Brake upgrade reccomendation

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duffman8189
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So i just purchased a set of rear and front brakes from stillen with their goodridge brake lines. What type of fluid should I be using after i install them? is there anything else i should need?


spawn01
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It really depends on how much heavy track use you plan. If it is mostly street use, then a good name brand synthetic dot 3 or dot 4 fluid will be fine. If you plan heavy track time, then dot 4 with a higher boiling point like motul. brake cooling on nissans are pretty weak with the exception of a gtr. Stay away from silicon based fluids (mostly dot 5). They have a high compressabilty rate so they cause a spongy brake feel, worse if you have larger calipers with stock master cylinder and booster. As long as you got brake pads with your brake kit, you should be set. Depending on how aggressive your pads are, make sure you bed the pads in properly, or you will deal with alot of brake noise. Did you get ap racing?


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