Geordie Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Shortly after I first bought my Zed I noticed some vibration on braking from high speed. This got worse as time wore on and seemed to be coming from the chassis and not through the steering wheel as I've seen before on previous cars. My dealer recommended replacing rear disks and pads and the problem went away (standard Nissan unfortunately). This was on 27k miles. Now the problem is back after 53k miles. IS it normal for rear disks to go that quickly? Or is it something else? Done nowt but normal driving, never been on a track with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 You still on the same pads you had fitted at 27k ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 Same pads and disks - thought they'd be ok on the rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Thats almost 25k miles on the same pads though. Id have changed by now. And if nothing else, its a damn site cheaper to change pads than discs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 True. I may well give that a go and if it doesn't work do the disks as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Just have the wheel off, and check the pads yourself You'll soon know if they need replacing. The givaway being when they crumble in your hand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoREoD Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 My disks (front and rear) lasted 72k including a few laps of Nurburgring. Are you sure you aren't wearing your pads out and then running metal to metal on the disks? Alternately, if you've cooked your pads you could find you get a vibration until they wear surface off.......... I only replaced my disks because they were lipped - not because they were warped...... If you are heavy on the pads, go to a higher performance - something like Ferodo DS2500s...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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