Hey guys,
I own a 1.2L '06 Jazz with stock front and rear disc brakes.

I live in a place where there are a lot of hills and fun mountain roads, and sometimes i go there with my Jazz, when there's nobody, and i have fun doing some sporty driving. (i took racing lessons in my local racing circuit, so i put my Jazz under stress)

I know that stock brakes aren't that good, but after like 30 mins that i'm driving in the hills my brakes overheat and they lose A LOT of stopping power.
And by A LOT i mean that if i slam the brakes, the car would just slow down very gently. After they cool a bit down, the stopping power goes back to normal.

Since my brake pads are almost done and i need to change them, what brand of brake pads would you recommend? Will better brake pads overheat less or it's more a brake oil or disc problem?
Also, any tip to increase my braking performance?

Thanks!

 

It's a pad and rotor issue. If you get more aggressive pads and don't upgrade your rotor then you will fry the rotor. You may want to upgrade brake fluids also as you may be hitting the limits of the regular fluid.

 

you don't really need to "upgrade" the rotor... just get new clean rotors for the upgraded pads... and if you're having issues, definitely flush and bleed with some dot4 fluid

 

If you're constantly stepping on the brakes while going downhill in any car, you will overheat them. Downshift into lower gears and let the engine do some of the braking. That's what the lower gear positions are for if you have an automatic. If it's equipped with a manual transmission, use third or second gear to regulate your downhill speed. Your brakes will last longer.

 

Thanks for all the replies


What do you mean for upgrading brake fluids? going from a DOT4 to a DOT 5.1? or just sticking with DOT4 but changing it with a better brand?

What brand of pads would you guys recommend?

 

brakes come with a dot 3... replace with a dot 4 (better bang for the buck than 5.1 - we're not doing endurance racing here)

ate type200 is good and readily available