Some pads call for a Nissin(?) caliper or some call for an Akebono(?) caliper, well, is there any easy way to tell? Would the VIN # tell me which? Is there a site you can go to which you input the VIN # and it spits everything about your particular car?

 

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Nope, no VIN # lookup that I know of.
This seems to be right (http://www.automotiveforums.co....html), except for the part about AutoZone knowing, because they gave me the Akebono ones the first time.

Mine's a 90 2dr, and has Nissin; my mother-in-law has a 92 4dr, and it's akebono. Try the dealer parts dept., or look for the "Nissin" logo on the front of your caliper w/ a wheel off.

 

throw the vin here and i'll run it..

 

look at the caliper
if it saays nissin its nissin
if it has a little loogoo that looks similar to oa mitsubishi one its akebono.

 

just look on the caliper it usually says the company name on it


if your buying pads from autozone you got problems..... they are total **** .. buy dealer pads they are worth the money

 

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I hope you weren't implying I've "got problems."

True, the dealer pads are worth the money. But when you're over an hour fom the nearest dealership, and the car has 248k miles on it, you tend not to go above and beyond. I've never had a problem with non-OEM pads if the brake job is done thoroughly and correctly (i.e., rotors turned, new pads and shims, calipers verified operating properly), the pads will last. It's half-a$$ing it (like most autozone shoppers do) that gets you in trouble. I get the OEM pads when I can, only because they include new shims. Other than that, I can't tell the difference when braking.

 

my VIN is 1HGCD5651VA068862. Thanx

 

Atuzone pads are fine. They stop the car don't they? Tell me what the OEM calipers are doing that others aren't? If you are going to say fade resistance less tear on the rotor, ok. Some of us don't drive hard enough to care. BTW: I don't use Autozone pads.

 

autozone pads are made of clay and camel dung
for most normal drivers they are fine but anay spirited driving and i would not use them...i also never turn my rotors since i dont want them getting any thinner.

 

What pads you do you recommend for cheap. (best bang for the buck)

 

EBC green stuff are what I have. Work petty well. Also have heard some good stuff about axxis brake pads.

 

for daily driving i like AEM since they are Nissin pads, dust less than Axxis and last longer than stock (so far for me). To em they are the next step up from stock.
I have run axxis as well and like them too but they wear the rotors a lot faster.

 

Nissin