what pads do most people recommend to go on the fronts of a zed? had EBC redstuffs on previous cars and been pretty happy with them. the discs are grooved aftermarket. Dont want to spend the earth but want something that is reliable and safe for non-track use.

Hawk, potterfield, reds or greens

hawks bud every time, there good in both wet and dry with no faid and minimal dust, i was running potterfields and they just got chewed with a shed load of dust, EBC's are good for track but need warming and tend to faid. hth

hawk hps

 

used them on the z and the s14a

ferodo 2500 or 3500 everytime ;) best pad ive ever had

 

Mike

ferodo 2500 or 3500 everytime ;) best pad ive ever had

 

Mike

they are the mutts but at £115 a set :( you can buy 2 sets of hawk and perfrom as good IMO

they are the mutts but at £115 a set :( you can buy 2 sets of hawk and perfrom as good IMO

 

i know a ouple of people who have used hawks and they have faded after a while, not bad pads but not as good as the ferodos, you gets whats you pays for :D

Thanks for the input guys.

 

It is StopTech (who i think are a part of Brembo) discs and pads that i have on there at the moment and i am pretty happy with them but the front pads have worn to the indicators after about 8-9k miles. Is that a decent lifetime? that havent been thrashed or tracked???

 

The guy who had the car before me bought the stoptechs from the USA. Can they be bought for a reasonable price in the UK?

 

If i cant find cheap Stoptechs in the UK. I think i will end up going for the Hawks. Is HPS the type to go for? where is the cheapest place to buy them?

 

Finally, I think i will do a brake fluid change at the same time as replacing the pads. Is superdot 4 the stuff to use? and is there a sequence in which to bleed each caliper?

I asked the same question a while ago - this was the result....

 

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=91757

i know a ouple of people who have used hawks and they have faded after a while, not bad pads but not as good as the ferodos, you gets whats you pays for :D

never got mine to fade much :confused: depends how you drive i guess :D

Thanks for the input guys.

 

It is StopTech (who i think are a part of Brembo) discs and pads that i have on there at the moment and i am pretty happy with them but the front pads have worn to the indicators after about 8-9k miles. Is that a decent lifetime? that havent been thrashed or tracked???

 

The guy who had the car before me bought the stoptechs from the USA. Can they be bought for a reasonable price in the UK?

 

If i cant find cheap Stoptechs in the UK. I think i will end up going for the Hawks. Is HPS the type to go for? where is the cheapest place to buy them?

 

Finally, I think i will do a brake fluid change at the same time as replacing the pads. Is superdot 4 the stuff to use? and is there a sequence in which to bleed each caliper?

 

i think abbey motorsport are a stoptech dealer

 

hth

Mike

hhhmmmmm...... interesting. Think Hawks still sound good for me. Best place to buy???

 

What about the sequence to bleed brake fluid through calipers and which brake fluid to use?

never got mine to fade much :confused: depends how you drive i guess :D

or if you use the brakes :D

or if you use the brakes :D

indeed handbrake is my middle name :D

what about the Axxis Metal Matrix? :confused: i was told they are very good on stock discs

what about the Axxis Metal Matrix? :confused: i was told they are very good on stock discs

axxis metal matrix? never heard of them, you got any links bud?

Having been driving the 350 for nearly 2 weeks now I have had the opportunity to throughly abuse the brakes and they have never faded at all. The standard pads are Ferodo. (Hope Karen doesn't read this !)

hhhmmmmm...... interesting. Think Hawks still sound good for me. Best place to buy???

 

What about the sequence to bleed brake fluid through calipers and which brake fluid to use?

 

you can hawk pads from the following

 

paul@ swz on here

smithy i think stocks them

ztech in wiltshire

 

bleeding sequance is furthest away from master cylinder

 

so you do NS rear (abs not nec) but make sure battery is dissconected OS rear NS front OS front

 

you can use a dot 4 or dot 5.1 i use castrol race spec fluid 5.1 synthetic

axxis metal matrix? never heard of them, you got any links bud?

 

look here

 

i have heard from a couple people that they are pretty good

 

thinking about buying me a set

I got my Hawk pads from Paul@SWZ

you can hawk pads from the following

 

paul@ swz on here

smithy i think stocks them

ztech in wiltshire

 

bleeding sequance is furthest away from master cylinder

 

so you do NS rear (abs not nec) but make sure battery is dissconected OS rear NS front OS front

 

you can use a dot 4 or dot 5.1 i use castrol race spec fluid 5.1 synthetic

 

Nope, fronts are furthest away so do them first - brake lines run from MC to ABS unit in the boot THEN to the calipers, so the fronts have the longest lines ;)

iv not yet needed to bleed the ABS systym on any z and have always been shown to bleed furthest away from master cyl

 

like nissan tell you :D

 

http://www.300zx.co.uk/tech/manual/manual/br/005.gif

I didn't say bleed the ABS :p I said the front calipers are the furthest away from the BMC - the lines run from the BMC to the ABS unit then to the front calipers. The rears run from the BMC to the ABS unit then straight down to the calipers. So the front caliper lines are the longest...

So is it not worth bleeding the ABS too? If it is where is the Front/Rear side air bleeder on ABS actuator?

I didn't say bleed the ABS :p I said the front calipers are the furthest away from the BMC - the lines run from the BMC to the ABS unit then to the front calipers. The rears run from the BMC to the ABS unit then straight down to the calipers. So the front caliper lines are the longest...

 

Agree with you totally :-

 

http://www.300zx.co.uk/tech/manual/manual/br/004.gif

 

But it's not what the manual says :confused: :-

 

http://www.300zx.co.uk/tech/manual/manual/br/005.gif

the manual is wrong LOL