Hey everybody! I have been scanning the g35 forums for quite some time now, that I've had my 06 G35 Coupe. I got it in September of 06' and it only had a 2,000 miles. Now it has only about 14,000. The reason being is that I had it while I had my permit and, during my high school years, I would carpool to school with neighbors, hence my G sat in the garage most of the time. I didn't get to drive it much. Now I drive it all the time! I loved cars all my life, especially the G, as I fell in love when it hit the streets in 03'. Anyways, I'm new to mechanics and I'm currently taking a break mechanics course offered by Santa Monica College, and taught at the Lexus service garage on 9th street. I volunteered to jack up my car and the instructor was surprised by the wear (roughly 20% front/25% rear) my tires and breaks have had within such a short drive span. I told him that I drive the car how it should be driven. Anyways, I want to get hands on experience in changing my break pads in my auto class. Can I please get any suggestions to which pads are dependable as well as offer good performance. Factory or aftermarket? -Much appreciated.

 

It's spelled "brake pads". Your cars brakes stop the vehicle so it doesn't hit a wall and break the front end.

I personally like the Project Mu B-Force pads. This is quite a common topic, I suggest you do a search and thumb through the results.

 

Ah man, kinda slow there for calling brakes breaks. One prevents the other from happening. Thanks for catching it or else I would have used the same paradoxical form over and over ; ) Thanks for the recommendation, and I will be sure to thumb through the results.

Also, if I could please get a recommendation for a new set of tires adaptable on the 19in. forged sport rims..

 

welcome. Iz you buzzed lke meh?

 

AFTERMARKET AFTERMARKET AFTERMARKET AFTERMARKET

Sorry I just wanted to make that one clear Being one who's unfortunately dealt with both, I can tell you that the OEM's work well but not as well, and they definitely do not last as long. I highly recommend Project MU brake pads...they're around $100 a pair, front or rear and (obviously because they're just pads) are very easy to install.

Good luck

 

Thank you for finally pointing that out. No offense to the OP but I started noticing every thread concerning brakes has made this same mistake and it started to irk me after the 454561238415123 time is happened.

And I have the Project MU NS Pads and couldn't be happier with the performance. It bites a slight bit harder but with much less brake dust. And as far as tires, I hear the Michelin Pilot Sport 2 are the best but by far the priciest. I've also heard good things about the Falken FK452 for the more budget minded owners. But searching will lead you to more informative info.

 

looks like he spelled it correctly in the subject

now if only he could somehow edit his post himself to correct the rest....

 

My guess is next time you post you'll check your spelling as you don't want to be again....LOL I really dislike factory pads so I only run aftermarket. I use Hawk HP pads but Project Mu pads are on the same level of quality and leave little or no dust on your wheels. One point, if you use either of these pads do a search and use the brake/bed in procedure. Takes 20 minutes or less and eliminates any issues with the pads....mainly noise! Maybe your instructor has some knowledge of this common practice....ask
him/her.
Gary

 

Everyone's gonna have opinions on which pads to use.

When it comes to doing brakes on a normal daily driver car, *usually* Factory OEM pads > Aftermarket pads...and by that I mean Parts store "premium" pads. I said the most parts because some factory pads do suck. The 03-04 G35 front pads dust like crazy and Lexus uses an aggressive pads on their IS models that will blacken the front wheels in a week. That's why I said that usually OEM is better. OEM pads are normally designed for low wear rate, no noise and low dusting. There are exceptions however (like previously mentioned)

Now, if you want to get into performance pads, different comparison. Usually aftermarket *performance* pads are geared more towards performance (duh) at the expense of some things the average consumer purchasing a car off the lot would hate. Some dust more, some might make a little noise. Some pads offer poor cold braking, but excellent braking when hot.

So deciding on which pads are the "best" all depends on the driver/car and what they want. It pays to do research here

 

+1^ I agree with this to some extent. But sometimes posts like these scares the noobs and the whole ordeal becomes a little more complicated than it needs to be.

OP, Mustang is completely right so I am not debating the fact. But if you are just looking for a OEM grade brake pad replacement, most of the pad brands suggested all have some sort of street compound which I would advise you to purchase. Go search through the reviews and see what interests you.

As far as what Mustang mentioned about cold and hot braking, those come into play when you are looking for TRUE performance pads. YES, there is a difference in the level people use the word performance. Temperature comes into play more when you are looking for racing compound brakes and if you're looking into that, then searching would be the best thing for you to do.