Mintex brake pads installation

[Mux213]

Okay guys,

Just came back from my run in which proved damn difficult because there is just to much traffic around here and it suddenly started to rain

The manual sais, brake 2-3 times normally from about 50kph, then brake a few times from 80-100 kph firmly, then let the brakes cool down.

The first time I braked pedal felt softer then I was expecting and braking wasn't that much different, maybe even a bit weak all though the pedal feel may give a wrong impression. 2nd and 3rd time slowly improved a bit.

Braking from higher speeds things improved. Pedal kept feeling a bit soft, but I ended up locking my tires all the time, not something that would generally happen with the ABS pads unless I apply much more force. Still it starting to rain didn't help to give a subjective opinion... Just parked the car to let it cool. We'll see how it acts when the roads dries up and the brakes have had their cooling. Also need to try them out on the track which is the only place to get a real opinion on these things.

So far it seems they bite harder but with a much softer pedal feel, we'll see in the long run whether that is a positive thing.

Also attached a picture to show the difference in the Mintex (bottom) and ABS (top) pads asfar as size and form goes (backplate), on the left are the outer pads, their fine, on the right are the inner pads. You can see the ledge that smaller on the ABS pads then on the Mintex pads and for me atleast, that gave a small headache when installing them.
Would like some comments from you guys on this, especially people already using mintex pads, did you encounter the same thing?
If so I'll communicate this information to Mintex on Monday. I doubt they will take any sort of immediate action as they probably have to work through their stock, but hopefully they can adjust the pads for new batches they make.

Note, the ledge on the ABS pads is much smaller then needs be, you only need to sand a small amount off the Mintex to make them fit, also I recommend first trying them as they are, I really would like to find out if there is any difference in brackets on different AE86 models.

(ps, if people think this should be in its own "how to install and adjust mintex pads" technical thread, let me know, not sure if our shop thread is the best place to discuss this.. ).