Ferodo 4WD brake pads

Crud on the wheel meand you have softer pads. They will grip better thus stop better and wear your rotors out slower.

Little or no crud means you have harder pads. They will stop you slower and wear your rotors out faster.

Soft pad give you better brakes and less maintenance (only change pads not pads and rotors). Crud on the wheel cna be wahed off with soapy water.

If you want no crud then buy the cheapest pads you can find. They are usually hard ones.

I run softer Lucas pads. Work well and my kids get to wash the wheels every month or so for their pocket money.

Thanks HJ60 , have you had any experience with the Ferodo 4WD pads?
Apparently stop well with little or no dust, thats just one opinion.

Dave L.

i had "race brakes" pads in my wrx, they were the 4x4 pads and they were awesome!!! stuff all dust!

Either buy genuine or bendix as most quality ones are anyway.
Don't experiment with your brakes cos it is too hard to wash the dust off.
Dust means the pads are working.
No dust means your rotors are working.
Supercrap sell ferodo, they also sell mag cleaner.
I use bendix & detergent.

Rigor,

I have the Ferodo "4WD" pads on my GU Patrol and they would have to be the dirtiest pads I've eaver run. Constantly have dirty wheel particularly on the front

Hi Rigor
As an owner of a mechanical workshop, brakes are a problem.
We used to use Bendix standard all the time and Bendix 4wd in obviously 4wd's.
Since September 2003 when all asbestos had to be out of automotive products, well lets just say bendix lost the plot. I got sick of having to do warranty claims on cars and 4bys with bendix brakes.
I tried a few brands and settled on 2. The first being Ferodo XL. Excellent pad with excellent brake feel and reasonable life. I did have a few complaints because of the colour the wheels get, black.
I have since been using Prime. In over 18 months of using prime I have had only one claim because of noisey brakes in a commodore. Now if a set of brakes are going to squeel it will be in a commodore. Even genuine holden pads can give a few noises. Prime are very competitively priced, good feel, low noise and very clean.
I still use Bendix 4wd and will only use Bendix AD as a last resort if nothing else is available. For instance DB1491 for current Subaru Outback are either genuine at $260.00 or Bendix AD for about $85.00. No other brands available.
Be carefull with Ferodo as you can get the Ferodo Zero from Super cheap but they are hard as hell and chitty pads. Very noisey.
It is pretty important to machine rotors now since the abolition of asbestos as asbestos was a great quieting agent. When a rotor wears it wears uneven, just like a flywheel and clutch set up so when you put new flat pads up against worn rotors, well you get not only noises but inefficient brakes.
We have been machining every rotor since the asbestos has been gone and very rarely get any problems with brakes. Considering the amount we do, I am very happy with the results. I think you have to spend a little to get the best.
Bedding in is important as well. Once you have the new pads in you need to accellerate to 60 and use medium to heavy braking down to 5 kmh 8 to 9 times. This is to get the bonding materials in the compounds to melt in together to maximise the braking. The disc rotor needs to turn a slight tinge of blue/grey. That way you should get no noises and perfect brakes and great life. Once you bed them in it is a good idea to drive for about 20 minutes to let them cool down gently with minimum braking.
Try the RDA brakes webste
or DBA website
Both have good information on it.
As for your question I had Ferodo 4wd pads fitted to my 80 series and I have since sold it. They have done about 40 000 km with no problems at all. I can't complain about the colour of the wheels either.
Hope this ramble helps
120scruiser