Brakes Latest Topics

Front ABS sensor

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 07:25:25 +0000

I've been trying to identify a noise from the front hubs for a couple of weeks... it's sort of binding brakes/front wheel bearing noise even though with the car on the lift the hub rotates freely, and the wheel bearing feels okay. I decided sod it I'll fit new hubs and a seal kit for the calipers, and when stripping the front hub down on the drivers side I found some monkey had previously broken the ABS sensor tab off, and had glued the ABS sensor into the hub! I'm wondering if this is the root cause, although can't figure how.

370Z Brake Pad Check

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 08:37:44 +0000

Hi,

Certain I'm going to sound like a moron here but I can't see how to check pad wear. The MOT guy said he couldn't either!

Is it one of those where you wait for a light to pop up on the dash to tell you to replace or is there a simple solution? Don't want to drive it until it starts grinding!

2012 370z brake pads and discs replacement - what is the go to? Best deals?!

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 19:10:10 +0000

Hi guys,

Just wondering if any advice on a "2012" 370z brake pads and discs replacement - what is the go to? Best deals?!

Thanks,

Brake replacement, best practices and advice?

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:35:40 +0000

Hi,

Just bought new brake rotors, pads, braided lines, & DOT4 fluid.

Does anyone know of any guides to replacing all the above components?

All I have is the service manual, but it is American (LHD). For example, is the bleed order opposite (left- swapped with right-side?)

Will I also need to remove all the brake fluid and then re-fill from dry as I'll be removing the calipers and the old lines? Or is it possible to replace all the components and bleed the rest of the old fluid out when replacing with the new fluid (i.e. without having to bleed the system completely dry).

Thanks in advance

Hawk vs DBA

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 07:48:02 +0000

Morning guys!

This has probably been done to death so I apologise now! Need to learn search function better!!

Need to replace my discs and pads and getting close to pulling the trigger on a bundle, I can't decide between the Hawk HPS pads or DBA street pads for the bundle though.

Car doesn't see the track but sees fast road use, tried googling for reviews on either but google seems to be ignoring the word 'pad' and just showing me reviews on dba discs!!

Thanks all,

Nick

Brakes replacement

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 16:31:47 +0000

Good afternoon Guys,

Looking to replace my front and rear discs and pads on my 370z Nismo V2. Doesn't get tracked, so not looking a big brake kits just something to improve on the none existence that is currently there.

What are peoples recommendations? It does have Brembo's if that helps.

Regards

Josh

Disc Scoring - Drivers side

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 08:44:03 +0000

My 2018 Nismo has just over 20K miles on it. I’ve noticed that the discs on the drivers side are scored and this scoring can be felt when running a finger over the brakes when cold. In comparison the passenger side discs have little to no scoring.

I can hear a slight rubbing noise under braking but only when I have the radio turned off.

Am I looking at new discs and pads or just new pads?

Given I have a Nismo, I’m assuming it would be Akebeno fit I’d be looking for?

Replacement pads/general brakes question

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:26:08 +0000

Hi all,

I'm a new 370z owner here so certain things are different to previous cars I have owned, such as aftermarket pads etc that are worth paying more for and general maintenance.

I've just had the car serviced and everything is fine but the pads are starting to wear and I can now audibly hear it so I'm looking to get some new ones, I have the red brake calipers so I believe they would be the Akebono calipers if on a 2015 model? If so what pads are recommended? and on top of that, is there any easy way to identify when the discs need changing as well, or should I do it all at the same time? Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

Shuddering problem when braking

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:55:28 +0000

I’ve recently had my front discs swapped (they were warped) as I was getting shuddering when I was braking. It’s only been a few weeks since that and the shuddering is starting again. I’ve been braking gently so I’m not sure what’s going on with it, could it be the back ones too? Also noticed my steering wheel is slightly off centre, not sure if that’s impacting it or not.

Hawk pads 5.0 or basic

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 14:35:05 +0000

Looking for Hawk pads that are a step up from OEM. I dont need Ceramics or Racing grade. Just Streets performance is fine.

2019 Nismo Pads

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:56:08 +0000

As title, im looking to treat the Nismo to some new pads all round. Looking for something with less dust than the standard pads if possible and will be fitting in the standard Nismo callipers along with the standard discs.

Any suggestions ?

What pads???

Sun, 16 Aug 2020 19:29:45 +0000

As per title, I would like to upgrade the stock OEM pads with a performance pad, car is a daily driver and gets a bit of abuse on country roads now and again. I actually find the OEM Akebono pads very good and do not want to compromise bite from cold but welcome any increase in stopping power and less fade would be nice aswell.

Any suggestions and feedback welcome.

Thanks.

New discs and pads fitted today

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 18:45:11 +0000

Fitted new discs & pads today nightmare but I got there.

All pins corroded in I have new ones on order osr top bolt cross threaded removed eventually got my junior hacksaw on it and tided the thread up now sweat

370z calipers

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 18:50:57 +0000

Hi all after torque settings for 2010 370z caliper bolts please

Brake Disc Skimming

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 10:06:40 +0000

Just thought I'd do a tiny write up.

I've got a stupidly expensive set of Stillen Radical brakes, front and rear, and it developed an annoying pulsing and judder at high speeds.

