Hey guys, my dad has a 2003 G35 and is going to need brake pads soon. We'd like to know what are some good brake pads for the G35's other than OEM that'll last pretty long. I'm guessing the OEM brake pads are carbon because of the short life and the amount of brake pads. Any help would be great, TIA.

The OEM Pads are Pretty good it is partial carbon and cerametallic. i Switched to Hawk HPS Pads they grab excellent but they squeal like a pig . so i went ahead and switched back to new OEM's and they work just as good. if you want to sacrifice some noise for a bit better performance on braking then go with Hawk HPS. Hope this helped you a bit Enjoy

I had my front and my rear pads changed on my 03 at different times and both times I was told I should use Akebono pads. The pads I got are full ceramic and require no breaking in. They are great for the street. I have never used them on a track though.

Thanks for the replies guys. It's for my dad's car and he was just looking for something that will last longer, he's not really looking for anything performance wise. He had his front ones changed and now the rears are due.

BanamexDF wrote:Thanks for the replies guys. It's for my dad's car and he was just looking for something that will last longer, he's not really looking for anything performance wise. He had his front ones changed and now the rears are due.

With this last piece of information, my advice would be to use the same compound on the rear that he is using on the front. Otherwise, he runs the risk, although slight, of changing his front-rear balance. I would guess he does not want his rears to grab more than his fronts or vice versa. Especially for street driven cars, it is always a good idea to keep everything in balance.

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dmkozak wrote:
With this last piece of information, my advice would be to use the same compound on the rear that he is using on the front. Otherwise, he runs the risk, although slight, of changing his front-rear balance. I would guess he does not want his rears to grab more than his fronts or vice versa. Especially for street driven cars, it is always a good idea to keep everything in balance.

Yeah, he'd be changing all four rather than just the rear.

Any links to sites along with the recommendations would be great too.

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I've changed the pads on my G twice now. This last time I went ahead with Ceramics on the rear. The front still have a little bit left from the first time but in order to change them I really need new rotors so I am ordering those and putting ceramic pads on the front also. You will pay a little more but you don't get the brake dust and I think they will last longer or at least I hope

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bigpei wrote:The OEM Pads are Pretty good it is partial carbon and cerametallic. i Switched to Hawk HPS Pads they grab excellent but they squeal like a pig . so i went ahead and switched back to new OEM's and they work just as good. if you want to sacrifice some noise for a bit better performance on braking then go with Hawk HPS. Hope this helped you a bit Enjoy

bud. im getting a 05 g35 coupe. i live on long island. who does your mod work?