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tnord · 03-18-2002, 11:01 PM

i'm going to need new pads this summer, wondering if anyone has ordered the pads from PDM before, and what experiences they have had with fade and stopping distances

side note: i don't need to replace my calipers if i buy their rotors do i?

HippoSleek · 03-19-2002, 07:22 AM

Aw, c'mon T - you gotta buy your pads from CarboTech!  I know that PDM is a good vendor in the community, but those guys really know their stuff!  (talk to Andie - he'll get you just what you need).  Great selection of the best brands - and if they can't beat someone else's price, they'll tell you (or at least I've heard this story from two other people).

Otherwise, I can't recall any stories from people running on PDM KVR's.  My guess would be compare to EBC green (since everyone seems to use that compound).

tnord · 03-19-2002, 09:32 AM

hippo-
i wasn't planning on getting the KVR's, but i thought that if i was going to buy rotors and lines and crap from them, it would be easy to just get pads as well, and i'd save some $ on shipping. but they seemed a little cheap in price and i hadn't heard anything about them, so i asked. does carbotech sell rotors and lines?

........still wondering if i need to replace calipers at the same time as rotors

black0ut · 03-19-2002, 10:43 AM

tnord -

As far as I know, you shouldn't need to replace your calipers with aftermarket rotors as long as they are specified for your application. Like you said though, it would be a good idea to do pads when you do rotors.

Nathan

HippoSleek · 03-19-2002, 12:26 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (tnord @ Mar. 19 2002,10:32)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">hippo-
i wasn't planning on getting the KVR's, but i thought that if i was going to buy rotors and lines and crap from them, it would be easy to just get pads as well, and i'd save some $ on shipping. but they seemed a little cheap in price and i hadn't heard anything about them, so i asked. does carbotech sell rotors and lines?

........still wondering if i need to replace calipers at the same time as rotors</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
Check out their website <a href="www.carbotecheng.com" target='_blank'>www.carbotecheng.com</a>

I know they do pads and fluids, I think they do rotors, not sure about lines.  Try giving them a call (talk to Andie) too b/c I know people who have gotten things from them not on the site.  I just hate the idea of doing the brakes and then skimping on the most vital part!

As for the calipers - unless you are doing the z32 upgrade, I can think of no reason to replace your calipers unless yours are seized (like my right rear  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':angry:'> &nbsp

.  Any aftermarket (or factory) rotor for the car will work w/ them.

tnord · 03-19-2002, 01:02 PM

i wouldn't so much say i'm doing a z32 upgrade, but i would like to improve my braking system, which includes calipers. i've been looking at stoptech, baer, willwood, and brembo; all their stuff is expensive, so sometime down the road z32 calipers may be had. what's the real deal on the rebuilt ones from autozone anyway?

03-19-2002, 10:43 AM	#4
black0ut Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 136 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	tnord - As far as I know, you shouldn't need to replace your calipers with aftermarket rotors as long as they are specified for your application. Like you said though, it would be a good idea to do pads when you do rotors. Nathan __________________ ...contact me...

03-19-2002, 12:26 PM	#5
HippoSleek Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: elsewhere Posts: 2,081 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (tnord @ Mar. 19 2002,10:32)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">hippo- i wasn't planning on getting the KVR's, but i thought that if i was going to buy rotors and lines and crap from them, it would be easy to just get pads as well, and i'd save some $ on shipping. but they seemed a little cheap in price and i hadn't heard anything about them, so i asked. does carbotech sell rotors and lines? ........still wondering if i need to replace calipers at the same time as rotors</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> Check out their website <a href="www.carbotecheng.com" target='_blank'>www.carbotecheng.com</a> I know they do pads and fluids, I think they do rotors, not sure about lines.  Try giving them a call (talk to Andie) too b/c I know people who have gotten things from them not on the site.  I just hate the idea of doing the brakes and then skimping on the most vital part! As for the calipers - unless you are doing the z32 upgrade, I can think of no reason to replace your calipers unless yours are seized (like my right rear  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':angry:'> &nbsp.  Any aftermarket (or factory) rotor for the car will work w/ them.

03-18-2002, 11:01 PM	#1
tnord Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,975 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i'm going to need new pads this summer, wondering if anyone has ordered the pads from PDM before, and what experiences they have had with fade and stopping distances side note: i don't need to replace my calipers if i buy their rotors do i?

03-19-2002, 07:22 AM	#2
HippoSleek Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: elsewhere Posts: 2,081 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Aw, c'mon T - you gotta buy your pads from CarboTech!  I know that PDM is a good vendor in the community, but those guys really know their stuff!  (talk to Andie - he'll get you just what you need).  Great selection of the best brands - and if they can't beat someone else's price, they'll tell you (or at least I've heard this story from two other people). Otherwise, I can't recall any stories from people running on PDM KVR's.  My guess would be compare to EBC green (since everyone seems to use that compound).

03-19-2002, 09:32 AM	#3
tnord Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,975 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hippo- i wasn't planning on getting the KVR's, but i thought that if i was going to buy rotors and lines and crap from them, it would be easy to just get pads as well, and i'd save some $ on shipping. but they seemed a little cheap in price and i hadn't heard anything about them, so i asked. does carbotech sell rotors and lines? ........still wondering if i need to replace calipers at the same time as rotors

03-19-2002, 01:02 PM	#6
tnord Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,975 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i wouldn't so much say i'm doing a z32 upgrade, but i would like to improve my braking system, which includes calipers. i've been looking at stoptech, baer, willwood, and brembo; all their stuff is expensive, so sometime down the road z32 calipers may be had. what's the real deal on the rebuilt ones from autozone anyway?