Brake job. 95 q45 g50

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Have to do a brake job on the 95. Won't be holding on to this one much longer. Shame as the odo reads 60k. File to large to post. Passender side looks new. Driver rust is getting to it. Testing waters as there is not much available outside importing from japan. https://www.cquence.net/infiniti-q45-19 ... eoQAvD_BwE
Will be using these. Oem pads. Will be beating the crap out of these rotors. Will let you know how they hold up. Is a write up in order? Wasn't going to do the job myself but the lack of action on this forum needs some sort of attention.


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Drilled and slotted rotors are useless on a vehicle unless it's going to see track duty that requires increased heat dissipation from the brakes, and will actually provide less friction surface than solid rotors and greater likelihood of cracking them. If you're all about the poser bling, go for it, but don't mislead yourself into thinking you're installing parts that will improve the car's braking capabilities.

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Ryantzer wrote:
Tue Nov 15, 2022 10:55 pm
Drilled and slotted rotors are useless on a vehicle unless it's going to see track duty that requires increased heat dissipation from the brakes, and will actually provide less friction surface than solid rotors and greater likelihood of cracking them. If you're all about the poser bling, go for it, but don't mislead yourself into thinking you're installing parts that will improve the car's braking capabilities.
Yes and no. D&S's can definitely be an asset if you drive routinely in hill country, or in stop-and-go traffic where the brakes are always operating warmer than normal. I do a lot of the latter, and I'm pretty sure the D&S's on the wife's Altie have prevented at least one accident. Brakes work by turning the car's kinetic energy into heat, so the bigger the difference in temperature between the brakes and ambient, the less efficient they are. The difference between flat and D&S isn't noticeable under normal conditions, but there are types of driving where D&S's are a definite asset. Choose accordingly.

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Stop and go traffic doesn't add extra heat to the brakes unless you're accelerating to 45 mph then getting on the brakes hard time after time, and nobody does that in traffic. Hill country is also not going to stress normal brakes to the point of overheating unless a driver is riding the brakes continuously. What slots and drill holes do is reduce the amount of surface area that's actually in contact with the brake pads, which reduces the maximum amount of friction the brakes can generate, which means the maximum stopping power will be reduced. It would be the same result as if you installed smaller brake pads. You're correct in that D&S rotors won't make any noticeable difference in normal driving, but in a panic stop situation they could potentially be less effective.

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We'll have to agree to disagree. Our old PT Cruiser overheated and faded constantly driving AR-7 and other roads in Ozark hill country. Put D&S's on it and never had another fade incident. Heat is heat, your brakes can either shed it or they can't.

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Car is driven like it is stolen most times. So I decided to get the drilled and slotted

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VStar650CL wrote:
Wed Nov 16, 2022 9:21 am
We'll have to agree to disagree. Our old PT Cruiser overheated and faded constantly driving AR-7 and other roads in Ozark hill country. Put D&S's on it and never had another fade incident. Heat is heat, your brakes can either shed it or they can't.
Personally, if I experience fade during "normal" driving I will first suspect low quality aftermarket brake pads or air in brake lines.
A brake bed-in procedure is a good(and fun) way to gauge the ability of your brakes to shed their heat. No hills required. Cheap a** front brake pads will be smoking and fading after 3 or 4 passes.

https://brakeperformance.com/bedding-in-rotors.php

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fontana dan wrote:
Wed Nov 16, 2022 6:24 pm
Personally, if I experience fade during "normal" driving I will first suspect low quality aftermarket brake pads or air in brake lines.
A brake bed-in procedure is a good(and fun) way to gauge the ability of your brakes to shed their heat. No hills required. Cheap a** front brake pads will be smoking and fading after 3 or 4 passes.
The problem with the PT was a bloated vehicle equipped with brakes from a Neon. The only point I was making is that there are "normal" driving circumstances in which heavily-vented rotors are beneficial.

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The problem with the PT was a bloated vehicle equipped with brakes from a Neon. The only point I was making is that there are "normal" driving circumstances in which heavily-vented rotors are beneficial.
Can't argue with that. It is a Chrysler product what do you expect eh?

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fontana dan wrote:
Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:32 am
It is a Chrysler product what do you expect eh?
True that also. :chuckle:

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Wow how did this turn onto a Chrysler battle. I bought these rotors because they would be reasonable for myself and the people the drive this Q45.

"Will be beating the crap out of these rotors. Will let you know how they hold up. Is a write up in order? Wasn't going to do the job myself but the lack of action on this forum needs some"

This is a test. Should I throw this on tiktok? Just to see? Or should this be my last post

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BCC93QT wrote:
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Wow how did this turn onto a Chrysler battle.
All Chryslers are a battle. Own one and you'll see. :lolling:
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This is a test. Should I throw this on tiktok?
I think TikTok will only want the vid if you manage to smoke them. :chuckle:

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Been running old ash Q45s for a long time. The goal is to contribute to this forum. If you want me to throw a tiktok video on these rotors.... then I failed miserbaley. This will be a winter car this year. I guess I could roast the rear end just for a few bucks. But that would be disrespectful to the people I have made connections with for the past 25 years here on nico.

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The goal of this brake job. Was to beat the car up.

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BCC93QT wrote:
Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:08 pm
The goal of this brake job. Was to beat the car up.
Hey, calm down. @Ryantzer and I had a minor disagreement... about brakes... and @fontanadan made a valid point that led to Chrysler... brake jokes. Nobody's trying to change the subject or boot you out of your own thread. Please don't take it that way.
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Lol. My goal was to attract attention. I achieved that. Glad you posted honestly. Off to beat up the 95 even more. They came in yesterday. I had a full set of oem pads for the front. Rears not sure what they are gotta check

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Brakes done. Obviously better stopping. Almost get light headed its so quick. New tires. New issue. Front right vibration while accel and turning. Bj tie rod end etc.alignment specialist will lmk snow

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Stage 3 on the nico ecu. Beating the crap out of em for a week or two. Not looking for longevity. Big difference with the studded snow tires oem front pads aftermarket rears


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