Am curious what is the best brake pads out there that has the best bite on a 4th gen. Maxima?

 

The brake pads that will give you the most grip are going to be racing pads. The downside to race pads are they generally squeak a lot more, wear out faster and may have a higher degree of temperatrue dependance. As far as a specific pad that you would have to google it or something as I don't ahve any experience with racing pads...

Tyler

 

just get regular brake pads, if you want a specific brand get the duralast ceramic pads. supposedly they dont give as much dust as regular pads...

 

I just bought a set of front rotors (just blanks) and Akebono Pro ACT Ultra-premium Bake Pads (front and rear) and rear rotors from autopartwarehouse.com and partsgeek.com and I only spent about $200 for everthing!! The pad are ceramic (less brake dust than racer pads). I guess it all depends on if you have a commuter or a racer.

I was just looking for a good deal on parts...since being unemployed....recession sucks, yeah really sucks.

 

Hawk HPS Pads w/Brembo Blanks

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Never cheap out on brakes or tires, buy the best you can afford, cuz if your car doesn't stop good, then you won't have it very long. At least buy a name brand.
+1 on Akebono ceramics.

 

The Akebono Proact pads are good but the new Akebono Street Performance pads are awesome. I have them on with Brembo blanks. Put them on Fri. July 3rd. The next Monday they saved me on I84 with very little drama as far as whether I was goning to be able to stop fast enough. I was afraid of being rear ended.

 

Wagner Quiet Stop - FTW Lifetime guarantee, available at your local auto parts store.

My .02

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If you are performing your own brake job (which I just finished last night), remember to clean the new rotors. No matter what brand you get, it is a good idea to wipe all the protective oils on the rotors. Remember to bed the pads into the rotor. When I did this today, it was fairly easy; the brakes had a little fade at first and then they firmed right up. Stop on a dime now and feel much safer.

 

hps works good.

 

 

for the fronts, i always buy OEM brake pads....reason is, they don't grind or groan or squeek when you slowly roll to a stop or inch forward little by little while pressing on the brake. i've tried almost all the aftermarket pads from autozone, checkers, advanceauto, napa....they all give the same noise. for the rear, any cheap pads would do it for me.

 

satisfied GS6, agressive initial bite.