Brake Pads

200SX-ZN · Post by **200SX-ZN** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 2:55 pm

My Brake Pads Needs Replacing On My SX S13. Does any durban users know of a good place in durban where i can take my car to go and fit new brake pads?

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 5:47 pm

Well its relatively easy fitting them your self. Not sure where you can fit them in Durban though, look in the yellowpages.co.za for a brake/clutch place in DBN.

Depenging on the use of your car the type of pad you fit is quite important
* ATE's: Cool if your hardly ever speed and your a grandma driver, excessive fade when hot.
* Ferodo's Normal: Good they also fade quickly though.
* Ferodo's Cermaics: My choice but very hard on rotors, can even handle some track abuse.
* EBC Green Stuff: Very good, just overpriced (Never tried)
* HAWK's HPS: One of the best street/semi-track pad out there, recommended by big manufactures like DBA Australia, Powerbrake SA
* Project MU: Good but very soft bite action (Never tried)
* Bosh: I don't like'mmm by budy swears by them after they didn't fade while doing 7 or so laps around Zwartkop.

Then there is hundreds of no name brands out there... I'd stay away, to give you an idea, I killed a set of No-Name pads in a week with my Polo, those thingd fade so bad that when I got to my driveway in the evenings my disks where glowing and I had zero brakes, that obviously killed the rotors, changed rotors fitted some Ferordo Ceramics... It's been 4 months they still holding out.

The Calibrator · Post by **The Calibrator** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 7:30 pm

I really hope you mean Ferodo Platinums as in my experience the ceramics are real crap that will destroy your discs.

ChemCool · Post by **ChemCool** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:44 pm

excessive fade when hot.

ATE's - this is the thruth. I run through red robots with my ATE's. Just not stopping.

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 6:26 am

The Calibrator wrote:I really hope you mean Ferodo Platinums as in my experience the ceramics are real crap that will destroy your discs.

Thats the stuff actually yeah

Mixed up my names

Ero_sennin · Post by **Ero_sennin** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:34 am

I run through red robots with my ATE's. Just not stopping.

Yeah experience that aswell, combined with very smooth tyres not cool

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:31 am

when i had ATE's my worst experience was the constant squealing of the brakes. they would squeal loudly when not in use, and gently when the peddle was pushed.

i could change the tone of the squeal with the force that i pushed the brake pedal down, and this happened on 4 different vehicles.

i gave those pads 4 chances on 4 different vehicles, and on the last one i vowed never to use them again!!!

lately i installed ferodo platinum on my sx, and ferodo premium(?)on my xtrail, and i am very impressed. no noise at all, and excellent road use stopping power.

haven't track tested though!

ChemCool · Post by **ChemCool** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:35 am

lately i installed ferodo platinum on my sx,

Where do we source that and do you have a part number perhaps?

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:41 am

I still have ATE's on my SX now... Was looking for a quick replacement since I knew I was going to fit the Z32 brakes in 2 or 3 weeks... But ended up not been able to fit them

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:56 am

Vlade wrote:I still have ATE's on my SX now... Was looking for a quick replacement since I knew I was going to fit the Z32 brakes in 2 or 3 weeks... But ended up not been able to fit them

sorry for the hijack!!!

is that the rear brakes from z32?

what are your issues there, cos i will face them too soon!!! i've got the calipers, and the fronts are just a question of money for discs and pads, but for the rears i will need bigger discs, but i want to retain my handbrake mechanism!

check out these pics:

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:56 am

That's them!

Where your sourcing rotors from VC?

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:16 pm

slow down...

no money for mods for a while, if i get rotors, i will let you know!