i am new to the forum and want to say that you guys have great information about nissans.My question is what kind of break pads do you guys recommend for the front of 2k2 Infiniti I35 and also where can I buy them?
Thanks for the help.
where to buy brake pads
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Pick any one of them.
(Trophy Nissan)http://www.nissanwholesaleparts.com/
Another one (Pinnacle Nissan/Infiniti)http://www.nissanparts.org/
Grubbs Infiniti:http://www.grubbsinfiniti.com/en_US/
Scottsdale Infiniti:http://www.everythinginfiniti.com/
Fred...
Pick any one of them.
(Trophy Nissan)http://www.nissanwholesaleparts.com/
Another one (Pinnacle Nissan/Infiniti)http://www.nissanparts.org/
Grubbs Infiniti:http://www.grubbsinfiniti.com/en_US/
Scottsdale Infiniti:http://www.everythinginfiniti.com/
Fred...
Also, call Grant at TireRack.
Grant HorvathTire and wheel specialist and your personal contact at The Tire Rack877-522-8473 Ext# 313or via email at [email protected]
Or, go to the TireRack site, in the left hand column!!
Phil
Grant HorvathTire and wheel specialist and your personal contact at The Tire Rack877-522-8473 Ext# 313or via email at [email protected]
Or, go to the TireRack site, in the left hand column!!
Phil
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Q45tech
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Generally the oem pads are designed to offer the widest temperature range [they have to function well on the 1st COLD stop in winter] thru the 600F [4 rapid stops from 60 mph at 100F ambient] compared to the performance pads which SHIFT the temperature range upward from 600F by 100-200F taking it FROM the bottom..........COLD STOPS SUFFER.......there is no free lunch with pads compounds regardless of the MARKETING HYPE!
THAT IS THE FIRST CRITERIA: do you need to stop first thing on a cold morning, and are you willing to hold your foot on brake [lightlly] for a few minutes to warm the pads and rotors up to 200F?
Will someone who doesn't understand the pads drive the car and have to make a panic stop?
I learned this the hard way running a stop sign in 20F dry weather with both feet on the brakes. Drivers learn to adapt.
THAT IS THE FIRST CRITERIA: do you need to stop first thing on a cold morning, and are you willing to hold your foot on brake [lightlly] for a few minutes to warm the pads and rotors up to 200F?
Will someone who doesn't understand the pads drive the car and have to make a panic stop?
I learned this the hard way running a stop sign in 20F dry weather with both feet on the brakes. Drivers learn to adapt.
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Q45tech wrote:Generally the oem pads are designed to offer the widest temperature range [they have to function well on the 1st COLD stop in winter] thru the 600F [4 rapid stops from 60 mph at 100F ambient] compared to the performance pads which SHIFT the temperature range upward from 600F by 100-200F taking it FROM the bottom..........COLD STOPS SUFFER.......there is no free lunch with pads compounds regardless of the MARKETING HYPE!
THAT IS THE FIRST CRITERIA: do you need to stop first thing on a cold morning, and are you willing to hold your foot on brake [lightlly] for a few minutes to warm the pads and rotors up to 200F?
Will someone who doesn't understand the pads drive the car and have to make a panic stop?
I learned this the hard way running a stop sign in 20F dry weather with both feet on the brakes. Drivers learn to adapt.
Yeah until you heat up the pads like Q45tech said you can compare your braking performance with a 1956 non power assisted Chevy pick-up.
The car is driven non-aggressively and rarely sees rpm range above 4k. To put it in simpler terms, the car is driven by an older woman who needs to get her front brakes changed and I will be the one doing it. I just want to know if there is a specific brand that infiniti/nissan drivers prefer when the car is used just as a daily commuter or should I just order a set of OEM pads. Also, would you guys recommend that I have the rotors resurfaced even though the pads are not fully worn?
Good question about resurfacing rotors. The answer is yes, you should always mate the new flat pad surface, to a properly resurfaced rotor. Aside from any mathematical formula, I can only submit that the new flat surfaces will mate better to one another, and wear properly during break-in period.
OEM pads will be ideal for this car and driver, in my opinion.
OEM pads will be ideal for this car and driver, in my opinion.
stick with OEM, unless there is a "compellin" reason to do otherwise, compelling being-autocrossing frequently-road racing-very agressive driving habits
and if you do these, like q45 tech said and have pads for it, you MUST heat them up on cold days.
also, if you look at a pad, a new one, it was "fuzzies" on the surface, little peices of material that will bond to the rotors grooves and imprefections(only on a newmly machined rotor), this helps the pads frictional base work better(because the rotor after bedding will now have some of it on there), otherwise with unmachines rotors you still have older material and glazing left on the rotor, hindering performance. Machine and cross-hatch sand(lightly nondirectional sanding) the rotor and bed pads, then drive safe.-chet
and if you do these, like q45 tech said and have pads for it, you MUST heat them up on cold days.
also, if you look at a pad, a new one, it was "fuzzies" on the surface, little peices of material that will bond to the rotors grooves and imprefections(only on a newmly machined rotor), this helps the pads frictional base work better(because the rotor after bedding will now have some of it on there), otherwise with unmachines rotors you still have older material and glazing left on the rotor, hindering performance. Machine and cross-hatch sand(lightly nondirectional sanding) the rotor and bed pads, then drive safe.-chet