A&Q about 350Z
Q:
don't get metal pads. the brake dust is extremely corrosive. get ceramic pads
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1985 300ZX n/a
A:
I have the Axxis MM on my 95's and they work great. Cermaics are all well and good once they're heated up, but unless you do some warm up runs every morning, I'd say the MM's are fine. Corrosive to what PHXz31? Most brake pads have some form of metal in them anyway unless you are going ceramic.
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1995 Cobalt Green NA
1988 Maroon 300ZX NA (sold)
A:
Have you ever wondered why rotors will totally rust if you don't drive your car for a few months? Or why old cars all have wheel hubs that are dark brown with rust?
Metallic brake pads form a dust that is corrosive and will oxidize most metal surfaces that it sits on for awhile, and also can cause rubber brake lines to become hard and brittle quickly. This is why cleaning brake dust up is important. Especially if you have nice shiny rims or fancy painted calipers, because they will soon lose their good appearance if you let the dust sit too long. Metallic pads are also more abraisive and wear down your rotors faster than ceramic or organic pads will.
You are right, most pads do have at least some metal in them. A lot of companies now make semi-metallic/ceramic pads, which arent too bad. I always recommend full ceramic pads though. Full ceramic pads resist heat more which helps prevent brake fade or rotor warping when you need to brake HARD, they generally have a higher coefficient of friction, and the dust is much less destructive in the long run.
I currently use Axxis ceramics on the rear and Akebono ceramics on the front. Both pads provide substantially better than stock performance, and much less dust than the notorious Nissan OEM pads.
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1985 300ZX n/a