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Old 04-27-07, 12:04 AM
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Default Best Aftermarket Brake Pad?

I will have my 19's soon, but i'm worried about wearing out my brakes. I don't have alot of money left over after buying the tein cs and rims/tires. What is the best rotor and brake pad I can use with the stock caliper?
Old 04-27-07, 05:02 AM
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I have axis organic pads up front with rotora slotteds and they work great, no noise and no brake dust. highly recommend that setup, especially if you're not going with a full bbk because of funds (sounds a lot like me )
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You can also look into EBC Green Stuff
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im rocking the akebono ceramics ultra something....they are awesome.....no brake dust and great stopping power compared to the stock pads....so far so good
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My buddy's got Endless pads(not sure which ones)on his 350z w/ Brembos. Haven't heard anything from him on it though.
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Originally Posted by GeorgeGS4
I have axis organic pads up front with rotora slotteds and they work great, no noise and no brake dust. highly recommend that setup, especially if you're not going with a full bbk because of funds (sounds a lot like me )
I also run the Axis (Not deluxe) on all corners with the Rotora slotted rotor upgrade...
Old 04-27-07, 08:38 AM
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May want to conduct a search which will reveal the answers to your question which has been asked a great many times already.
Almost all will recommend Brembo rotors.
For pads I only run HPS Hawks after running the Green Stuff, and a variety of ceramic pads from Axis, etc.... The HPS are the only pads I have purchased over again and are now on the GX and Tundra.
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ebc green stuff is pretty rough on the rotors... i'm switching to hawk pads soon.
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There is no "BEST" pad. What do you want in your brake pads? Quiet? Do you track your car? Do want a long lasting pad? No dust?
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I've been using the Hawk pads in the GS400 for the past 5,000 miles now. I've always run the Hawk on my Supra, so when it was time to change the pads on the GS, I just stuck with the Hawks.

No complaints here.

From reading on several sites, most people agree that composite pads are overall better in performance, noise, and dust.
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Ebc...........
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i'm going with axxis ultimates...
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Originally Posted by minla007
im rocking the akebono ceramics ultra something....they are awesome.....no brake dust and great stopping power compared to the stock pads....so far so good
great pads period.
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Originally Posted by minla007
im rocking the akebono ceramics ultra something....they are awesome.....no brake dust and great stopping power compared to the stock pads....so far so good
I'm going to try these; I heard good things about these pads.
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A fellow CLer drove my car yesterday. I have Axis ULT with Brembo Blanks. He has Akibono on stock rotors. He is going to switch to my setup, and that was after 3 minutes of driving. Everyone else who drives my car, is also always impressed. All other braking components are stock.


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