New brakes and rotors!

DR370Z1 · 11-09-2015, 08:01 PM

Hi everyone. I'm in need to change out my brake pads and rotors. Looking for some recommendations for my '12 370z Nismo. It is a daily driver and do not track at all. I would really appreciate the feedback. Thanks everyone!!

Chuck33079 · 11-09-2015, 08:26 PM

Honestly, for just street driving oem pads and blank rotors will be fine.

Hotrodz · 11-09-2015, 09:10 PM

If that is all you need shoot me a PM, I have a set of oem rotors, about 20k on them nothing but DD on them and a set of brand new Posi Quiet brake pads. If you are in SoCal we can do a meet and greet make the exchange the next time I'm down that way, which should be around Thanksgiving.

cv129 · 11-09-2015, 11:28 PM

What Chuck said.

Especially if you care about keeping your rims clean all the time.

DR370Z1 · 11-10-2015, 11:00 AM

What if I wanted a higher performance brake set up? Any recommendations?

Hotrodz · 11-10-2015, 11:10 AM

Upgrade to ss brake lines and a good bake fluid and the rest is still what Chuck said.

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osbornsm · 11-10-2015, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DR370Z1

What if I wanted a higher performance brake set up? Any recommendations?

What performance do you seek from your brakes?

What does "higher performance" mean to YOU?

DR370Z1 · 11-12-2015, 12:09 PM

Sorry for the late response. I am looking for a set up that will do well when I start tracking my car. Something that'll do well tracking and daily driving.

Chuck33079 · 11-12-2015, 12:15 PM

The pads that work well on track will not work well on the street and vice versa. You'll need two sets.

osbornsm · 11-12-2015, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DR370Z1

Sorry for the late response. I am looking for a set up that will do well when I start tracking my car. Something that'll do well tracking and daily driving.

Important lesson: Any product that does "everything" does it poorly.
- All season tires, aren't really good at any particular season.

Same is true of brake pads. You "can" find a pad that will work for both. But for the love of all that is holy... swap out your OEM pads AND FLUID before going to the track.
- If you recall, Car and Drive put a 370z into the wall for it's bad brakes.

ban25 · 11-12-2015, 03:38 PM

If you don't mine squeal, Carbotech XP10 pads will work fine on the street (with much better bite than the OEM Akebonos, in fact). For rotors, you could go with OEM, StopTech, or Z1. Make sure to use good brake fluid, Castrol SRF or at minimum, Motul RBF 600. If you're looking for a BBK, look no further than the AP Racing Radi-Cal kit.

DR370Z1 · 11-12-2015, 04:29 PM

I was thinking about this setup. What do you guys think?
EBC USR Ultimax rotors
EBC Redstuff brake pads

Hotrodz · 11-12-2015, 06:05 PM

I use Redstuff with Z1 lightweight 2 piece rotors. They are good street pads. I would definitely do as advised if your going track more than a couple of times a year XP10's are too aggressive for DD, XP8's would be better.

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Brendan · 11-12-2015, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DR370Z1

Hi everyone. I'm in need to change out my brake pads and rotors. Looking for some recommendations for my '12 370z Nismo. It is a daily driver and do not track at all. I would really appreciate the feedback. Thanks everyone!!

Quote:

Something that'll do well tracking and daily driving.

Sorry, but this was hilarious. Just get a another set of oem pads and blanks. When you actually start doing track days, start reading threads in the track section about what brakes different guys are running.

It's pretty easy to swap pads with the fixed caliper set-up. Its not uncommon to have one set for the track and another for dd use.

Rusty · 11-12-2015, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DR370Z1

I was thinking about this setup. What do you guys think?
EBC USR Ultimax rotors
EBC Redstuff brake pads

I started out tracking with the Yellowstuff pads. It's a good DD pad too. Since I got more time on the track. I'm using the XP10/XP8 set-up with Racing Brake brake rotors.

11-09-2015, 08:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
DR370Z1 Base Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Hawaiian Gardens, CA Posts: 9 Drives: 12 Nissan 370z NISMO Rep Power: 13	New brakes and rotors! Hi everyone. I'm in need to change out my brake pads and rotors. Looking for some recommendations for my '12 370z Nismo. It is a daily driver and do not track at all. I would really appreciate the feedback. Thanks everyone!!

