Tim Fenna at Frontline has some great pads that I bought for my
Spridget. They are Tarox pads. Work great from cold but supposedly stop
on a dime. Weren't too pricey either.
Dean Meyer
1964 Morris Mini Minor Traveller "Wanna see my woody?" - (Having the big
snooze without brakes)
1966 Austin-Healey 3000 MK III "The moneypit from Vegas" - (Sealed in an
Andy Warhol time capsule and buried uder four feet of snow and ice)
1967 Austin-Healey Sprite MK III "The big block" - (95 BHP Swiftune
Sports Tourer from Longs Corner Farm is here!)
1974 Land Rover Series III 88" "Kinabalu" - (Drivetrain is in!It's a
rolling chassis!)
Frank Clarici wrote:
> Ulix Goettsch wrote:
> >
> > Moss sells some Mintex brake pads but can't tell me which compound
> they
> > are. They claim the Mintex part number is D84RM. Has anyone bought
> these?
> > Price is ~$36.
> >
> > Is anyone using Mintex pads on the street? What do you think of
> them?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ulix __/__,__
>
> > ..........................................................
> (_o____o_)....
> > '67
> Sprite
>
> Ulix and other interested people
>
> >From what I've heard the Mintex brake pads work great once you heat
> them up. You will not
> stop at that first stop sign near your house.
> For the track they are great. For the street they are no good unless
> you live in Manhattan
> (NY).
> I can not personally report on these but 2 others have told me the
> same thing, they
> switched back to semi metalic and/or asbestos.
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Too many Sprites
> http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
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