Im thinking of going with the black diamond grooved disks all round ,or the TAROX G88, if/can i combine these with the DS2500 pads?
Either will work well with DS2500s.
Go for what's cheapest, as long as you stick to quality disc manufacturers.
will there be that much difference over the oem setup i have at the mo? Does this sound good,
Yes, there will be a big difference.
Also, remove the inner dist shields from the front discs...the brakes get very hot on an S3 - which is why the standard pads wilt. get rid of the shields and get more air in as DS2500s work harder and create more heat...so the additional cooling will help.
Will it be worth having good pads on the rear or will cheaper be ok?
You can go fitting huge rear discs and different callipers or more aggressive pads to the standard callipers...but on a car that is front engined and where the weight goes about 85% over the front under heavy braking...what's the point>
The rears are doing so little they'll just give the rear ABS more work to do.
I've never found the S3 needs better rear brakes, I've never found the standard rear brakes lacking...so leave them standard. Just fit standard pads...or some other reasonable quality pad...they don't have to be matched to the fronts.
And if this setup sounds good would it be worth changing my brake fluid? to another kind or add braided brake lines?
Braided lines will help, for sure. Especially if the standard lines are a few years old.Brake fluid also goes 'off' as it absorbs moisture...so change the lines if you want (on a road car...not that important to be honest) but make sure the fluid IS changed and kept fresh.
I never ever track just looking for better over oem setup, For a bit more money, also the Ds2500 say "for track" why is this?
Track pads can be hopeless until thet get some heat into them...so the warning is there to cover the maker.
DS2500s work from cold, so no problems there...yet as they are technically a 'track' pad, they have an extended temperature range so keep working long after the std pads have overheated and given up.
Sorry for the questions im not very clued up on these and have been reading alot on here and thought this might sound an ok setup?cheers Oski
Black Diamond/Tarox discs with DS2500s and a change of fluid will give a nice improvement.
You'll be fine with those.