It was driving me crazy, could't get rid of it by following bedding in process and no one I called would skim floating discs.

Really didn't want to buy stupidly expensive new discs as there was so much meat left on these.

So when the car was down at Abbey for its annual service (only managed 1000 miles this year but all fast), they sent the discs off to a specialist to skim.

Voila, no more judder.

Great job again

Braking Bad

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 12:29:09 +0000

I thought this might be of interest…

when I got the car a couple years ago (2010 370z) the brakes were a bit juddery over 50mph, worse as speed increased.

The car had new discs and pads fitted by previous owner.

I did balancing, tracking and changed tyres.

I then took car to local PTA garage to have new discs and pads.

The problem persisted and was really getting on my tits.

I went back to PTA and asked for a report - they couldn’t find anything wrong.

I contacted Abbey Motorsport in Oxted, Surrey. They agreed to test the car, check disc run out, ovality etc.

Abbey found a bad run out on one of the front discs and recommended new discs and pads as best course of action. They also said that the flanges the discs were fitted to were corroded and hadn’t been cleaned up properly. I went for that, so they cleaned the flanges. did the brakes and bedded them in properly.

Car now perfect.

I suppose the problem all along has been the bad disc seating on the flanges, not picked up by previous garages. It’s evidently a very significant part of doing the brakes on Zs.

Have complained too PTA who were very good, giving me a full refund on the whole bill.

Metallic rattle under gentle braking

Sun, 30 May 2021 19:30:43 +0000

On the M25 today, crawling along as usual, outside lane .....I noticed an odd metallic tinking or rattle noise under gentle braking but I only heard it as my window was down, radio off and the noise was bouncing off the concrete crash barrier. I replaced all discs and pads 9000 miles ago with genuine Nissan OEM’s and do not drive the car hard or track it so they can’t be worn out already. Anybody else had a similar issue with their 370? Never heard this noise before and I’ve had the car 4 years.

steering wheels shaking while braking

Sat, 27 Apr 2019 17:51:11 +0000

When i bought my 370z a few months ago. i noticed that whenever i press the brake (especially when doing 50 mph above) the steering shakes a lot. A few days later, I went back to the dealer and had the rotor changed. Yet, since last week, the problem was back again. I have had the rotors, pads and calipers checked but none of them seems causing the problem. has anyone had this problem before?

Vibration when braking

Fri, 28 May 2021 21:45:52 +0000

Any ideas please.

when I brake from 70 and over there is a bit of a shimmy through the steering, like a wheel off balance.

I’ve changed the front tyres (Mitchelins)

had them balanced several times.

Tracking and tow in all checked and adjusted.

i’ve had the disks and pads changed

it’s just had its MOT, pass no problem.

i’m a bit stumped

Discs and pads

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 19:39:58 +0000

Need some rear discs and pads, where is best place to buy from these days ? Used to use Cougar Store but not sure if still open ?

Brembo Pads.

Sun, 19 Apr 2020 19:33:24 +0000

Today i was looking at changing my front pads only on my Nismo M2...the pads that came out was Nissan

own make which was stamped on the pads..However when fitting the new pads which was Brembos from ebay

i was having trouble getting the new pads in had to tap them in with a hammer...after tapping them in the 1 pad seems

to be sticking out more than the other.. not happy with this iv'e put the old ones back in ...my calliper on the car is a Nissan

calliper not sure it all 370 are the same up front..Should i buy Geniume Nissan brake pads?

Thanks Mike

Quote for Brakes - Full Set

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 09:39:14 +0000

I need a quote for brakes to be done on my 370Z - Supplied and Fitted/Supplied

Front - Uprated Pads (Yellowstuff preferrably or equivalent) + Brembo/OEM Discs

Rear - Uprated Pads (Yellowstuff preferrably or equivalent) + Brembo/ OEM Discs

Fluid Change - Motul RBF 660

Labour costs? PM me

Local to North/South or West Side of London - Reading, Hertfordshire, London, Milton Keynes/Luton, Gatwick Area South M25

Thanks

Price to do discs and pads

Sat, 08 Feb 2020 11:35:02 +0000

I have a shudder felt through the steering wheel when braking from speed. I suspect new discs are needed.

Sadly I'm a bit past the age where I can do it myself and I wondered if anyone knew what cost I should be looking for to get front discs and pads done these days.

Thanks

Can anyone give me some dimensions for 370Z caliper mounts

Mon, 02 Sep 2019 14:48:55 +0000

Hi, I have a set of Akebono calipers I'm looking to fit to my W20V Primera and need to make up some adaptors. I know the 350Z Brembos bolt right on but you need to machine down the disc diameter 6mm so could use existing adaptors but would rather make some up to put them in the right place and not have to machine discs. I just need to know how far from the axle centre line the mounting holes are but it's proving difficult to find the info.

Thanks for any help.

Will

Fitting brake lines

Tue, 03 Sep 2019 09:37:16 +0000

I'm happy and handy enough with tools to do things on my car however brake lines is a step too far.

Is there anywhere in the Midlands that forum members can recommend who'd be happy to fit my braided brake lines and replace the brake fluid?

Places that I'd be happy to take my Z for a service are charging a little more than I'm happy with (circa £300 even though the underside has little rust/no rust near the brakes) and my cheap as chips garage isn't the best place to leave my Z.