i need brakes and advice

[johnyeros]

Originally Posted by EncoreCestMoi

Soap and water much?

dude.. why ur wheeel sooo dirrtayy!!! wash them

[pfarmer]

Originally Posted by danielrhine

So my front brakes are going out and I thought about buying a new brake kit not looking for anything crazy huge but i don't really know what to look for or any good but cheapish brands. I am looking for drill slotted rotors. advice please

I would get a set of high quality pads, Hawks seem to be a popular option for Infiniti owners. I would then go for a high quality set of solid rotors for street use. If you are tracking a car then you may want to do some more homework about drilled and/or slotted rotors as there are lots of opinions on their benefits (and negatives) for different uses. The original benefits of drilled for example is more in the area of controlling the gas boundary present on older disc brakes (hence the name degassing holes). With modern pads this issue has largely gone away.

Next I would get some high quality stainless brake lines. Keep in mind that much of what you see out there is basically for looks. A normal brake line inside of a braided shell is often what you will find and this can actually work against you (failures). As important as the line itself is, the connections of the lines are equally important, so do your research carefully on this.

Now you need to put fluid in the system. What you want is a high quality fluid with a very high temperature rating.

Now follow the recommendations for breaking in your brake system, which may actually start before installation in some cases (ie heating of brake pads in an oven at a controlled temperature).

[Dragon35]

The ebay drilled/slotted and posi quiet pads worked really good for me. price and name doesnt always mean everything.

[blazeplacid]

Originally Posted by Dragon35

The ebay drilled/slotted and posi quiet pads worked really good for me. price and name doesnt always mean everything.

I would say thats true about mose things but brakes are the only thing stopping your car and a 3000lb car at 70mph is nothing to mess with

I have never tried ebay brakes but to me its woth the extra money to feel safe

[adrenaline rush]

I went with Centric rotors (who also make Stoptech's) and Stoptech pads and have been very happy with them.

[Dragon35]

like i said i used ebay brakes with great results for 4 years. so they are perfectly safe and perform great, but if you wanna pay for a name thats all on you.

[g035sedan]

Rotors are just a hunk of metal. I wouldn't waste too much money on rotors. As for the pads, I'd be more willing to look deeper into those. My opinion.
Ofcourse I'm only speaking for the regular rotors. If you're talking about the drilled/slotted rotors, then that's a whole other subject.

[jin22gt]

how are the oem pads and oem rotors?
I think I could get all the oem rotors and oem pads for less than 300$ at infinitipartsusa.com. Is that a good price?

[pfarmer]

Originally Posted by g035sedan

Rotors are just a hunk of metal. I wouldn't waste too much money on rotors. As for the pads, I'd be more willing to look deeper into those. My opinion.
Ofcourse I'm only speaking for the regular rotors. If you're talking about the drilled/slotted rotors, then that's a whole other subject.

Yep just a hunk of tin whose heat retention characteristics may be the difference between stopping and running over a cliff.

[g035sedan]

Originally Posted by pfarmer

Yep just a hunk of tin whose heat retention characteristics may be the difference between stopping and running over a cliff.

You're right! That is if your car participates in the 24hr of Le Mans.