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gareth, for the time being, i think i may have been discussing different pad compounds with people.

rang qfm direct and confirmed A1RM's are rated to 780 degree's, and Brake West confirms that but call them K750's because in their own testing, they feel that's a slightly more accurate measurement of their temp range. Said they're fine at 780 but they feel 750 is where they'll be 100%, 100% of the time :)

i've ordered some A1RM's from the group buy 'markk' setup

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gareth, for the time being, i think i may have been discussing different pad compounds with people.

rang qfm direct and confirmed A1RM's are rated to 780 degree's, and Brake West confirms that but call them K750's because in their own testing, they feel that's a slightly more accurate measurement of their temp range. Said they're fine at 780 but they feel 750 is where they'll be 100%, 100% of the time :down:

i've ordered some A1RM's from the group buy 'markk' setup

The group buy doesn't supply the pads for the brembo's on R33 GTR's :laugh:.

So I'll have to do with what I have for now, I'm out of money and its too late to get them before the track day, if I have to retire early I will retire early on the day and get pads waaaay before next track day :)

Regards,

Gareth

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If you're running street tyres you should be able to get away with a decent set of street/track pads, IE DS2500 or those QFMs....

If you're using the pads in your daily street driving, don't even bother with DS2500s as they need heat to work properly so you'll have very ordinary brakes when cold. I was recommended against them in my daily.

I haven't had any fade problems with DS2000's (Formulas) and they work fine when cold. Stock power, stock rims etc so if you are modified you might run out of brakes a bit easier.

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If you're using the pads in your daily street driving, don't even bother with DS2500s as they need heat to work properly so you'll have very ordinary brakes when cold. I was recommended against them in my daily.

I haven't had any fade problems with DS2000's (Formulas) and they work fine when cold. Stock power, stock rims etc so if you are modified you might run out of brakes a bit easier.

I use DS2500's and they work fine from cold. They are low dust and have a good friction coefficient. The only real downside is that the distributors know they are good & charge accordingly. Think $300 for a set of front pads for you R32 GT-R.

So they will make a perfectly good selection for a daily although you need to understand if you don't do any track work you are better off with a road style compound.

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I use DS2500's and they work fine from cold. They are low dust and have a good friction coefficient. The only real downside is that the distributors know they are good & charge accordingly. Think $300 for a set of front pads for you R32 GT-R.

$300/set? I could nearly afford 2 sets of QFM A1RM pads for that price ;)

I will buy QFM pads and see how they go.

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$300/set? I could nearly afford 2 sets of QFM A1RM pads for that price :(

I will buy QFM pads and see how they go.

Yeah, $300 for a pad that's no better than QFM A1RM or EBC Red Stuff is a bit steep. But, they have the name and can get away with it. QFM A1RM for the win.

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Don't forget to feed back info into the sticky:

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Br...0&start=120

About general brake pad info :P

Thanks for all the feedback, I will be getting some new brake pads but probably won't rate them yet as I don't have enough experience in my car to judge how good they are.

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