Hey guys I have the a 06 coupe 6mt, non brembo brakes. I need to replace the rears so i figured I would change the fronts too.

I wanted to know what other people have tried I was thinking about getting the oem pad from dealership and some upgraded brake lines. I wanted to know if anyone has tried the EBC or stoptech brakes. I heard good and bad things about the hawk pads but don't like that they aren't good in cold weather.

 

after 1400 posts, im surprised you haven't come across all the threads about this .... go to the tech area and then the brakes & suspension forum...... it has an absolute sh!tload of info on exactly what you're asking

 

I like the Project-Mu Type-NS pads from mynismo. They stop just as good as the OEM brakes, but dust way the hell less. And last way longer.

 

Faced that same question myself and wound up ordering front and nack from Riverside Infiniti, one of our sponsors. Project Mu has sveral differnt types of compounds that are great BUTT, some are great if you track your car, I don't. The 05-06 brakes on 6mt. coupes are supposedly a true upgrade compare to even Brembos on the 03-04's. You might want to look at one of our sponsors for Stoptech discs when the time comes, I know I will. Again, my conclusion after PM'ing several members here is that OEM in this case will more than suffice. Hope this helps. BTW, I'm at 35K and my car still doesn't need them. I'm taking my car in this weekend for fluid and in-cabin filter changes so, I'll probably get the rear brakes done anyway.

 

Stock sliders better than Brembo's? No offense, but what are you on?

Also, why get your brakes done when they don't need to be? That's just wasting money. Unless you have an upcoming track day and don't think your brakes have enough life to make it through - that's the only thing I can see.

 

Hawk HPS pads def. need to be warmed up to get maximum stopping power. I would recommend the Akebono pads. They were awesome when i had them. No dust and good stopping power. No squeals either.

 

The stock 05-06 brakes are actually quite comparable to the 03-04 Brembos in performance. Just because they dont look pretty doesn't mean they can't hang.

 

I just don't see how. They are sliding calipers with smaller pads clamping smaller rotors than the Brembo's. The Brembo's are opposed piston and are pretty beefy.

I know looks do not have any bearing on performance. Trust me I would know better than most. Our M5 has very generic (albeit HUGE brakes) that blow my Brembo's out of the water, and I have SS lines, slotted rotors, and good pads on my G where as the heavier M5 is bone stock.

 

the rotors on 05-06's and Brembos are almost the same size, just different offsets. And the pads are not that small. The rotor to pad contact patch is about the same, hence they perform very similar and on top of that, the 05-06 brakes last much longer and the rotors can be turned whereas the Brembos cannot. Stock 05-06 brakes with blank oem rotors and racing pads will out perform factory Brembos any day.

 

Well, not fair to compare one set with race pads vs another set without.

I'm sure when pushed to the limits the Brembo's hold on much better.

I won't deny that initial performance (say, 60-0 times) are very similar between the two at first, but I bet the Brembo's are more consistent.

 

Like i said, stock vs. stock, they compare the same, both will experience brake fade under extreme braking conditions (track use) I was just stating that if equipped with race pads for a track day or what have you, the 05-06 brakes work extremely well.

Not saying factory Brembos arent good, but saying that the stock 05-06 brakes cant hang is a huge understatement and just false information. Not to mention they can be had for about $200 used as opposed to $1000 for Brembos.
-GP-

 

I still don't think it's accurate to say they are equal. I'm more than sure Brembo's are better. By how much, that I am not sure of. But they ARE better.

 

How about showing some statistical proof to back up your claim? It sounds like you're talking out your azz at this point. You are trying to prove a point and all you have done is state an opinion.

 

I remember researching this a while back to see if it was worth the money to get the 03/04 brembos. I found that the 0-60 stopping times were the same and all other areas performing the same as well in terms of stopping distance.

But during tracking conditions the brembos preformed slightly favorable than 05/06 brakes with cooling.

The only thing about the brembos and the reason why Nissan dumped them was b/c premature brake pad and rotor wear and excess brake dust. Many owners had to replace pads and rotors every 10-15k. And brembo parts are not cheap. Also, you can never keep your rims clean with the brembos b/c the rims turned black with brake dust in 3 days. But over all they do look very nice and look awesome behind some nice wheels.

If you want to upgrade, get the akebonos. Those are worth it.

 

'05-'06 rotors larger dia. than Brembos. I'm using EBC pads.