i plan on changing out my front brakes within the next couple weeks....i have heard good things about OEM rotors and pads....but what other options are good?

i have read that there are NO benefits from slotted and cross drilled rotors....

how much am i looking to spend on parts.....(new pads and rotors)

i heard brembo makes really good stuff too.....

where can i find the best prices for these?

 

rockauto.com for non OEM parts
any of the wholesale parts dealers (pinnacle, midway nissan, courtesy nissan) for Nissan replacements.

http://maxmods.dyndns.org/ -> has info about the various pads/rotors

A very common and good combination is OEM pads with Brembo blanks.

You've been around long enough that you should have looked in the stickies first - all this info is in there.

 

300 z x bbk

 

I can tell you for damn sure that there can be a big benefit from slotted rotors. If dust or gunk gets stuck between the rotor and the pad, the slots will catch it so it doesn't totally score the rotor. I drive over some fairly dusty/rocky surfaces on my daily commute, and when I had my Brembo blanks, they got scored so badly that I had to replace the rotors after less than 10k miles. Now I have EBC slotted/dimpled rotors, I drive over the same surfaces, and my rotors are spotless.

Slots can also help for big emergency stops from high speeds because they will help vent the gasses that form between the pads and the rotors. Drilled rotors also help get rid of gas and gunk like slots do, but they compromise a lot more surface area to do it, which will hurt your braking. Drilling also stresses the metal around the holes, and the rotors can actually crack with heavy usage. Slotted rotors aren't subject to that kind of stress, so they can be a great upgrade from plain-jane blanks (if you feel like spending the cash).

As far as pads. I've used OEM, Satisfied Pro ceramic, and EBC Greenstuff. The OEM pads were barely acceptable. The Satisfied Pro pads stopped much better, but they were pretty harsh on rotors and made all sorts of noises. The EBC pads were much, much better than both -- if I hadn't treated them as harshly as I did, they'd have been totally noise free, and even with my highly aggressive driving they lasted very well. I did manage to crack them with all the hot-cold cycling I put them through in my crazy day-to-day driving, but unless you take them to a track I don't see that happening to 95% of people.

The most highly recommended pads, from what I can see, are the Porterfield R4S. They're pretty expensive though. I'll be trying Axxis Ultimates (supposedly similar but much cheaper) in about a week.

 

hhm what you guys think? ebc green vs raybesto quick stop??

 

I assume you mean Raybestos Quiet Stop (the only Quick Stop pads I can find are from Wagner, and they're just OEM replacements -- no better than OEM).

Raybestos Quiet Stop is designed for low noise/dust first, performance second. EBC Greenstuff is a performance pad with only some compromises to keep it noise-free, rotor friendly, and streetable.

Between the two, it's gotta be EBC.

 

Save your money and go with stock rotors, but better pads. I've been happy with Carbotechs in the past. Stopping power is limited by your tires - they'll give up long before even stock brakes and rotors will. That's why BMW is putting stock brakes on the new M5 rather than a big brake kit.

 

I just installed a set of Hawk HPs from tirerack.com and the car stops like a son of a *****.

 

hwo do u guys feel about generic ROTORS from checkers?

im thinking of just hecking it as shipping BREMBOS is killer =( . unless the price differences were that small.

thanks.

 

i use hawk pads too and using stillen/brembo drilled rotors

 

I would get some Raybestos Quietstops before I got OEM ones.
They dust hardly at all, and they seem to have pretty good stopping power, with quite a bit of longevity.

I will get another set when these finally wear out.

 

I also have Raybestos Quietstops and have no complaints, decent performance, NO brake dust and little noise

 

well i did the ebc and drilled slotted, but the rotors are rusting now since it rained? wtf?? they are brembo too

 

rotors can rust very easily when there is a humid environment.
I live in Mississippi, and if you don't drive your car for one day(one), there will be a small layer of rust on the rotors. It is nothing to worry about....it goes away the first time you use the brakes.

 

Where'd you guys buy the Raybestos - Price?

 

rockauto.com, ~40 bucks.

 

Yep....www.rockauto.com

They do pretty well.
They are fast with the shipping, and are very friendly if you ever need to contact them.