questions about my brakes

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glitched
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ok, i bought my car with the z32 brakes. and now i need new pads. its a daily driver and i would like good pads with low noise and dust. what brand would you recamend and where can i finf them for a good price? are these axxis ones on ebay a good deal? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...=WDVW

does it matter that im not sure if i have the turbo or NA brakes?

also is it recamended to do anything with the rotors?i have Z32 Powerslot rotors (front) and S14 Brembo rotors (back)


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I like my Hawk HPS pads. Nice street pad, pretty quiet, not much dust and good when cold. Not a track pad, but definitely nice for "spirited driving".

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glitched wrote:does it matter that im not sure if i have the turbo or NA brakes?
no
glitched wrote:also is it recamended to do anything with the rotors?i have Z32 Powerslot rotors (front) and S14 Brembo rotors (back)
as long as they aren't worn out or warped don't worry about them.

i second the recommendation for the hawks.


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i currently have EBC green pads in the front and hawks in the back. i dont have any complaints with them ( other than i wished they would have lasted longer)

where is a good place to get them? any sponsors cary them for a good price?

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type your city into local.google.com and try "performance" and "motor" and etc, because afaik, the only shops that sell those are gonna be performance shops. do look around all the interweb shops and froogle them before you agree to a price anywhere though.

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i can tell you right now there wont be a brick & morter where i live that will have them. thats why i am an online shopper. so no suggestions of specific sites?

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cdlong wrote:no
so it doesnt matter if i get 30mm or 26mm?

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only the calipers and rotors are different.

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I can tell you what NOT to buy if you don't want squealing.

I have Hawk HP+'s in my Z32 fronts, and they squeal like a dying pig. However, my Axis Ultimates in the rear seem pretty quiet (though I probably couldn't hear them squealing over the Hawks even if they were).

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well those are the upgraded more aggressive model versos the HPS


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