not really sure how to ask it without sounding cheap but oh well

GSS138 · 04-09-2013, 05:17 PM

Gonna agree, buying some biscuity chinese brakes off ebay sounds like a recipe for death. You can't be cheap on brakes-at the same time there is alot of room between really damn good street brakes, and high end racing brakes-much more than you might think.

You can actually have brakes that are too good for your tires. They will slow your car so much when applied that your crappy tires will actually give out under the weight and pressure.

One other little track secret -if you have been out pushing your brakes really hard, they get hot-very hot. If you then park the car and engage your parking brake-just say "bye bye" to your rotors. The heat from the brake pads will warp your rear rotors. If you have been going 100+ slam on brakes, 100+ slam on brakes, 100+ slam on brakes, then park the car and engage emergency brake, you probably have indeed warped your rotors.

SouthArk370Z · 04-09-2013, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by GSS138

...One other little track secret -if you have been out pushing your brakes really hard, they get hot-very hot. If you then park the car and engage your parking brake-just say "bye bye" to your rotors. The heat from the brake pads will warp your rear rotors. If you have been going 100+ slam on brakes, 100+ slam on brakes, 100+ slam on brakes, then park the car and engage emergency brake, you probably have indeed warped your rotors.

While I agree with your conclusion, the parking brake has nothing to do with it. On the 370Z (at least my '09), the parking brakes are a separate system. It's an old style drum/shoes setup. Look through the rear spokes and you can see the drum between the wheel and rotor - it looks a bit like a big spacer. See the PB section of the FSM for details.

GSS138 · 04-09-2013, 07:10 PM

Hey South good point. I can tell you that on a '12 sport package it's rotors in the rear so yeah you wouldn't want to do that. I am going to start taping my e-brake at track because sometimes I forget myself on it.

Cold pits, park, e-brake, leave car, walk 15 feet, yell "OH NOES!", run back to save baby. Is a pretty typical beginner track pattern I imagine.

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04-09-2013, 05:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
GSS138 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 769 Drives: '12 370Z 6M Sport Rep Power: 14	Gonna agree, buying some biscuity chinese brakes off ebay sounds like a recipe for death. You can't be cheap on brakes-at the same time there is alot of room between really damn good street brakes, and high end racing brakes-much more than you might think. You can actually have brakes that are too good for your tires. They will slow your car so much when applied that your crappy tires will actually give out under the weight and pressure. One other little track secret -if you have been out pushing your brakes really hard, they get hot-very hot. If you then park the car and engage your parking brake-just say "bye bye" to your rotors. The heat from the brake pads will warp your rear rotors. If you have been going 100+ slam on brakes, 100+ slam on brakes, 100+ slam on brakes, then park the car and engage emergency brake, you probably have indeed warped your rotors.

04-09-2013, 07:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
GSS138 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 769 Drives: '12 370Z 6M Sport Rep Power: 14	Hey South good point. I can tell you that on a '12 sport package it's rotors in the rear so yeah you wouldn't want to do that. I am going to start taping my e-brake at track because sometimes I forget myself on it. Cold pits, park, e-brake, leave car, walk 15 feet, yell "OH NOES!", run back to save baby. Is a pretty typical beginner track pattern I imagine.