11-09-2015, 08:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	Honestly, for just street driving oem pads and blank rotors will be fine. 2011 Nismo#91, cv129, Hotrodz and 2 others like this. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

11-09-2015, 09:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
Hotrodz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NW, AZ Posts: 9,330 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 2684385	If that is all you need shoot me a PM, I have a set of oem rotors, about 20k on them nothing but DD on them and a set of brand new Posi Quiet brake pads. If you are in SoCal we can do a meet and greet make the exchange the next time I'm down that way, which should be around Thanksgiving. __________________ *Fast Intentions TT Installed and Tuned by Seb at SpecialtyZ 610whp 560tq:\|Fast Intentions 3" TT-TDX*\|SpecialtyZ/Fast Intentions 72 Row Oil Cooler\|SZ 6 Puck Clutch & Flywheel\|3GsCustoms\|Z1\|Wavetrac\|Hotchkis\|Whiteline \|Blitz\|Fortune Auto 500\|Fujimura\|SPL\|H&R\|TK\|TWM\|RPM Rollbar\|Sparco\|Next Level Performance\|TrackSpec\|AeroFlow Dynamics\|Pioneer\|

11-09-2015, 11:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
cv129 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,236 Drives: 09 Nismo, 16 Nismo Rep Power: 163995	What Chuck said. Especially if you care about keeping your rims clean all the time. __________________ Setrab \| RE-71 \| SPL \| JRZ \| Nismo \| ARK \| Whiteline \| RacingBrake \| CJM Oil Pan \| Ti shield

11-10-2015, 11:10 AM	#6 (permalink)
Hotrodz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NW, AZ Posts: 9,330 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 2684385	Upgrade to ss brake lines and a good bake fluid and the rest is still what Chuck said. Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk __________________ *Fast Intentions TT Installed and Tuned by Seb at SpecialtyZ 610whp 560tq:\|Fast Intentions 3" TT-TDX*\|SpecialtyZ/Fast Intentions 72 Row Oil Cooler\|SZ 6 Puck Clutch & Flywheel\|3GsCustoms\|Z1\|Wavetrac\|Hotchkis\|Whiteline \|Blitz\|Fortune Auto 500\|Fujimura\|SPL\|H&R\|TK\|TWM\|RPM Rollbar\|Sparco\|Next Level Performance\|TrackSpec\|AeroFlow Dynamics\|Pioneer\|

11-10-2015, 11:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
DR370Z1 Base Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Hawaiian Gardens, CA Posts: 9 Drives: 12 Nissan 370z NISMO Rep Power: 13	What if I wanted a higher performance brake set up? Any recommendations?

11-12-2015, 12:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
DR370Z1 Base Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Hawaiian Gardens, CA Posts: 9 Drives: 12 Nissan 370z NISMO Rep Power: 13	Sorry for the late response. I am looking for a set up that will do well when I start tracking my car. Something that'll do well tracking and daily driving.

11-12-2015, 12:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	The pads that work well on track will not work well on the street and vice versa. You'll need two sets. osbornsm likes this. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

11-12-2015, 03:38 PM	#11 (permalink)
ban25 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SF, CA Posts: 339 Drives: 17 C7 Z06 M7 Rep Power: 66	If you don't mine squeal, Carbotech XP10 pads will work fine on the street (with much better bite than the OEM Akebonos, in fact). For rotors, you could go with OEM, StopTech, or Z1. Make sure to use good brake fluid, Castrol SRF or at minimum, Motul RBF 600. If you're looking for a BBK, look no further than the AP Racing Radi-Cal kit. __________________ 2017 Corvette Z06 7MT \| 1LE \| Stage 3 \| DSCSport

11-12-2015, 04:29 PM	#12 (permalink)
DR370Z1 Base Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Hawaiian Gardens, CA Posts: 9 Drives: 12 Nissan 370z NISMO Rep Power: 13	I was thinking about this setup. What do you guys think? EBC USR Ultimax rotors EBC Redstuff brake pads

11-12-2015, 06:05 PM	#13 (permalink)
Hotrodz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NW, AZ Posts: 9,330 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 2684385	I use Redstuff with Z1 lightweight 2 piece rotors. They are good street pads. I would definitely do as advised if your going track more than a couple of times a year XP10's are too aggressive for DD, XP8's would be better. Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk __________________ *Fast Intentions TT Installed and Tuned by Seb at SpecialtyZ 610whp 560tq:\|Fast Intentions 3" TT-TDX*\|SpecialtyZ/Fast Intentions 72 Row Oil Cooler\|SZ 6 Puck Clutch & Flywheel\|3GsCustoms\|Z1\|Wavetrac\|Hotchkis\|Whiteline \|Blitz\|Fortune Auto 500\|Fujimura\|SPL\|H&R\|TK\|TWM\|RPM Rollbar\|Sparco\|Next Level Performance\|TrackSpec\|AeroFlow Dynamics\|Pioneer\|

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