I burnt my brakes..

[Benrevs]

Was driving home last night with 2 others in the car.   Came to the end of a dual-carriageway doing about 82   put the anchors on and they just completely faded, had trouble stopping so pulled in at a petrol station and there was smoke pissing off my brakes and the discs are now blue...     have I got too much happening on the front brakes and not much on the back?!   The pads are around 2 months old and discs are in good nick. any thoughts? cheers

[Horney]

Eeek that's not good. A possible suspect for this could be boiling your fluid and some of it leaking onto the discs. When was the fluid last changed?

Nick

[Benrevs]

The whole system was flushed and changed along with the master cylinder around 2 months ago, did have a look down me reservoir and seemed all ok.    Im thinking it may be the crap choice in pads, ie halfrauds or my rears are out of bias?
and only the fronts are doing anything?

[Horney]

Most of the braking is on the front anyway. If your rears were not working you'd just get a bit of sideways action, not cooking the fronts.

Nick

[nige_s]

Have you checked the pads yet.  A fluid change and a good going over the system would be a good idea.  If your discs are blue then they could likely be warped from the excessive heat.  So factor in new discs, pads and a fluid change, also caliper seals

[Benrevs]

Guess i posted same time as you!   I was aware the rears didnt do much but was unsure of how much.lol

[Diamond Hell]

What are the brakes on your car?  239, 256 or 280mm?

If they're 256 or 280 then you've bought crap pads and/or rotors.

I can heartily recommend 280mm Zimmerman discs and OE spec pads as they've done 24 laps of the 'ring and three track days at Combe and the pads are only now just about done.

[Benrevs]

the discs are 280mm vented and have been fine for ages and the pads just halfords own as i was on a budget!  It just seems that it was because of the extra weight that i dont usually have in the car as i didnt break all that hard.  Is fine now they are cooled and tis only me in the car.  Who stocks these discs you speak of??  cheers

[Diamond Hell]

Most places should know Zimmerman. 

Mine either came from GSF, EuroCan'tParts or Vee W Services (who'd be cheaper and betterer than ECP or GSF).

The big difference to other rotors I've seen is that they have vent holes around the bell, allowing for better disc cooling.  By the sounds of it the Halfrauds pads are the issue here though.

How much 'extra weight' did you have in the car at the time?  Weight has a big impact on brakes.

[Mew]

the discs are 280mm

You not got the wheels in your sig anymore i take it?