i need help with some brakes for sp 500.i just put new brakes from ebay on and they are shot after one day in the sandy mud in south fl.i have used EBC heavy duty before and they seemed good.these brake were some heavy dutys from ebay.not sure of the name,but they suck.its bin a while since i done anyriding so i dont know what the best brakes out the for mud are.whats everybody using?

 

ive had real good luck w/ ebc pads. on my wheeler and bikes.

 

Hey Matt are you the guy who put in the green spring? How is that working out? Did you rejet? Doc

 

The EBC SV series Sintered Metal Heavy Duty ATV have worked well for me.

 

I know several guys that have replaced their vented rotors with solid rotors. They say they work better in the mud. They just use OEM pads.

 

My last set of pads were Polaris and I got over 800 miles out of them. And I'm in the mud as much as I can

 

ya the green spring mad a big differance.lots of pick up and go.then i did a jet kit,not so impressed.i think it had more pep before the the jet.

 

No matter how cheap the pads were they shouldn't of wore out that quick, 1 day of riding and them wearing out points to possibly some other problem-maybe a frozen caliper or some such type of problem. If i was you I'd of course get new pads BUT before installing them I'd check the rest of my system for other problems otherwise there's a real good chance you'll end up with the same problems and another worn set of pads.

 

I've had the same thing wore out a new set of pads riding thru a lot of sandy mud in 2 days of riding ,the caliper just doesn't back off enough for the mud to act as a grinding element ,

 

If you are planning to ride in harsh environments, like mud, the pads have to be sintered metal - a good sintered metal pad is going to have a very solid metalic look to them, not "speckled" with metal flakes like the organic compounded pads. If you look on Ebay, you will see the difference in the pic's between true sintered and organic pads. EBC is a good replacement brand in place of OEM.
Just remember, in all things you get what you pay for. The cheapest route is not always the best. Just as I wish the best for the guy that posted the $12 set of brakes from O'reilley's.