Looking for Brake Specialist Shop

[3R1K]

As the title says

I need check my brake soon and probably change my brake pads.

So I thought why don't I go to brake specialist

Any place that you guys recommends?

Cheerz

Erik

[G0DF4Th3R]

LOL..

Top Racing in Bentley can do it..

[Sneeza]

Hyperdrive can do brakes (I know they do bendix). Since you're a SAUWA member - show your card for discount!

[JH32]

go to perth brake parts to buy the gear

and do it yourself !

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Jimih, I too would normally recommend doing it yourself, seeing as it's so easy, but Erik isn't mechanically minded, so I think that might be dangerous.

Erik, Any of the performance workshops could do it:D

[JH32]

fair enough !

well good luck erik ... plenty of places can do it for you

[paully_tee]

how much should u spend on pads for a non turbo r33 that rarely gets driven hard??? Still want sum decent stoppin power but. brands??

[3R1K]

, Probably you guys have answered all the questions.

paully_tee : bendix or ferrodo are good for a reasonable price

[Boostzor]

Found bendix fade a bit too much, yes the ultimates or premiums or whatever they call em now.

Really liked "Green Stuff" by EBC and hear that u cant go past race brakes RB26's which are well priced too. I think both of those pads are semi organic.

[Steve]

My personal favourite is Endless SS-S, low dust, great initial bite, progressive and rated to 500deg C, so not likely to fade on the street. Oh, and they wont chew the ass out of your rotors either. I have also found project Mu are pretty good, not quite the same intial bite as endless, but otherwise on a par. I have also tried bendix and greenstuff, didnt think alot of them (personally), better than stock though, but dusty and seemed to wear rotors like there is no tomorrow.

your brakes will perform ALOT better with good pads than if you upgrade and use normal pads, (I went from stock SR20 brakes with project Mu pads to stock R32 brakes, and the SR20/project Mu combo pissed on the stock R32 setup) Once I fitted endless pads it was a different story though. Good brake pads are an excellent upgrade.

I would recommend getting the best you can afford, what price your life? cheap insurance and alot more fun driving the car.

[Abo Bob]

I don't think it's your Ultimates that fade. I've never experienced fade in my Skyline and that's all I've used so far. I've been to about 10 track days and as everyone around my area and on this site can attest, I drive my car hard.

[Steve]

there are more factors to whether or not a brake pad will fade than just the pads, tyres, driving style, how tight the track is etc.

Your pads are obviously ok for how you use them, but not in Boostzor's case. I have know other people that have had fade on ultimates (so they told me), even though I didnt get it.

Alot of variables.

[Abo Bob]

I think my rotors are bigger than R33 ones. Do you think that might make a difference?

[Boostzor]

Yeh if the rotors are bigder they are going to dissapate more heat, so if they are thin they fade faster. When i had them they were on a jza70 and the rotors were about half way done. After 3 hard brakes u could feel it fading.

As steve said though, EBC ab RB chew rotors good. Too bad the endless are so expensive.

[sexzila]

I would recomend do it youself or get one of your friends to do it Erik.

Just got back from the place in Bayswater (no name)......whata bunch of cowboys.....

They frucked one of my wheel nuts and their reasoning was " who did your wheels before" and that is after they takend them off , put them back on, and took the car to do the alignment....

.....and then they had decency to tell me its ware and tare..........dick****fiths.........

All that: for them to tellme there is nothing wrong with my car.......

Well I get to the breakes now. I ask them why is one of my brake pads bent inside after I replaced them ....... and the guy tells me we are specialists but I don't know!!!

Whata???

So after spending so much money on different barke specialists that know fruck all...

Wheel alignment specialists......same......fruck all.....

So much for pro help.....

I have decided from now on, even with not much time these days I am doing it myself.....

Read the forums guys, ask for the manual if you need one, I have one, so does Paul and few more other people. DIY!!!

[Boostzor]

Specialist is very general term in a completely unregulated industry.

[G0DF4Th3R]

Erik, just take it to Top Racing

[sexzila]

Specialist is very general term in a completely unregulated industry.

Agree.

[Steve]

Boostzor, endless may be a bit pricey, but stack up well against others when you consider the money you save in not having to replace your rotors so often - more rotor = better brakes

Abo Bob, bigger rotors can make a difference, both in thickness and diameter, as can the design. Take for example the 'roo paw' (or whatever its bloody called) design of DBA rotors - they spent alot of time and effort trying to improve the cooling efficiency of the rotor. Then you have the material that the rotor is made of which also makes a difference.

If you have aftermarket/upgraded rotors, there could definately be a difference.

[IMACUL8]

Is it TOP RACING now - so now everyone is recommending them....

OK OK just trying to keep up people seem to change their mind every week.

Dan