i've brought my car in twice for squeaking breaks and after the first time, i ended with GRINDING noises to replace the squeaking. brought it in the second time and its better but i still get squeaking....bring it in again?

 

Did they ever tell you what is wrong with it in the first place? Are the pads resting to close to the rotor?

 

I heard that the nismo pads are pretty good. I will be getting those when my stock runs out. Less dust and performance is good from what my friend tells me.

 

I would not recommend EBC greenstuff pads for the Brembos. They dust almost as much as stock and feel a bit "mushy". They seem to stop as strong as stock but the initial "bite" isn't there, not really the feel I want. I will likely try the Hawk HPS pads next.

 

I believe ferodo makes pads for the G/Z Brembos. they are quite good, i have had them for quite a while and are quite good.

 

G man 35 do you feel any vibrations in the brake pedal when braking? If you do the rotors might be warped and will need to be replaced. Otherwise stick with the ones on there. Or your other option is getting aftermarket cross drilled or slotted rotors. If you go aftermarket i would go with slotted, cross drilled rotors have been known to crack.

 

I've had the Hawk HPS on my last car, a 300ZX, and while they did have great fade resistance, came on strong and didn't dust too badly, I felt the initial bite from those could have been a bit better. I know it's comparing apples to oranges with two cars, but the stock Brembo pads seem to have better initial bite to me than the HPS did. Of course, that could have been just a characteristic of the Z's braking system, but I don't remember that being the case with other pads. Maybe they'd work better on the G.

 

IIRC, it takes a tremendous amount of heat and force to 'warp' a normal vented rotor.

What people take for warping, is really deposits and build up from the pads unevenly distributed on the rotor. Getting them turned solves the problem.

Putting crappy pads on the car causes the build up and people think they have warped rotors. Even race cars don't warp their rotors.

 

cls35,

No.. There is absolutley no vibration on the brake pedal and my brakes are quite smooth actually. I just dont want to wait and wear out the pads, causing rotors to get ruined. So far based on all of your opinions, it looks like the Hawks are the best pads to switch to.

Anyone else have any other ideas? Thank you all for your input and thank god for this forum!!!

 

I am thinking about to change my brakes, and below is the reponse I got from EBC about their Redstuff and Greenstuff.


bart <technical@ebcbrakesuk.com> wrote:

we would recommend redstuff ceramic front and rear for this car

for your car redstuff will be better

greenstuff is better for smaller engines and smaller cars below 2.0

they are ok when cold

redstuff are not suitable for track they are road only

we have no problems with redstuff and rotor damage in the uk/europe

we always recommend they are fitted to both the front and the rear to maintain brake balance and most problem come from a mismatch of friction front to rear.

 

I typically do all my own work on my cars, but this is my first vehicle with multi-piston calipers(front) and a semi-performance braking system. When it comes time(probably soon) to do my brakes, I'm definitely doing them myself and probably going with some model of Hawks.

How easy is it to compress the pistons on our Brembos.... I'm hoping it's something I can do by hand and not require a clamp, since I'm a bit worried that it might scratch the orange paint on the caliper.. even if i use a rag over it. Do we have the pistons that just push straight in, or are they the type that push in and spin at the same time?

 

Brembos = super easy brake pads change! under 30 min with the right tools

 

...even easier brake fluid change.

 

Good questions. People who replaced their brembo pads, chime in, Im curious how those pistons get pushed in. As for me, I'll go with OEM when it comes to changing anything. Even though they squeak and give off dust, I know they work well and probably the best of all.
I don't care about dust as much as knowing that my brembo's work as Brembo intended. As long as it didn't rain, the dust comes off easily with a dry rag. All it takes is 10 seconds per wheel to wipe, and maybe give it a thourough wash once a week, but that's me.