where to buy brakes?

[vancouvers14]

ok, its time for new brakes.  where can i get cheap brembo rotors and axxis metal pads?  I haven't seen any on ebay for a while...

[sykikchimp]

I got Slotted and cross-drilled Brembo rotors for my old 90 240sx from a guy in CA..  they were $250 for all four.  His email address is  [email protected]

They worked great.  As for the Brake pads, I can't help you there.  I used Bendix pads and they worked really well.

[sykikchimp]

I forgot to mention, the bendix brakes were good, but kinda sucked till you got them warmed up (about 2 min into drive)  the Rotors Rocked though. GOODBYE brake -Fade

[Takumi]

I heard Axxis pads will eventually grind up your rotors.

[vancouvers14]

hmmm....
never heard that about axxis.

any other options?

I *only* use Brembo rotors with Axxis pads.

- Mike

[nismo270r]

Check out www.stranoparts.com if you're looking for brake rotors and pads.  They carry Brembo rotors and your Axxis pads.  Also have Porterfield and Hawks for people needing more stopping power.

[HippoSleek]

I've never heard Axxis pads eating rotors.  I could show you some that do - but none of those compounds are carried by stranoparts.  Every one on there looks like a good street/autox compound.

Nismo - thanks for that link... I've actually been thinking about new front rotors and can never find non-drilled, non-slotted, non-plated Brembo rotors!

[vancouvers14]

anyone see a need for stainless steel brake lines?

[HippoSleek]

Not at this stage, imho.  If you are going to really do your brakes, you would get 300zx calipers and would need stainless lines just to fit them on.  But unless you are doing some hardcore driving (a lot more than you would need Metal Masters for), yours should be fine.  That way, when you are ready for the z32 calipers, you won't feel bad about paying another $100 for lines.

[crazycuban]

another option is endless...mine are supposed to come in any day now, but the street endless brake pads go for 130-150 a pair.  steep, but i'm willing to put my money on a company that's pads are used in a major race series, and besides...u get to have endless brake pads...mmmmmm...endless...

[nismo270r]

For badass street pads, Porterfield carbon/kevlar pads are about the most bang for your buck. For roughly 90 bucks for the front set, they have unbelievable stopping power. Rob got them used with 14k miles on them, and they still to this day will out stop my Axxis MM/Stillen X-drilled rotors/SS lines. I believe Marty King has them on his car with the 300ZX upgrade and I thought my eyes were coming out of my head when he got on the brakes. I think it was Marty that told me he looked into Hawk, Porterfield, Endless, and KVR and found the best for the money was the Porterfields. I would like to try a set of Endless NA-Y's or their new street series pads. BTW, what happened to their US site? www.endlessusa.com ? Not working for some reason...

Oh yeah...SS lines are basically used to reduce the amount of expansion your factory rubber brake lines have.  When you stomp the pedal they don't expand as much as plain rubber, so you're brakes should work a bit faster.  I couldn't tell you that I noticed that much of a difference, but I changed out rotors/pads/lines all at once, so I wouldn't really be able to tell you that it changed JUST because of the lines.

(Edited by nismo270r at 7:53 pm on Dec. 13, 2001)

[HippoSleek]

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aight Mr. JDMfever <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'> While I haven't heard many reviews from 240 owners, I've heard a lot of bad about Endless pads from people who own other makes (Civic/Tegs, Miata, RX-7, for starters), so I would advise against them - especially for the money. Okay for street, but don't get them near a track or you will see endless fade.

For street pads, rotor wear, noise, lifespan, and dusting are my biggest concerns (as any good semi-met pad will give me enough stop). Those categories, I'd stick to a lower dollar pad like the Axxis. I've heard about how well they work on the 240 and will be buying them soon. I might look at the Porterfields too, but they are usually too dusty (my old ones on my Civic were awful). If you REALLY want to stop, you should talk to the guys at www.carbotecheng.com Right now, they make what is fast becoming one of the most popular street/track compounds for import drivers (Panther Plus). You can get about 5 track days out of them, use them on street (not and get 5 track days), dust is non-corrosive, and you can out brake about anyone and never see fade. But they are noisy as ####, leave teeth marks in rotors, make much dust, cost $140 shipped, and being able to out brake everyone in daily commuting is not always a good idea! Too impractical for daily use, IMHO (maybe one day I'll take them off and save them for February).

In either case, if you are going to be using pads in a variety of environments (street, autox, track), you may want to give carbotech a call and talk to Andie. They really know their shit about brakes over there and sell other brands too. I also know people they have either steered to other companies (b/c they were cheaper) or recommended against upgrades that wouldn't help (i.e., rears).

(Edited by HippoSleek at 6:16 am on Dec. 14, 2001)

[vancouvers14]

the porterfields are sounding nice. &nbsp;i'll look into those. &nbsp;

so does stillen have rotors for the 4bolt 240? &nbsp;never seen any before. &nbsp;Maybe I'll look into the z32 kit after all. &nbsp;I've just never liked the idea of having to drill new bolt holes. &nbsp;

Anyone see a problem with just doing the z32 swap on the front, and staying stock size in the rear (so that i can avoid e-brake problems)? &nbsp;Or would that just make my car spin, from too much stopping power iun the front and not enough on the back?

[nismo270r]

For street pads, I would say Porterfields are the best way to go. &nbsp;

I'm not sure if Stillen has x-drilled for the 4 bolt 240's, but they very well may. &nbsp;Just give them a call: 1-800-576-2833 Ext 138 &nbsp;Ask for Adam Hume (pronounced like fume). &nbsp;Just tell him your a 240SX CCA member...he gave me a great deal on my sways. &nbsp;240 bucks shipped for ST sways. &nbsp;

There's really no problem just doing the Z32 swap up front, since that's what most people do! &nbsp;I've only seen one case of the rear's being swapped personally, and that was on Russ Goggans' S14. &nbsp;Here's a link to his car:
<a href="http://www.240sx.org/atlanta/russ_s14_page.htm" target='_blank'>http://www.240sx.org/atlanta/russ_s14_page.htm</a>

Your front brakes are most of your stopping power, so braking won't be out of balance. &nbsp;I know on a motorcycle it's roughly 70% front / 30% rear. &nbsp;I'm not sure on a car though...