My car is due for brakes big time. Fronts are warped, and im down on pads in the back. Was thinking about doing rotors and pads all the way around since the car is due.

Sisters fiance thinks i should get some frozen rotors because they wont warp. THen i was planning on getting some Hawk HPS pads. Anybody use this combo before or try frozen rotors?

http://www.frozenrotors.com/products/frozen-rotors/

Thats their website to give you a little info. I havn't heard of it before though, and figured id ask!

 

Your going to drive your car in the winter this year right? I hear the Hawk HPS pads suck in the cold and need a good warm up time before they start working well. EBC Red stuff is also an alternative to the Hawk HPS Pads, I believe they stop better in the cold

Not much on the frozenrotors from a quick google search.

 

I have DBA 4000 series rotors and they are phenomenal. I tracked my car in TX and they havent warped. 20k on them now and they are still good as new. Worth the extra $$$ in the long run.

I used Hawk HP Plus pads but those are one step below full track compound and they dusted like all hell. Great stopping power but more dust than an antique store.

Axxis makes a good pad for street/track use but they wear down rather fast. Never used HPS but I heard they're a little scary when they're cold.

 

Janik I have the Hawk HPS pads and there are much better options out there. For everyday driving OEM are a great choice. Akebono Pro Act and Wagner Thermo Quiet also seem to be recommended by other members.

Don't know **** about frozen rotors.

 

i'm about to slap on Hawk HPS and Centric rotors I bought off Tirerack. I've had HPS before on my previous cars, just the 1st 2 stops that you do are a little longer than usual, but after that they are good to go and have great bite.

 

http://www.roadfly.com/features/frozen-rotors.html

I'm also in a need of new rotors, mine were turned 3 times already, I might try these

 

they should be good, since they make the Cryo finish for Power Slot.

 

Maybe i'll just do OEM pads again. I definitely need cold weather stopping considering my cars going to be sitting outside all year in Fargo ND.

 

i went to autozone and got duralast c max pads and they were great feel like oem but last longer and less dust

 

the frozen rotors are cryo treated rotors right? might be a cheaper route for you to get whatever rotors you want cryo treated yourself? i know a local shop to me does it, check out this link with a little more info, http://www.sandrperformance.com/SubZ...ics_ep_41.html

 

Upgrade to the 05+ brakes. No dust, same brake power, great cold performance from the oem pads

 

I got the slotted Stop Tech oe replacements from Riverside Infiniti. They are very affordable and good quality. They have Hawk and Nissan pads are solid prices also. You may want to get new shim kits too. I did cause I believe you dont cheap out on a key element such as stopping.

 

that what he has...

frozen rotors are cryo treated rotors. what are OEM pads going for now a days? this paired up with any china made rotor from you fav local parts shop should be a good deal. Normally i rum better pads up front and get w/e the hell is the cheapest for the rears as 75% is front braking.

 

You didn't post your mileage so I assume this is the first time your car needs brakes. Your rotors are probably warped because you're well out of the service spec. If it were me, I'd stick with OEM for pads and rotors unless you track the car (road course, not auto-x).

Word of advice, go buy a breaker bar, a socket set, a jack, jack stands, a two pound sledge and do the install yourself unless you like getting raped by a shop/dealer. It takes all of 3 minutes to swap pads per axle. Undo one bolt and swing the caliper up to expose the pads. Front rotors are terribly easy once you break them loose from the hubs they're usually seized to. Nothing a couple soft wacks with a 2lb sledge can't solve. You can buy OEM front and rear pads for $120, new front rotors for $190, and tools for $100 or you can go to the dealer and pay $600+ and get no tools to show for it.

 

If he has the better 05+, stick with oem, they don't dust nearly as bad as the early single piston versions. Trust me, I've run both.

Run anything else but oem and you don't know if your car retains the world class braking ability that the factory engineered into it.