Dynamic Friction Ultimate Duty Performance pads

[97prizm]

Has anyone ever used DFC Ultimate Duty Performance pads? I have limited brake pad choices for my vintage application and these pads seem to be the one of the few options that are more Performance oriented than stock type replacements, which sre mostly semi metallic pads. Hawk also makes an HPS pad that will fit but it is considerably more expensive (more than double the price) and hard to find in stock.

Any feedback on them is appreciated as I have never used Dynamiv Friction products.

What type of vehicle? Have you looked at dba (Disc brakes Australia).

 

[edyvw]

The application is Ford Torino, so the options are very limited. OEM is no longer available and likely not any good anyway. Most replacement pads are semi metallics but there are some heavy duty semi metallic truck/towing/fleet type pads since it uses the same pads as some Ford trucks. I am looking for the best possible brake pads for the factory discs that offer some semblance of performance. I do drive the car in a spirited fashion at times and would like the brakes to be able to keep up with the performance of the rest of the car. Right now the car has an ancient set of organic pads that are absolutely horrible as soon as they get heat in them. So. I am looking to maximize my braking performance for street use only for normal and occasional aggressive street driving. There is no track use.

Not many options for that car.
I would go EBC Red Stuff, Green Stuff and Ultimax before Yellow Stuff.
I had Yellow, Red and Green before.
Green are nice mild upgrade generally over Asian and American pads. Red are step up. I have currently red stuff on my BMW in the rear. They will dust but nothing excessive. Yellow will leave bunch of dust and can be loud if you don’t bed in properly. They don’t work as well when cold as other EBC.
I don’t know did EBC change compound lately. My experience with yellow stuff is from 5yrs ago.

 

[Wheel366]

Wow, that is a lot of dust for 100 miles of driving. I am okay with a little dust, but I do have a nice set of Magnum 500 wheels that are primarily chromed steel and I don't want coverd in dust all the time.


It's actually not an 83 Bronco, I just used that for the parts search as it uses the same pads. Some vendors won't list the correct pads uness I search the Bronco. It’s actually for a Ford Torino, and it does still have some ancient organic pads on it (aftermarket).

I want the best pads I can get as I do at times do some spirited driving and the organic pads are terrible once they get any heat in them. So I am okay paying more for good pads as long as I see a ROI.


So, how do they compare to EBC yellow stuff or Hawk HPS? These are my only options that are better than OEM replacement type pads. I assume the EBC yellow are probably too much of a track pad for a street car that never sees track use.

I use Yellow Stuff. I don't track. They stop great BUT are dusty as hell.

 

[Oldswagon]

What type of vehicle? Have you looked at dba (Disc brakes Australia).

Yes, DBA does list pads for my car but where do you buy them in North America? Or is the only option to order them through Australia? How do these street series pads compare to the others we have discussed?

https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p...Kibtd9y0RpZY6c8jfO9vKluNMnxMi9trdLFBmeOC378en

Not many options for that car.
I would go EBC Red Stuff, Green Stuff and Ultimax before Yellow Stuff.
I had Yellow, Red and Green before.
Green are nice mild upgrade generally over Asian and American pads. Red are step up. I have currently red stuff on my BMW in the rear. They will dust but nothing excessive. Yellow will leave bunch of dust and can be loud if you don’t bed in properly. They don’t work as well when cold as other EBC.
I don’t know did EBC change compound lately. My experience with yellow stuff is from 5yrs ago.

Unfortunately there are no Redsuff or Greenstuff for my application, only Ulitmax or Yellowstuff. Are Ulitmax going to be any better than a stock style replacement pad? They claim OEM replacement.

 

[edyvw]

Yes, DBA does list pads for my car but where do you buy them in North America? Or is the only option to order them through Australia? How do these street series pads compare to the others we have discussed?

https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p...Kibtd9y0RpZY6c8jfO9vKluNMnxMi9trdLFBmeOC378en


Unfortunately no there are n Redsuff or Greenstuff for my application, only Ulitmax or Yellowstuff. Are Ulitmax going to be any better than a stock style replacement pad? They claim OEM replacement.

Ultimax should be better. I think it is semi metallic and will perform better.

 

[97prizm]

Yes, DBA does list pads for my car but where do you buy them in North America? Or is the only option to order them through Australia? How do these street series pads compare to the others we have discussed?

https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p...Kibtd9y0RpZY6c8jfO9vKluNMnxMi9trdLFBmeOC378en


Unfortunately there are no Redsuff or Greenstuff for my application, only Ulitmax or Yellowstuff. Are Ulitmax going to be any better than a stock style replacement pad? They claim OEM replacement.

Yes dba has a usa office and ordering. The DBA xp are supposedly better at stopping less fade