Base brakes to akebonos..how happy?

jpritche

I upgraded to the Akebono's and honestly you won't feel that big of a difference. If you have normal pads and rotors you won't tell a difference and if anyone says they can then they are either lying or are super sensitive to braking feel. When I upgrded I also got Carbotech XP8 pads and stillen J-hook rotors, and although the pads are really loud, I believe thats going to be the only way to notice a big difference in everyday driving. Yes, the threshold for brake fade will be much improved with the Akebonos but you won't ever see that in daily driving.


If you are just getting them for looks, I would personally wait. I wish I would have went ahead and bought rims instead of the brakes but thats just my opinion. I will never come close to getting the full potential out of my brakes on a daily basis, so for me it seems like a waste of money when it could have gone to something to make my car look 10x's better.

/Angelo350Z/

I upgraded to Akebonos on my HR 350Zin 2010 and the difference was night and day. I ran 4 laps on the Nurburgring with zero brake fade (unless you rented out the whole track, you're only allowed 1 lap at a time). I had Hawk HPS pads, slotted rotors, and steel braided lines--the brakes were exceptional. Of course, a lot of people won't feel the difference unless they're driving the Z hard.

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2013 MB NISSAN 370Z SPORT

UNKNOWN_370

Exactly... People may say they're on a track and not need higher grade brakes. But if you're driving on a track just to speed and not really "TRULY PUSH LIMITS" Then a brake upgrade of any kind is useless. But someone pushing limits at high speed?? Spend the money!! It's more than worth it. Brake/suspension mods are more important than power mods. Don't believe any reverse hype.