Brake Pads Users Ratings Guide

[Nismo 3.2ish]

Anyone heard of the Ultima brand

[kaneryan]

QFM A1RM Brake Pads - Sooooo good! i use them on the street and track, dont squeel, a tad bad when cold but once they are warm...... they are the goods

[Nismo 3.2ish]

QFM A1RM Brake Pads - Sooooo good! i use them on the street and track, dont squeel, a tad bad when cold but once they are warm...... they are the goods

Thank Kane, when you say a tad bad when cold, I have short legs and cannot reach the tyre to stop it

[kaneryan]

haha im not sure i get your joke, but these pads are very good, especially for the price i think $140 or somthing like that, i didnt get any fade when i used them, also have DBA XS rotors and these pads, worked well, and i attended all day around smsp south circuit! still using them now. its not my daily driver but very good for a street/track pad

[34GeeTeeTee]

haha im not sure i get your joke, but these pads are very good, especially for the price i think $140 or somthing like that, i didnt get any fade when i used them, also have DBA XS rotors and these pads, worked well, and i attended all day around smsp south circuit! still using them now. its not my daily driver but very good for a street/track pad

They do work at SMSP South as you dont have high speed braking... At Wakie on the otherhand the A1RM are shite... I ran them on my car for a few sets but since switching to Winmax have not had the problems with pad fade...

[gdawg]

I have run Winmax W5's recently and they seem to hold up to a bit track work as well as slower stuff (hillclimb).

At Mallala in my GTR which is heavy on brakes they held up to 5-6 lap sprints with minimal change in feel.

The feel is different to the PMU club racer I usually run, there seems to be less initial bite, but the performance must be there (did a PB of 1:18.7 on them). Obviously the W5 is a lot cheaper than the PMU so great value for money. The W7 may be more suitable to more serious track duties.

The wear was minimal for the one track day.

I have some Winmax 6.5’s on order to try. Will run a few hillclimbs on them and maybe a track day earlier next year so it will be a while until i get feedback on them

[Nismo 3.2ish]

haha im not sure i get your joke, but these pads are very good, especially for the price i think $140 or somthing like that, i didnt get any fade when i used them, also have DBA XS rotors and these pads, worked well, and i attended all day around smsp south circuit! still using them now. its not my daily driver but very good for a street/track pad

in the old days the drum brakes in the cars were shit and we used to joke that you were better off using your shoes on the tyres instead of using the brake shoes, it is a shit getting old because some young blokes do not know what we are talking about, LOL

[34GeeTeeTee]

I have run Winmax W5's recently and they seem to hold up to a bit track work as well as slower stuff (hillclimb).

At Mallala in my GTR which is heavy on brakes they held up to 5-6 lap sprints with minimal change in feel.

The feel is different to the PMU club racer I usually run, there seems to be less initial bite, but the performance must be there (did a PB of 1:18.7 on them). Obviously the W5 is a lot cheaper than the PMU so great value for money. The W7 may be more suitable to more serious track duties.

The wear was minimal for the one track day.

I have some Winmax 6.5’s on order to try. Will run a few hillclimbs on them and maybe a track day earlier next year so it will be a while until i get feedback on them

I run 6.5 front and 5 rear... Stops real good

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

QFM A1RM Brake Pads - Sooooo good! i use them on the street and track, dont squeel, a tad bad when cold but once they are warm...... they are the goods

what?

they're terrible on the track.. even cheap shit Intima SR pads perform better!

[gtr jet]

I ran A1RM's on my standard brakes and the were shit but now they're more than enough on my AP's.

[kaneryan]

what?

they're terrible on the track.. even cheap shit Intima SR pads perform better!

each to there own. i find them great. lucky we are all not the same, otherwise this world would be boring!

[niZmO_Man]

Grab some Intima SR. A1RM are an aggressive street pad and light duty track. GT-R's are too heavy for it. Even on my crappy brakes they started to fade after a few laps at SMSP South. Great on the street though.

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

each to there own. i find them great. lucky we are all not the same, otherwise this world would be boring!

what other pads have you used before? it's hard to compare if the best pad you've ever used are A1RM

[kaneryan]

what other pads have you used before? it's hard to compare if the best pad you've ever used are A1RM

lucky i never said they are the best pad ive ever used i said they are very good! and only used them around south circuit. a few people earlier said that they got brake fad after a few laps of south circuit and they are too heavy for GTRs well i own a 34GTR the heaviest of them all and i found them good. no fad at all. not sure what else to say haha just find ones you like and stick to them!

[Nismo 3.2ish]

I ran A1RM's on my standard brakes and the were shit but now they're more than enough on my AP's.

Hi Michael, Brakes seem to be more personal than tyres,haha

Sorry, but what do you mean, shit on your standard and good on your AP's.

I would imagine the brake fluids could also have an effect on the brakes performance.It seems DOT4 grade is the go.

I will be getting braided lines fitted.

Pete

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

^ he's got larger brakes, which means larger rotors for cooling, more braking force from larger caliper and overall more surface area

[KiwiRS4T]

Hi Michael, Brakes seem to be more personal than tyres,haha

Sorry, but what do you mean, shit on your standard and good on your AP's.

I would imagine the brake fluids could also have an effect on the brakes performance.It seems DOT4 grade is the go.

I will be getting braided lines fitted.

Pete

Dot 4 is standard. What you need to look for is the temperature rating - the higher the better. I use Motul RBF600 - there are a couple of others in that range. More important than the rating is keeping it fresh so at a minimum change it annually.

[Nismo 3.2ish]

^ he's got larger brakes, which means larger rotors for cooling, more braking force from larger caliper and overall more surface area

what is a good size front and back for an R34GTR. No good going quick if you cannot stop

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

what is a good size front and back for an R34GTR. No good going quick if you cannot stop

I personally can't comment because I own a shit box R33 GTS-t

But if I had your car and money lying around I wouldn't blink twice about getting the 365mm Alcon 6 Piston kit for the R34 GT-R - that's if the car is being used for track work.. if not I would just stick with the stock setup.. it's more than enough when paired with good pads, fresh brake fluid and good tyres

[Nismo 3.2ish]

I personally can't comment because I own a shit box R33 GTS-t

But if I had your car and money lying around I wouldn't blink twice about getting the 365mm Alcon 6 Piston kit for the R34 GT-R - that's if the car is being used for track work.. if not I would just stick with the stock setup.. it's more than enough when paired with good pads, fresh brake fluid and good tyres

Had no luck finding information or price on the Alcon brake kit for the R34GTR ?