j30 brake pads question?

[j30t]

I am about to order new rotors and pads for my J and plan on installing them myself. I was just wondering if these brake pads from NOPI.com are good? http://www.nopionline.com/inde...id=0

[j30t]

well for some reason that link isnt working so if you could just go to this link http://www.nopionline.com/inde...fid=0 and then click on brakes and take a look at the brake pads and tell me what you think. By the way....im not looking for any special racing pads just ordinary brake pads.

[Omar]

I dont know much about these brake pads, but when I got Infiniti J30, a while after it needed new brake pads. I went to Infiniti and got the original pads for all around. Honestly, it wasnt expensive at all. I got them from Infiniti of Lisle. They are great. Take care and good luck. Later...

[Eswift]

those pads should be fine, its the same brand many 300zx owners trust for decent aftermarket pads.

i decided to try the pads from stillen, and although i havent been able to clock very many miles on them, i was impressed straight away.

infiniti of lisle does have a great parts department that i would like to support, but i feel better with a better-biting pad than stock, even if it eats up rotors.

[j30t]

ok thanks...about 3 months ago i think you emailed me some info on how to install the rotors eswift. Well I lost all that email and was wondering if I could get your email address and ask a few questions before installing the rotors and pads.

[Eswift]

haha ...i see,

i probably still have those emails, i can just re-foward them to you if you want

[j30t]

yea that would be great...i still have the pictures of the installation but those instructions would be helpful....also is there anything else i need to know since i am going to install the pads also?

[Eswift]

not so much, just use some permatex disc brake silicone compound on the back of the pads to ensure you wont be getting any sqeal.

[Q45tech]

If you live in a climate that varies [cold to hot], the factory pads are always the best compromise becuase they spend months/years getting the compound correct.

There is always a compromise to get good cold braking!

If you drive to extremes [mountains or lots of high speed frequent braking [police pursuit, track autocross in summer] you tend to shift towards a pad that is designed to function at 200F hotter........this takes away from cold initial braking but you understand what you are buying so yo adjust your early morning braking to compensate.............what happens if you loan the car to someone inexperienced.........they fly thru a stop sign/red light in winter.

As long as the edge code on the pads is at least FF you are buying a decent friction compound however the range of FF is broad ...... Mu must be at least 0.35 but not greater than 0.45.How much cashew oil and dust does your selected pad contain?http://www.ornl.gov/~webworks/...6.pdf

http://www.babcox.com/editorial/bf/bf30134.htm

[j30t]

i received an email from NOPI telling me that they dont have those brake pads in stock so now im wondering what you guys would reccommend I get. Not looking to spend much and dont need any special racing/ultrahigh performance brakes.

[j30t]

are the Q and J front brake pads interchangable?

[Eswift]

dennnis will argue, and with good basis, that the pad materials differ due to the differing braking demands for each car.

in terms of size/shape and will they fit?

same/same and yes.

if the autospecialty are unavialable, you could always go OEM, or go with stillen's relabled metal matrix brand, both are right about the same price i believe.

[Q45tech]

The question is do you spend $80 [for oem] $55-60 [from Scottsdale, or $35-$45-$50 to experiment with some aftermarket brand.......that may end up being worse than factory for your non stressful application.

Some how a $20 or $35 difference doesn't seem germain for something as critical as the right brake pad!

Wish I could find a $100 brake pad that was actually worth the extra $30.