I have an 04 G35 Base Coupe (non-brembos) with 20,000 miles and I have already replaced my OEM front pads with another set of OEM pads (under warranty) and I'm sick of getting 12,000 miles out of them, as well as the dust and noise backing up. Anyone out there try the Akebono ProAct ceramics with the factory rotors? I've seen good reviews on Tirerack, but very few reviews in general for the G35 Coupes. Do you think it might do any harm to my stock rotors? I am not planning on turning the rotors if they are within spec. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

 

Ceramic dust is a lighter color than carbon fiber dust.
High content Ceramics tend to fade out above 600F.
Since you are in FLA little need to worry about cold first stop of the day distance increases vs say Chicago.

 

anyone have any good reviews on these brake pads. I need to purchase some today, any help greatly appreciated

 

I know that the new G37's brakes are made by Akebono.... I don't know if that helps any lol

 

I just purchased these pads along with Brembo blanks for the front brakes my wife's '03 Toyota Highlander, and I am very pleased with them. Completely smooth and noise free. I know it's a different car, but based on this experience I plan on buying them for my '05 G. By the way, you really should machine the rotors any time you replace pads. You are asking for noise and possible seating problems if you don't.

 

There have been many discussions on the pros and cons of turning rotors. The bottom line for me is this. If I don't have any deep gooves or pulsating brake sensations and the rotor thickness is not under recommended specs, I do not wish to make them thinner by turning them and risk the chances of warping them due to them being more vulnerable to heat. In additon, for the most part, you can only turn your rotors one time before junking them. This is my opinion and many others as well. It has worked for me with all my cars.

 

Most rotors have a 1mm per side wear limit. 0.0254" allows you to retrue them 8 times IF you just do a precision 0.003" cut. Assumming a 0.003" wear rate you should still be able to cut them 4 times......depending on how long you wait.

Nissan use of an middle abrasive pad and a soft metallugy [specific grade of cast iron] rotor was designed to change both at the same point avoiding multiple brake trips to dealer.

Harder grade cast iron will probably be noiser but last longer.

 

Well...... I had my front OEM pads replaced with the Akebono Pro Acts as well has having the rotors turned ever so slightly to remove the outer lip. After 2 weeks I can honestly say I couldn't be happier. Almost no brakes dust, quiet as a church mouse, and the stopping is more linear with just slightly more effort than OEM. Thank god I got rid of those squealing, short lived dust makers!!!

 

Getting rid of the designed in ultra-fast friction ramp up [with all its dust and faster wear] probably increases 60 mph panic stopping distance by a few feet [2-15] but if you and your insurance company agree it's worth it.

During the first 1/4 second you travel 22 feet.

While the foot predal pressure ramps up in the first 0.25 seconds [FOR AN EXPERT] there is a time delay until 0.5 seconds for the pressure to get to calipers and the pads to move and 0.7 seconds until the deceleration begins to near peak.

As one ages or loses or has weak muscle tone tests have shown that it may take 1.0-1.3 seconds to actually achieve meaningful deceleration............over 100 feet has occurred.

Brake Assist was one of those great safety enhancing ideas that fell flat based on average owners desire to not spend the mainteanance and repair money.
http://www.brakeassist.com/brakeassist.html

http://www.nissankuwait.com/B_pop/Na...BRAKEASST.html

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If I owned an insurance company and found and proved inferior or just different components caused a rear end or other collision, I would deny coverage charging owner negligence............but they just assume the averages and force everyone into higher rates rather than spend the money on trials.