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Old Aug 26, 2004 | 06:23 AM
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good brake pads for the max?

Hey guys,

My current pads are worn out, i've heard that kvr pads are good.
should I replace mine with these?

I'd like to get pads that won't fade as much as these one i have now...
no name... hehe

anywho

Thanks guys

96 max, 190km's, brembo flat rotors...
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 07:11 AM
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Here is my order of preference on the pads I've used. best to worse in terms of performance.

Axxis/PBR Ultimates
Axxis/PBR Metal Masters
Stock Nissan replacements
Raybestos Quietstops (these pads suck in terms of "performance" in my experience they will fade terribly after 5 or so consecutive moderate to hard stops . Worse than stock pads. However if you never will get hard on your brakes then theyre fine. They're very quiet and I only have to wipe gently on my wheels whenever I washed the car if people care more about that than performance ).

And I use Brembo blanks w/ all my pads too
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 08:38 AM
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I love my Porterfields.. The only bad part is the $80 for just the fronts..
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 09:00 AM
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Porterfields would be my recommendations also for performance pads. Otherwise OEM Nissan pads.
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 10:10 AM
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what do you guys think of Hawk HPS pads?

curious, cause on another message board, they're recommending these ones...



Thanks guys
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 12:06 PM
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OEM Nissan. Quiet, dust free...
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by emoore924
OEM Nissan. Quiet, dust free...

MUCH agreed. ANY non-OEM pads will squeak and give off hella brake dust. I got Axis Metal Matrix's and I'm dissatisfied with noise and brake dust.

The only way to truly improve braking is bigger rotors or different calipers.

Good luck.
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 12:47 PM
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Performance Friction

No noise, no more dust than stock, good performance, low cost.
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 12:53 PM
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I use metal masters. I was unhappy with the noise initially, but after they broke in they weren't bad. Dust is another story...

+1 for brembo blanks
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Entropy
Performance Friction

No noise, no more dust than stock, good performance, low cost.
Performance Friction are mfg by Porterfield and are only mfg under that name for the front brakes. If you want even higher performance, and for both front and rear, buy Porterfield R4S pads.
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Big_Ham
MUCH agreed. ANY non-OEM pads will squeak and give off hella brake dust. I got Axis Metal Matrix's and I'm dissatisfied with noise and brake dust.

The only way to truly improve braking is bigger rotors or different calipers.

Good luck.
My performance friction do give off more dust than my OEMs, but they make absolutely zero sound, now with 6k on them (front brakes).
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 12:58 PM
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Performance Friction are mfg by Porterfield and are only mfg under that name for the front brakes. If you want even higher performance, and for both front and rear, buy Porterfield R4S pads.
Getting performance pads for the rear is kind of pointless... I get generic carbon-metallics for the rear and it gets me into a power slide in the snow when I call on them, so I guess they are doing the one thing I rely on them for.

I get the front pads for about 30 bucks from Autozone. I don't think I could beat that with Porterfields and I go through a set a year.

Different strokes for different folks I guess...
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 02:21 PM
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Hawk HP+... don't get HPS... you'd be paying too much for regular pads.
Jae
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 03:23 PM
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I went through 2 sets of Porterfields before I swtiched to Raybestos QS. The Porterfields were awesome but they dusted like crazy. My QS pads don't perform nearly as well but hardly dust at all. I will probably try the Axxis MM pads next.
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 03:45 PM
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wagner thermoquiets, good replacements for oe. very quiet, some dust, and wear well for nonperformance braking. i paid 'bout $40 and got a ltd lifetime warranty-you gotta ask about the warranty- wasn't a selling point. almost 2 yrs on 'em-28k recently replaced under the warr.
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 03:52 PM
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EBC GreenStuff pads are good, from my experience with them. They grab harder than you would ever need, and they last pretty long. I think I had mine for like 25K miles.

They do dust a lot, but any pads that are good stopping pads will.
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 04:47 PM
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OEM all the way
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 05:40 PM
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How are these prices? Shipping approx $9

Performance Friction:
PFC0526.20 (front) Carbon Metallic $38/set

Hawks HPS
HB268 (front) HPS $56/set

Both available from these guys:
http://www.raceshopper.com/index.shtml
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 08:32 PM
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how is oem pads with auotzone rotors?
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