) but I did find them a little dusty. Seems to me dusty is proportional to brake effectiveness (and probably toxicity, health and everything else that seems to be bad for you nowadays).
Wilwood in the Tiger, which stops very nicely thank you very much!

martin172 wrote:You're obsessed with doing things quickly.

Don't be shy. Try it sometime, you might end up liking it.

Tomaselli wrote:

martin172 wrote:You're obsessed with doing things quickly.

Don't be shy. Try it sometime, you might end up liking it.

What? Roz?

She'd eat ya alive!!

If your asking about brake pads now, you must soon be ready to take the Tiger out for a drive