Rear brake pads question

[kingQong]

I have to replace my rear pads on my '91 Q45. I have Hawk pads up front. Can I replace the rears with stock pads or should I stick with same pads as I have up front?

[elwesso]

id replace with hawks... I dont really think itd make a huge difference, but for me personally i woudlnt be able to go to sleep knowing i had 2 different kinds of pads on my car

[Romeo5k]

This may be a stoopid question, but because i think Joe's is cloesed on Sundays, ill ask here. Does Joe';s pads have warranty on them? If so, what kind of warranty? Because if not, i may just go to Oreilly and buy the Wagners and get lifetime on them.

[qship96]

wear warranty? are you kidding? no!

[Q45tech]

For 17 years the old Q have used the same U85 rear pad, however the manufacturers have oscillated over the years Hitachi and Akebono.

Same with the front pads, there have been 6+ versions usually with different part numbers 60U90,U91,U92, 60U93 then 66U91.

I would use the oem U85 on the rear regardless of what front pad was chosen.

Seemed to work ok with various Stillen, Metal Master, and others I tried on the front.

After all unlikely that any pad that will fit front will vary by more than 5% friction hot at least up to 600F...................cold friction and end of stop moaning is always the problem with Q aftermarket pads................

Be certain to get a 100% brake fluid system flush every time you change pads and bleed air from ABS bleeder screws.

Happy Hawking.

[Romeo5k]

DANGIT!!! lol.... well .. has anyone heard about any brake pads called Wagner? Are they okay for the mean time...cause this sqeeking and stuff is not gonna cut it for moi! Wagners are sold at oreilly. (www.oreillyauto.com). im too scared of autozone, i heard parts there just suck.!Is wagner okay for the next 6 mos?

[xerexabante]

Get the OEM, I have used Akebono really great. Goond stopping power less fade. Paired it with EOM Brembo rotors. Sweet as can be.

[Q45tech]

The 90-96 Q is kind of unique in that Nissan uses the rear brakes more than most 4,000 4 door sedans................the rear pads and the front pads wear at equal rates [+-] so changing pads will show up as either faster or slower wear rates in comparison.

This [balanced performance] was possible due to antidive/lift rear suspension and the control from front tension rods.

The thought was you changed pads and retrued rotors at the same time you replaced tires [15-20k for oem].................fewer special service trips.

Since you were or your chaffuer was bringing it in every 90 days/3,750 anyway.

Lexus of that era [ Fixed in1996] stopped longer and barely wore the rear pads as did BMW on Mercedes had balanced pad life and this varied with models....S and E were balanced.

[Jesda]

Use the same pads in rear, since the Q puts equal force on front and rear brakes.