Time to change brake pads, but which ones?
#18
It's all what you are looking for, I loved the stock feel on my brembos. Went for Hawk HPS this time hoping for even a little more and instead they are squishy like my old f-150. They are terrible pads if you are looking for really hard breaking. Im extremely dissatisfied.
#19
I need to do the brakes on my '06. I'm going with OEM pads. I don't really want to put "performance" pads on my daily driver. I'm satisfied with the performance, quietness, and low dusting of the OEM pads. I am not an aggressive driver anyway.
Anyone know a good source for the OEM pads? I haven't checked the dealer yet, but do any of the online vendors/dealers sell them at a good price?
Anyone know a good source for the OEM pads? I haven't checked the dealer yet, but do any of the online vendors/dealers sell them at a good price?
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I need to do the brakes on my '06. I'm going with OEM pads. I don't really want to put "performance" pads on my daily driver. I'm satisfied with the performance, quietness, and low dusting of the OEM pads. I am not an aggressive driver anyway.
Anyone know a good source for the OEM pads? I haven't checked the dealer yet, but do any of the online vendors/dealers sell them at a good price?
Anyone know a good source for the OEM pads? I haven't checked the dealer yet, but do any of the online vendors/dealers sell them at a good price?
i think ebay has pretty good deal on oem brake pads.
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#24
Not really. In terms of dust, yes. But they are actually less aggressive pads. Why? Because they don't have to be in order to maintain the world class 60-0 times. It's no longer relying soley on the pad to achieve this
#26
I just checked ebay and OEM pads for my '06 are $53. OEM front rotors are $175/pair.
I just ordered new pads and rotors. Toss in a bottle of brake fluid and i'll install next sunny Saturday. Dealer quote was rediculous. I did check and they were right, my front pads are down to almost nothing. I was going to just cut the rotors, but I just prefer all new stuff when it comes to brakes.
My rears are good for now.
Next up, tranny flush and AWD service. Gotta look into seeing if this is something I can do myself too.
I just ordered new pads and rotors. Toss in a bottle of brake fluid and i'll install next sunny Saturday. Dealer quote was rediculous. I did check and they were right, my front pads are down to almost nothing. I was going to just cut the rotors, but I just prefer all new stuff when it comes to brakes.
My rears are good for now.
Next up, tranny flush and AWD service. Gotta look into seeing if this is something I can do myself too.
Last edited by Mustang5L5; 04-15-2009 at 07:41 AM.
#27
Well that begs the question, what else is it relying on? And being less aggressive would mean better wear?
#28
Increased leverage and clamping force.
05-06 Brakes are larger diameter rotors and dual piston calipers up front (except the 05X which gets 03-04 sedan brakes for some reason)
On paper, the 05-06 brakes should outperform the 03-04 brakes, but IIRC that is not the case and the 03-04 stops a few feet shorter due to the highly aggressive pads. The downside is they dust like a ****. So nissan changed the pad material and had to mechanically redesign the entire brake system to achieve basically the same performance. Same deal with my '07 IS250. Look at any you see on the road and front wheels are usually black. There is a TSB for a low-dust pad, but you lose a little performance.
The 05-06 brakes are 12.6" front and 12.1" in diameter. The 03-04's are around 11 to 11.5" and single piston up front.
Last edited by Mustang5L5; 04-15-2009 at 11:11 AM.
#30
And just for completness....
'03 and '04 Sedan, '04 and '05 Sedan X
Front: 11.7-inch X 0.9-inch power-assisted vented disc - 1 piston
Rear: 11.5-inch X 0.6-inch power-assisted vented disc - 1 piston
'05+ Sedan and Coupe, '06 Sedan X
Front: 12.6-inch X 1.1-inch power-assisted vented disc - 2 pistons
Rear: 12.1-inch X .63-inch power-assisted vented disc - 1 piston
'03 and '04 Non-Brembo Coupes
Front: 11.65-inch x 0.94-inch power-assisted vented disc - 1 piston
Rear: 11.5-inch x 0.63-inch power-assisted vented disc - 1 piston
'03 and '04 Coupe Brembos
BremboŽ brakes
Front: 12.76-inch x 1.18-inch power-assisted - 4 pistons
Rear: 12.68-inch x 0.87-inch - 2 pistons
Front: 11.7-inch X 0.9-inch power-assisted vented disc - 1 piston
Rear: 11.5-inch X 0.6-inch power-assisted vented disc - 1 piston
'05+ Sedan and Coupe, '06 Sedan X
Front: 12.6-inch X 1.1-inch power-assisted vented disc - 2 pistons
Rear: 12.1-inch X .63-inch power-assisted vented disc - 1 piston
'03 and '04 Non-Brembo Coupes
Front: 11.65-inch x 0.94-inch power-assisted vented disc - 1 piston
Rear: 11.5-inch x 0.63-inch power-assisted vented disc - 1 piston
'03 and '04 Coupe Brembos
BremboŽ brakes
Front: 12.76-inch x 1.18-inch power-assisted - 4 pistons
Rear: 12.68-inch x 0.87-inch - 2 pistons
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