Would those lower level Endless pads for the street be adequate for the track as well in terms of fade resistance? I'm not hardcore or anything, been once and plan to go a few times a year maybe. Just want something that's good for the street and safe (fade resistant) on the track. I am currently running AMS carbon ceramic composite pads another member recommended. They seem fine and didn't give me problems on the track, but they do squeak. They were very affordable though which was a nice plus since I replaced sport pads that were still in great shape.

for your squeak first thing i would try is taking the pads out and applying a good coat of CRC BrakeQuiet sold off the shelf on the back of the pads. get it on real good on the shims and all. :)

as for street pads on track... it's either/or for me. i dont track my car so i dont need the excessive heat dissappation. i hope PWJDM release the front brake ducts. :p

Washed my baby. Been two weeks. My garage is a dust magnet.

I'd like to get performance pads but think that I can get free sport pads if needed on my maint. plan. :ugh2:

Griot's Waterless Carwash and a Spray-on Wax quick detail for Cars and Coffee tomorrow. Ready to shine now. :happydance:

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ordered 4 round metal objects for our car tonight. :happydance:

So does that stuff really work as well as a normal wash? It seems like it'd make tings much simpler and easier.

I'm so incredibly happy, I finally got my RE-11s installed and it made a world of difference to the car. It feels so much grippier and progressive at the limit, and the tires are much quieter than the RE050s. Also, in straight line acceleration the car hooks up much better with little to no traction loss in power shifts from 1st to 2nd. The last thing is the additional width helped close off some additional fender gap and the car looks so mean with that chunky tread!


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I had the install done at Shoreline Motoring in Huntington Beach and they did a great job leaving no scratches on the wheels, bagging my old tires so I could bring them back and covering the interior to protect from them getting in and out of the car.

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Want pictures when available.

looking good, I will definitely check those out when it's time to replace my stock tires

Yes and yes!

It really works, it's faster, and it's easier.

Looking good Christian, as always. :tup:

/\ looks awesome, what sizes did you decide to run?

will do. :tiphat:

Tires look great Christian:tup:

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Thanks everyone! I chose them after seeing how good some of your cars look on the same sizes, it is perfect in my opinion. I'm running 265/35-19s in the front and 285/35-19s in the rear. They fit the S/P Rays perfectly too, the guy who installed them said he was surprised the larger widths fit so well.

Also, I ordered the last two 285 width tires Tirerack has, they said they don't know when they'll have them in stock again.

Not what I did with my Z today but what my brother did.........his new purchase, fully restored.

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^^^ Sweet. What are its specs?

Not sure yet. All I know is that its a 75 & fully restored w a rebuilt motor. Unsure of what motor it is though. What I do know is that it automatic:facepalm: Looking forward to gettin some nice dslr shots of it though.

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Went out with the local Z club and our cars may end up in a movie :D

That car looks sweet! I'm not huge into that generation of vettes but I have to say that one looks great.

/\ when we needed tires a little while back, the plan was RE-11s but tire rack didn't have rears in stock (oem nismo sizes--285s) and nether did discount tire or a couple ohter places I checked. PSS's aren't available yet in our size either so we had to "settle" for the PS2s. I'm hoping the PSS's will be available in our size by the summer/early fall when I need to buy new tires again. Or at least the RE-11s.

I went from this, covered in snow and salt. To this, wash it today. To this, got my new body bag to try out.

Oh wow, I definitely lucked out on finding them in stock. I've only heard good things about the Super Sports, I was on the fence between those and the RE-11s but decided to go for the higher performance option at the expense of tire wear. I drive less than 5,000 miles a year so its not as big of a deal for me.

I just can't get over how well they grip and how aggressive the tread looks!


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looking good, christian! :tup:


no z action but did bucket wash my G and Fit this am... was 33F and was kinda slippery at times. :icon17:

Mr. Kenchan!!! Good morning!!! :tiphat: -- from Grandpa onzedge.

So, I will have limited Z action today -- a wash/dry, tire pressure check and lug nut torque check. Ho hum.

Tomorrow, however, there will be much Z happiness at the homestead. Mr. ZForce and Mr. Hal are bringing their 370's over and my sons Taylor (TechFracture) and Colin (not a member here due to his becoming a traitor and embracing old Volvos) are installing 25 row Z1 oil coolers with block-off plates. 2 for the price of one.

Mrs. Dr. onzedge is taking advantage of this event and will be going to the movies and lunch with a friend. She just can't handle all of the testosterone and awesomeness all at once.

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Will be looking into some new pads soon, ok now with 35k mi on oem pads, starting to get some squeal thou. Is this due to wear, cold weather, or dust behind the pads? Thanks Ken for the info on endless, their products are top notch, you are always a wealth of good information and I enjoy reading your posts. :tiphat:

Throwing this out for some feedback. Are most seeing their rotors shot when the oem pads wear out? Reason in the 350Z 05-06 year models I ran thru the oem set of pads at 25kmi and had to replace the rotors also. With the 370Z having a much improved caliper and I imagine a different rotor. Is everyone having to replace both pad/rotor? Any feedback would be appreciated.

Interesting as I have the extended maint plan, will have to look into my policy. Thanks :tup:

(fixed) RE11's ftw :tup: Looking great Christian :tiphat:

Waxed her today. Clean car is a fast car. lol

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Good morning Mr. onzedge, looking forward to tomorrows install. Will be bringing snacks! Send our regards to Mrs. Dr onzedge.

Catching a movie this morning(Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) buying a new box spring, heading to the dump, grocery shopping...then I may need to repaint the front vertical cover plate on one of the oil coolers. A buddy not on this forum (Jim) fabbed up the block off plates and brought some heavy duty 3M velcro. Well it was too heavy as it pulled the paint and warped one of the panels. Straightened it back and the lighter velcro (lowes) is black, but as anal as I am want it looking new and do not want it rust with the paint stripped off. So I may paint it, dunnno with this cold weather and install tomorrow it may not be enough time to cure and the adhesive on the velcro may just gum it up. :confused: Will be heading over to auto parts store to get some heater hose to wrap certain sections of the SS lines to eliminate the possibility of the sometimes whine noise these coolers make. On the recommendation from Z1.

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PWJDM shift knob question. How much loctite? And where, on the top threads or bottom threads? I am too lazy to look on the thread thru a gazillion pages

oh?! are you a grandpa now? :tup: congrats!!! hello~

cold weather, dust, and wear grooves all contribute to squeaking but if you use the right pads and BrakeQuiet they should not squeak at all.

was your 350Z running Brembos? my G is the last model year that ran the Brembo's on our cars and the rotors have decent amount of wear grooves but the thickness was fine so i just bedded the endless pads in around 23K miles. no issue and plan to run it until the pads wear out. I usually swap rotors every other time the pads wear out. my G is currently around 29K miles.

imho those places that charge for turning the rotors scare customers by showing them the wear grooves like it's some serious issue. unless my calipers ate a rock or something showing catastrophic grooves (which i would just replace the rotors anyway) i just ignore the normal wear grooves and bed new pads in, replace the rotor next time.

i didnt use any loctite on mine since the shift pattern landed perfectly. :)

I will be -- in about 8 months. Geesh. :excited:

Outside today
 

I live in Northern Ohio and today I F'n waxed my Z. It is stored for winter. Ran it for 37 min constantly moving back and forth and then in nuetral. But I waxed it. Its unbelievable , the weather the last couple of days. Sunny upper 40's to upper 50s. . This aint normal.:happydance: