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Old 01-24-2008, 04:41 PM
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Best/ Popular brake pads

I have a 6spd with 4 brembo's and i am getting a little squeeling noise when breaking, i am tired of it and i was wondering what are the pads to buy. i was looking and saw some nismo pads
 
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Old 01-24-2008, 08:07 PM
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If your car is a daily driver i would just stick with the stock pads, when you install the pads i would suggest to turn the rotors or get replacements or u could still have the squeeling noise due to the rotors being glazed, and/or warped.
 
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Old 01-26-2008, 01:47 AM
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Project Mu NS pads are great with low noises and dust...
I got them from ProjectNissan
great place and service
 
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Old 01-26-2008, 11:34 PM
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I would cast another vote for the Project Mu NS pads (these are on the stock Brembo rotors). No noise for me, much lower dust than stock, no complaints about cold braking. I'll buy another set.
 
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Old 01-26-2008, 11:58 PM
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My pads.....Hawk HP's!

I like my Hawk HP pads, very little dust if any and zero noise. One of the
most important things about new pads is to break them in correctly other
wise you will have issues. Do a search for the directions.
 

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Old 02-06-2008, 01:16 PM
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how much do the project mus cost? its not always about performance.. its also about affordability. i stuck with the brembo pads ($120+) and its a good mix of price and performance.
 

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Old 02-06-2008, 02:18 PM
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Project Mu NS pads are great with low noises and dust...
I got them from ProjectNissan
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+1 I have these on my car and absolutely love them.
 
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Old 02-06-2008, 02:25 PM
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+1 I have these on my car and absolutely love them.

if only i'd known sooner..
 
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Old 02-07-2008, 07:09 AM
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I am really happy with my Nismo pads
 
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Old 02-07-2008, 11:21 AM
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here's a link to mynismo's project mu ns
$62 rear & $72 front
http://mynismo.com/products/?id=3886

i have b-force on mine, love them stop just a good as the oem, and way less dust,
http://mynismo.com/products/?id=3891
 
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Old 02-07-2008, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by g7x5
here's a link to mynismo's project mu ns
$62 rear & $72 front
http://mynismo.com/products/?id=3886

i have b-force on mine, love them stop just a good as the oem, and way less dust,
http://mynismo.com/products/?id=3891

see any major different between the two?
 
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Old 02-07-2008, 03:20 PM
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see any major different between the two?
NS are for the streets and B-Force you can use for the streets and tracks.
 
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Old 02-07-2008, 04:44 PM
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I have the Hawk HP pads and they are "ok" but there are a few things I don't like about them.

- When driving in the rain or wet roads they respond slowly the first time the brakes are applied
- Their initial grab is not even close to what the stock pads were
- When installing I had file/sand down the top and bottom of the metal pad backing in order to get them to fit into the calipers

I do like that they create far less dust than the stock pads did and they are quiet.

Be certain to remove the shims from the back of the old pads when installing the new ones. This will keep the pads from squeaking.
 
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Old 02-11-2008, 09:42 AM
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Squealing is solved on the OEM Brembo pads (which have shims attached from the factory) with some additional anti-squeal lube, like 3M Brake lube/anti-sieze. I just replaced my Brembo pads with some more OEM's and they are quiet as a doormouse. I used plenty of 3M brake lube and it works great.

The stock pads are hard to beat for cold stopping power - the HPS are very weak in that department.
 
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Old 02-17-2008, 01:15 PM
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Hey guys.. I don't know 2 much about the brakes so I have a question.
If I would like to get these nismo project ns pads or similar like these from ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NISMO...QQcmdZViewItem
can I install them on stock rotors/etc or do I need to replace rotors?
for brembo I need to replace rotors right?
Thanx
Mike
 


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