like the topic said~

its time to get new pads, any idea?

are they better than the stock pads??


[Modified by FreddyR, 7:52 AM 7/6/2002]

 

I had the AEM pads in the rear, i switched to them when i got some Panther +s to run at the track and the initial bite bias was favoring the front too much. The AEMs did a good job at VIR for 2 days, then were fine on the street for a few months, and vaporized completely after about 75-80 mintues total at Summit point during Hyperfest. They never faded, they just vanished, down to the squealers with maybe .5mm left. I can't really say they weren't good for the money, but next time i'll probbaly get something that will last longer at the track. Hard to beat the price, and the fit was great, since they're made by nissin and are exactly the same shape as OEM stuff.

 

Good review Scott. I just got them about a month ago, but I am looking forward to putting them on soon. Just looking for a good reason to throw them on since I still have a little wear left on my stock one's.

 

My experience with the AEM Nissn pads: Worst episode. Ever.
Well, at least in terms of longevity.

As a street pad, they are great, but at the track they were (as mentioned before) vaporized. After bedding all 4 corners, I ran at Streets of Willow Springs and completely cooked the front pads: cracked in half, crumbling away at the edges. Now I didn't boil over the fluid (running Motul RBF600).
Then I switched to Porterfield R4S pads, but due to a misshipment in rear pads, I had to run the R4S (front) and AEM (rear) combo at ButtonWillow for 2 days. The AEMs ground down to nothing in that time and these were in the rear!

My suggestion is to go with the R4S pads if you don't go to the track too much, or if you can deal with the squealing: R4 pads. If you track your car a lot, it's worth going with the R4 pads in my opinion, squealing and all.

Just my observations....

-Geo

 

do you think the aem are ok just for street and the occasional 1/4?

 

if that's your point, it should do the work fine, can't beat the price

 

how much are the AEM pads

rob- who needs to get off his *** and re-do his entire brake system soon

 

i have found the pads for 35 bux

 

AEM pads have great initial bite and the best part, are really really low on dust. Probably less dust than stock, and it is in fact a lighter color than most brake dust.

That said, I think these could be WORST than stockers as far as track longetivity. They have a higher coefficient of friction, so there is more heat being made, but they just can't handle that much higher temps than stock. So once you go way over that, they are just going to wear away to nothing.

Otherwise they are an excellent street pad. Easy on rotors, especially considering how they tend to run them quite a bit hotter than stock when you get on it.

 

where?

 

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