Brake Pads

[SLED]

Two fold reason for this thread (its been awhile)

1.) Trying to generate some good discussion

2.) Will be replacing my pads soon

Whats pads do you guys use, why did you select that pad & how do they perform in different situations ie. traffic situations, highway, hills & track?

Pls keep on topic and try very hard not to whore this thread.

[Ryanrb25]

I use EBC Greenstuff pads

They aren't the grabbiest of brakes in traffic, definetly much better than most cars. It's in the hills after a few hard brakes is where they start to come to life, The grab is so hard you tend to get over confident with entries lol.

Highly reccomended.

[craig R33]

i dont mean to hi jack this thread pete, sorry,

but is it reccommended to change fluid?

as ill be getting a new brake pad and rotor set up very soon.

this is a great thread!

[Ryanrb25]

It can't hurt Craig. Old oil tends to loose its boiling point and over time absorbs moisture in the air. It's not a big job and is well worth having decent fluid in your lines.

Good Idea for a Thread btw pete!

Edited July 2, 2008 by Ryanrb25

[Dohmar]

i dont mean to hi jack this thread pete, sorry,

but is it reccommended to change fluid?

as ill be getting a new brake pad and rotor set up very soon.

this is a great thread!

I use Bendix Ultimates. Really nice pads, havent had any complaints. They do shed a lot of brake dust but thankfully stock gtr rims are grey anyhow so no biggie Might try the EBC greenstuff when I upgrade the rotors....

-D

[Nightcrawler]

Ferodo DS 2500 - have great bite and don't overheat easily. And they were $30 for all four corners at 95% brand new off an Ebay seller who brings in cars from Jp and has to change the pads when they get here. They are a bit brake dusty, but then so are any decent pads. Also take a couple of brake stops to warm up, but only a short time then u r good to go.

$30 and 1.5 hours of my labour = best deal ever imho.

[jenkies]

i use ebc red stuff... great through the hills, city/suburbs and they are very quiet.... ive been told that they do collapse under very heavy track work tho and ebc yellows are the way to go for track.

[heslo]

Yep, like Andrew said, the DS2500's are the shit! Awesome price there too Andrew, as they are a pricey pad but as far as I'm concerned worth every penny!

[DSTROY]

I used Bendix pads called Street Road Track. I used them at Mallala and they were fantastic, my brake disks were what failed. I took them out when i changed my disks and put my old pads back in, so i dont really know what they are like on the street.

[Sambo33]

i got Endless SS-Y pads, and also had my disks machined at the same time. braking felt heaps better afterwards

[SLED]

All good posts so far guys.....anyone had any experience with Hawke or QFM pads?

[RubyRS4]

I use Bendix Ultimates. Really nice pads, havent had any complaints. They do shed a lot of brake dust but thankfully stock gtr rims are grey anyhow so no biggie Might try the EBC greenstuff when I upgrade the rotors....

-D

Same. I use Bendix Ultimates. But I wanna try Ferodo DS 2500 next time around.

BTW, yes you should flush out your system with new fluid for best results.

[Damo_R34]

Unfortunately, my mechanic just writes "changed brake pads" on my receipt. Ill be able to use this thread to start being much more selective about the parts im putting in my car.

[Import S13]

ive used bendix street road track before and were great, good for hills and when i used to take the old s13 to the track but they cost abit too and worked alot better once they were warmed up.

ive got bendix ultimate in the r32 which were abit cheaper but worked really really well in traffic and didnt take any time to warm up to make them better etc but heaps of break dust and make a gay sound when they hit the wear marker.

ive also used project MU in the old s13, pretty awsome but abit to pricey for a day to day car. also worked alot better when your hammering the car around the track to warm them up.

Edited July 2, 2008 by Import S13

[nos man]

i used bendix ultimate and they were good! broke hard and didn't fade much but when it came to normal street driving the screeching drove me up the wall! and they did take a bit of my rotors as well

[Trav33]

I've installed Ferodo Formula TS2000's on the front, really unhappy with them. Have BAD noise issues which i havent been able to resolve. Can't comment on the performance of them, as i need to change my brake fluid first.

[Boof]

All good posts so far guys.....anyone had any experience with Hawke or QFM pads?

Mates using Hawke before in his S4 RX7 and he raves about them!! Used them at mallala the other weekend and he rekons they were great!

I've used bendix ultimates before, they were really good pads but so make dust!!

Heard nothing but good things about ebc green and red stuff pads as well!

Most of the jap brake pads are good, cost a few clams, but eh you get what you pay for!

[Leeman]

Great thread Pete, i too am in the hunt for some new tampons for the car!

[SLED]

This will be the 1st time I'm changing pads on the GTR since I bought it so I want to make sure its the right decision, hence the thread.

Unlike my Ford & Commodore dailys where pads are $50 for front & back and rotors are avail at your local fish shop for a couple of $, the GTR pads can cost up to 10 times that amount not to mention that I've got 2 piece floating & slotted rotors on the front that I don't want to chew up prematurely.

[heslo]

Trust me Pete, the 2500's are the go, you won't be disappointed