Hello

I was wondering if the 350z with OEM brembo calipers bring Brembo brake Pads from the factory?. And I cant seem to find the Brembo brake pads for the front calipers, only found the rear. Can they be mismatched? will it affect the ride? and what would be the best option for the front pads(or complete set for front and rear, instead of using Brembo pads) since I cant find the Brembo pads version. My 350z is an 2004, and its daily driven.

 

You do NOT need to use Brembo BRANDED pads; just pads specific to the Brembo calipers/rotors (versus non-Track version standard brake calipers)

Generally speaking, you can just do the fronts OR rears AS NEEDED but.... I would suggest not mixing compounds of brake pads, that is, really strong (or conversely, weaker) pads between front and rear.

It's best suggestion to do all four with same/similar compounds (might as well get F&R same brand/type, e.g., EBC Red F&R). Worst case is you at least KNOW what you have all the way around.

As far as recommendations, well, there's about as many opinions on brand/types as there are forum members here. If you go with the most recommended pads (Hawk HPS, Ferodo DS, EBC Red, etc) for street use, you should be OK.

Mic

 

Thanks for clearing things out, appreciate the recommendations!