khakuda

Have a 94 GXE with 111,000 and noticed that when braking on the highway from 60 down to 40, there is shaking in the steering wheel which I guess means rotors. Anyone have any suggestions on rotors. Turn the rotors or put in new ones, if new which brand is OE quality? Thanks!

DanNY

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i like brembo blanks for quality replacement rotors.
pads...that's really up to you how hard you drive and your budget. something with ceramic seems to be the new hotness.

jakeru

I highly recommend Carbotech bobcat pads! These are carbotech's compound for street application.

My '89 GXE had problematic brakes for many years until I installed these gems. The old brakes were inadequate and noisy if they got heated up. The previous owner complained as the Maxima's brakes as being a weak point with the car. Problem solved with the Carbotech's!

The Carbotechs one of the more expensive pads you will find, and they may need to custom build them, but I'd recommend them for the Max if you plan to keep the car. For rotors, getting them turned if they are within the thickness parameters is viable, if they are worn excessively thin, replace.

Be sure to torque the lug nuts up evenly and to the proper torque specification. Do not allow anyone using an impact wrench to torque your lug nuts. This is important because the brake rotors are "squeezed" by the wheel fasteners between the wheel and hub. Improper and uneven torque of the wheel fasteners can potentially cause rotor warping.

khakuda

Thank you both. I picked up some Brembo rotors and had already ordered Akebono pads. I'll save the old rotors and, if they look like they can be resurfaced, maybe I will keep them for next time. Thanks also for reminding me to have my mechanic use a torque wrench on the Lugnuts. I think it was 80 or 85 foot-pounds if I remember. Sadly, I don't have time to do it myself this time. Ill check out carbotechs, too.