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Hey guys

Im after some new brakes for my s2 r33. Car is for road use only, with a little spirited driving. So i do want decent pads.

Have seen bendix ultimates, what they do to rotars + dust, totally not for me. Was thinking of the QFM K500's but has anyone actually gotten them and used them? If so how did they compare to what?

I've searched and read atleast a dozen threads and cant find anything decive enough for me to feel comfortable its ok for my needs.

I want decent (good as can be) stopping power, quiet, least dusty.

Help!! :yes:

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Seeing as he sells them not exactly going to base my purchase on his comments.

you wanted information. So hes the direct source. You will need to know the specifications of the pads anyway. You dont know anything about THE QFMs pads and i dont too. But i got alote inforamtion in regards to the pads and what the QFMs pads compared to bendix or EBCs.

So i dont know what exacly you want. What kind of information do you actually need?

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Seeing as he sells them not exactly going to base my purchase on his comments.

Fair comment...

But I'm not exactly short on brake pad options to sell though, so you can't say I'm only going to flog QFM:

http://gslrallysport.com/shop/index.php?ma...dex&cPath=1

But in my experience, they are an excellent, value to money, trouble free pad and so I will continue to promote them.

I beleive hes going to arrange a group for the pads fairly soon.

True and correct. I'm just holding off now as I'm working with QFM in making the Brembo Caliper also available in both HPX and A1RM. This pad will be exclusive to GSL RallySport.

Group buy pricing will be $60 per set of HPX pads and $95 per set of A1RM pads. The Brembo Pads, due to the backing plates, will be extra, at $120 and $140.

FYI K500 is the southern distributors 're-branding' of the HPX pads. They're real name is HPX and good for 550 degrees, not 500 as implied by the 'K500'. The A1RM (sometimes called K750) is good for 780 degrees.

Shipping on the group buy pads will be $8 Australia wide.

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how do you reckon they stack up against Hawk pads or bendix ultimates?

Haven't had alot to do with Hawk pads, so in fairness I won't comment.

With respect to comparing the QFM HPX to Bendix Ultimate. There is no comparison! The HPX performs better, wears rotors less, dusts less and costs less.

Have a look here:

http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/gsl-ra...brake-pads.html

There's a few comments from people who went from the Bendix Ultimate DB1344 Commodore pad, to the HPX DB1344, and as above, said there's no comparison!

*DB1344 is the full face material police spec pad, in the thread in the interests of fairness we tried to keep any comparisons only to people that already had the full face pad in some other pad, rather than compare a half size pad, to the HPX full size, have a look at the pictures and you'll see what I mean.

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so for a car that is street driven, with maybe 2-3 track days a year (and not serious tracking, just a bit of a fun pushing the car) you'd recommned the HPX's over the Ultimates, so say 90% street driven

don't care about dust what-so-ever, don't know what the big deal is with people, their pads, and dust??? Just put some wheel wax or some other sealant/wax that will cope with heat, high pressure rinse and it's gone. Then just go for the pads you want and don't worry about something so easily fixed as brake dust :rolleyes:

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you'd recommned the HPX's over the Ultimates, so say 90% street driven

HPX over ultimates any day of the week, in every respect. However, if dust isn't of concern to you, and you do want to do some light tracking, then Lucas pads will give you a little bit better performance than either the HPX or Ultimates, and are cheaper than either of them too. $60 for the front and $50 for the rears.

Also, keep in mind, that particularly on the track, the quality of your brake fluid is the biggest factor in performance...

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HPX over ultimates any day of the week, in every respect. However, if dust isn't of concern to you, and you do want to do some light tracking, then Lucas pads will give you a little bit better performance than either the HPX or Ultimates, and are cheaper than either of them too. $60 for the front and $50 for the rears.

Also, keep in mind, that particularly on the track, the quality of your brake fluid is the biggest factor in performance...

is that lucas pad for the brembos or for normal pads?

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Hi mate, have you tried out the Firepower pads? They are excellent pads and great value for money. Ive used it on mine for a whole year now and still no visible fade. I bought mine initially for $80 from a Reseller in Five Dock but now they're selling it on ebay for such a low price. QFM's are decent, but havent tried it on the Skyline yet so no comment.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/RaceSpec-Brake-Pad-...1QQcmdZViewItem

Tell me what you guys think

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