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3R1K

By 3R1K,
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Boostzor Grand Master

Boostzor

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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 Grand Master

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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 Grand Master

Abo Bob

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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 Grand Master

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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.

Boostzor Grand Master

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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 Veteran

sexzila

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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.........:cheers:

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!!!

Steve Grand Master

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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 :rofl:

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.

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