I give up on EBC brakes... anyone use some regular brands?
 

I give up. The guy told me they don't make EBC greenstuff pads for that application, even though someone here said they had them on their SVX. Whatever.

Anyway, I am going to need pads THIS WEEK. Anyone have any reccommendations that I can pick up anywhere? Like carquest, checker, weaver, napa, etc???

- Ca$h

Re: I give up on EBC brakes... anyone use some regular brands?
 

My experience has been that, any aftermarket pad you buy, you'll be unhappy with. They will either squeal or be overly dusty. My advice is to buy the OE pads. I had them on until just recently and was extremely happy with them. Instead of doing my brakes myself, this time, I took it into my tire shop. They replaced them with some Raybestos something or other. They don't squeal, but they sure let off the dust. Again, this is my experience, and the experience of many that I've heard, over the past three years.

Oh, and they are "greenish" in color, if that helps. :D

Cash,

I'm the guy that said he had them, but I didn't source them - they were on the car when I bought it. I just know they are greenstuff because I took my front brakes off to check the tightness of the guide pins. I know the PO made frequent trips to Europe, maybe they are available there but not in the US. Or maybe they had been laying about for some time - can't answer that.

Anyway, I'm contacting a company called precision brakes to see what they offer (pads and SS lines, etc). On their web page they list both drilled and drilled/slotted rotors for the SVX ($110 and 125 each respectively with a discount for members - whatever that requires). They also work group deals if anybody is interested.

Have no idea about the reliability/reputation of these guys.

So go to the dealer and order their expensive pads? :\

- Ca$h

Bendix are supposed to be quite good and very reasonably priced (my fronts were $63AU) - also, an option for aftermarket discs would be Disc Brakes Australia (DBA) - slotted rotors and the like - may not be practical to ship to US considering the multitude of products you may have Stateside but for your info anyways in case it helps.

James

Pads
 

Cash, SVX pads from the dealer aren't as expensive as you think. I currently have pro-line $28 pads on. They're about shot. Put them on about 9k ago (might get 15k out of them). The last pads I had on there were OEM. They were on there when I got the car with about 3/4 wear left in them. I put 30k on them before they wore out. So I'm guessing they'd be good for about 40k give or take. Do the math and without even taking into account labor you'll make out better with OEM. Are there better brakes than OEM out there? Well sure, but dollar for dollar the OEMs aren't bad. When the SVX first came out its braking ability was compared to that of BMW Ms, Porsche and Mercedes as far as stopping distance. If I remember correctly it was right around 180ft from 70. Today, that's still in the top 1/10 of all vehicles sold.

jamsvx
 

The place I referred to earlier (Precision Brakes) is a US retail sales outfit for the DBA drilled and/or slotted rotors - does DBA have a good rep in AU?

Here's the link for those interested.

http://www.precisionbrakes.com/index.htm

I got about 30,000 miles out of a set of stock pads... I like to drive 'spiritedly' though.

Mike

Re: jamsvx
 

Yes I would recommend them as a quality product. Only slotted, not the drilled ones. Radial vented disks should not be drilled, it interferes with the cooling.

Harvey.;)

Harvey, thanks for the recommendation.

Precision sells slotted DBA rotors for $100 each (don't know about shipping costs). I have asked for group pricing on rotors, SS lines, pads, and upgrade kits (bigger calipers/rotors). waiting to hear from them. will post what they have to say.

Re: I give up on EBC brakes... anyone use some regular brands?
 

Raybestos has a "NEW" ceramic composition pad, quiet, light color dust.
Akebono ceramic pads are $37 (front) at
www.philsinc.com Evanston, IL. that's what I have, not enough miles for an opinion.

Axxis Metal Masters (used to be Repco Metal Masters) are highly regarded in some circles, and relatively inexpensive - maybe $80 all around. Racers have used them and are pretty complementary. The ones I had on my '75 280Z were great, but that was 20 years ago. Squeal-free and dustless.

Good luck with your search.

Re: Re: jamsvx
 

I second Harvey, they are very popular for the cost/benefit they offer.

I am going to get them on mine when I have to change the discs so thanks for the tip Harvey!

James

Re: Re: I give up on EBC brakes... anyone use some regular brands?
 

Let us know if the rotors wear more than the pads.:rolleyes:

Re: Re: jamsvx
 

Harvey, by "Radial vented", do you mean the type that is on the front but not the rear?

Thanks as always,

Matt