Brakes and suspension replacement

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Rate Thread
 
  #1  
Old 06-30-2013, 05:59 PM
AlexNY's Avatar
Registered User
Thread Starter
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: in my house
Posts: 86
Received 2 Likes on 1 Post
Brakes and suspension replacement

Hello everyone!

my 2006 g35x just hit 83k miles on oil changes alone!

but now time has come to do some serious replacement.

My rotors must be warped or bent, car shakes when i brake on the highway.

My suspension must also be shot, car is very rough on the roads of ny. i drive this daily in to the inner city in NY, so the roads are very ROUGH full of potholes.

Now this is my daily driver, so i'm not looking to get any performance parts.

The cheaper, the better.

What would you guys recommend as far as brands? oem? by the way oem is soooo expensive!

i would like my car to be as confortable as possible, since i have to give rides to my COO and VPs every now and then.

what parts would i need to buy?

Sorry i'm pretty much in the dark when it comes to mechanical stuff.

any help is appreciated!
 
  #2  
Old 06-30-2013, 10:14 PM
Mustang5L5's Avatar
Registered User
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Taxachusetts
Posts: 8,818
Received 468 Likes on 391 Posts
You get what you pay for when it comes to parts, with that said, I've found the OeM "rotors" to warp too easily. I've done brakes 3 times on my 06x, and the best setup so far has been OEM pads and Centric brand Rotors. Low dust, no noise, and fairly cheap. I got the pads on eBay and the rotors from a vendor here.

If you go to autozine and get the economy brakes/pads...that's what you'll get. Noisy, dusty brakes.

For suspension, you can get rear shocks from rockauto.com. I beleive they sell KYB. Up front is different story. As far as I know only struts so far for the awd is oem. Not sure if there is an aftermarket option.
 
  #3  
Old 07-01-2013, 07:23 PM
AlexNY's Avatar
Registered User
Thread Starter
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: in my house
Posts: 86
Received 2 Likes on 1 Post
ok, i'll try the centric rotors with some centric posi-quiet pads.

i'm still wondering what to get for suspension, any ideas guys?
 
  #4  
Old 07-01-2013, 07:38 PM
cvipgo's Avatar
Registered User
iTrader: (9)
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 401
Received 15 Likes on 13 Posts
I have always used centric brakes/rotors
https://g35driver.com/forums/brakes/...g35-coupe.html
for suspension KYB
 
  #5  
Old 07-01-2013, 11:01 PM
AlexNY's Avatar
Registered User
Thread Starter
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: in my house
Posts: 86
Received 2 Likes on 1 Post
i've tried kyb-gr2 on my maxima when i was into modding.

they were unconfortable as hell, i swapped out for coilovers after that. Coilovers at soft settings were confortable, but very expensive.

As for oem struts, any place to get them at a fair price?
 
  #6  
Old 07-02-2013, 12:30 AM
Blue Dream's Avatar
I drove ttrank's car solo

iTrader: (50)
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: By the sea, Tx
Posts: 18,301
Received 1,486 Likes on 1,221 Posts
G35 sedan w/ too much money in mods
OP please keep threads like this in their appropriate sub-forums, helps keep the website a lot cleaner and more organized.
 
  #7  
Old 07-02-2013, 09:26 AM
socketz67's Avatar
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 213
Received 20 Likes on 17 Posts
Originally Posted by cvipgo
I have always used centric brakes/rotors
https://g35driver.com/forums/brakes/...g35-coupe.html
for suspension KYB
I run this setup as well. Cannot go wrong with either brand and both are much more affordable than OEM.
 
  #8  
Old 07-08-2013, 01:00 PM
AlexNY's Avatar
Registered User
Thread Starter
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: in my house
Posts: 86
Received 2 Likes on 1 Post
so this is what i've ordered:

front brakes: centric high carbon rotors
Rear brakes: centric premium rotors
Front and back pads: centric posi-quiet

Front suspension: kyb-gr2
Rear suspension: kyb-gr2

Would i need anything else to install these items?
 
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
jsimonk
General Media Share
17
12-22-2023 03:49 PM
kinetek
Brakes & Suspension
9
08-03-2015 04:25 PM
CJay
Brakes & Suspension
7
08-01-2015 03:57 AM
itschuckster
G35 Sedan V35 2003-06
2
07-25-2015 08:07 AM
cyrus32
G35 Sedan V35 2003-06
2
07-18-2015 06:22 PM



You have already rated this thread Rating: Thread Rating: 0 votes,  average.

Quick Reply: Brakes and suspension replacement



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:01 AM.