Rotors and brake pads

[basracx]

Just want to know where i can get a good deal for a set of front rotos and drum rotors and pads. Preferably brembo rotors and not sure what is good for brake pads. thanks

[miamiheat3332]

stillen has cross-drilled rotors for the pathy and brake pad sets.

http://www.stillen.com

then select model yr etc, but if yours is 1999.5 i think those are the ones that look the same like the 2001-2002 etc, so id choose year 2000 for it since many companies dont know about the middle of the year change.

also another site is

http://www.brakeworld.com the disc italias are sh*t so dont get them, they have a pair of brembo cross drilled for 290$

id personally go with the stillens, they are like 240$ i think and i have them on my 2002 pathy.

EDIT: nevermind about the year thingy, the rotors would be the same for all the years of the r50.
Modified by miamiheat3332 at 8:02 PM 8/15/2009

[Empty V]

Just want to know where i can get a good deal for a set of front rotos and drum rotors and pads. Preferably brembo rotors and not sure what is good for brake pads. thanks

I'm about to replace my rotors and pads, just waiting on the rotors to show up. I've been doing lots of research on what combo would be best for our vehicles and I would suggest against cross-drilled. Due the drilling removing material they can fail(crack) under extreme heat and with our SUV's being so heavy I wouldn't take the chance.

I thought about the brembos but really wanted a slotted rotor so I decided to grab a set of DBA's(Drum Brakes Australia). They're not like traditional vented rotors, they seem to have a much more efficient cooling design. Check out the vid on this page http://www.dba.com.au/2006/videoclip.asp I also spoke with a lot of off-road shops that sell DBA, Brembo, EBC and a few other's and they all said the DBA's were the best.

For pads I went with EBC Yellow Stuff. They're a low noise low dust pad that offers superior stopping power. Originally they were designed as race pads but supposedly work great for heavier vehicles. I'll post a "How To" once they're installed with an evaluation of how they perform over generic/OEM pads and rotors.

Billy

[sicwitit]

Brembo, EBC, power stop, etc all basically have the same design as far as the heat sinks go, I think the DBA's are awesome, and I'd personally go that route. I have had experience with EBC pads too, green stuff and red stuff and they both have impressed me on and off the track. Empty V is on to something about the yellow pads, the pathy is heavy, but the yellows are a bit abrasive. I'd like to know how they hold up after a year or 2 of street driving. I'm sure they be fine, but you never know.

JT

[mda185]

I bought ATE slotted rotors from Tire Rack and Hawk Performance pads for SUVs. I don't like the combination. The pads have worn grooves into the rotors instead of wearing smoothly. I have used the ATE slotted rotors on several BMWs with great results so I am guessing the pads are too hard for this material.

If you have never done rotors on a pathy before, beware that the bolts that attach the rotor to the hub are known to break. I snapped two of them using a torque wrench at the proper setting. The parts guy at my local dealer told me they break a lot and he tries to keep them in stock. They do not appear to be hardened steel. I bought some Class 10.9 metric bolts from McMaster-Carr instead of the OEM bolts and have not had problems since.

[Empty V]

IIf you have never done rotors on a pathy before, beware that the bolts that attach the rotor to the hub are known to break. I snapped two of them using a torque wrench at the proper setting. The parts guy at my local dealer told me they break a lot and he tries to keep them in stock. They do not appear to be hardened steel. I bought some Class 10.9 metric bolts from McMaster-Carr instead of the OEM bolts and have not had problems since.

If you have the part number for those bolts I'd really appreciate it. I'm doing my rotors/pads this weekend and would love to be able to order them tomorrow(Thursday). Thanks!

Billy

[carnal_c30]

I think brembo blanks and some mild pads are the way to go. EBC yellow or green, or axxis deluxe (pbr).

I dont believe too much in slotted or drilled stock rotors and for the sake of servicability I stay with blank rotors on a vehicle like the Pathfinder/QX4

What I run on my qx4 are brembo blanks, pbr deluxe and stainless steel brakelines.

[sicwitit]

I think brembo blanks and some mild pads are the way to go. EBC yellow or green, or axxis deluxe (pbr).

I dont believe too much in slotted or drilled stock rotors and for the sake of servicability I stay with blank rotors on a vehicle like the Pathfinder/QX4

What I run on my qx4 are brembo blanks, pbr deluxe and stainless steel brakelines.

almost all examples of stock rotors I've seen that have been slotted, or drilled have failed in some way. If you want to take advantage of slots, you have 3 things to look for. One that the rotors were designed for the slots. Two, that the slots are properly designed to removes waste gas and dust away from the contact area of the pad. Three that the slot does not extend all the way to the end of the rotor.

I've had a lot of experience in brake setup on race cars, and a friend of mine who is a mechanical engineer, ex-employee of Nismo Japan that was directly responsible for the build of a hand full of JGTC 500 and 300 cars has schooled me on brakes too...which is why on my Lexus, I'm currently running 4 piston calipers front and rear!

but for the avarage user, Brembo blanks will do just fine.

[Empty V]

almost all examples of stock rotors I've seen that have been slotted, or drilled have failed in some way. If you want to take advantage of slots, you have 3 things to look for. One that the rotors were designed for the slots. Two, that the slots are properly designed to removes waste gas and dust away from the contact area of the pad. Three that the slot does not extend all the way to the end of the rotor.

I picked up my DBA's today and was looking at them wondering why the slots stop before the end of the rotor. I would think that it would channel the gas out if the slots extended out.

Billy

[basracx]

yeah im mainly looking on brembo blank. i agree with sicwitit that if its just for average use which i only need. Do you have any store or websites i can get them and comes with a good set of pads?

[carnal_c30]

racetechperformance.com

email me if you have any questions

[Brake512]

Brake Needs provides top quality brake rotors at affordable cost.