I still have their rotors in back and they've been fine, I think I'd go w/ a name brand pad though. The Hawk 5.0 pads would be something to consider, are getting great reviews from all I've read.
I had the Stoptech Street pads (still have them in back) and they've been a nice upgrade over OEM for sure, but dust quite a bit.
You can get the Premium Drilled Slotted (in black zinc) for $340 and then get pads of your choice, that's what I'd recommend if you want a drilled/slotted set.

 

I was leaning to dimpled/slotted but if you recommend the drilled/slotted, then I'll def go for that and save some money

 

Brad and this thread were an enormous help to me. Thanks to him I saved enough to put money back in my kids' college fund.

I went with Stoptech slotted from Rockauto:




Sean

 

what about parking brake? anything to buy to make it work?

 

No, the new bigger rear rotors use the same parking brake parts/pads as the smaller rotors.

 

I have goodridge stianless lines now will those bolt right up?

 

Also what about caliper brackets. Do the Akebono's bolt up to the non-sport caliper brackets?

I think that's all I need to know besides the stainless lines and also will i need shorter banjo bolts even if I have Goodridge stainless lines now?

 

I think you will need the shorter banjos since your lines are for the floating calipers but not 100% sure.

Yep, the Akenonos bolt right up to the OEM mounts, the dust shields are the only other modification you need to deal with and it's shown here~
http://www.370zcoupe.com/install-ake...z-or-350z.html

 

Just got my upgrade put in last night. Loving the new brakes. The old non sport brakes felt mushy, plus the pads were gonna go soon so I was happy to get rid of the creaking and squealing. Brakes now feel much more responsive and with more bite. I no longer have to clench my cheeks whenever a NYC cab cuts me off in rush hour traffic. Calipers look great and was surprised at how big they were after I put my wheels back on.

Going to keep it as is for 6 months or so before I switch to slotted and drilled rotors in the summer and Project Mu pads. Might even do a powder coat on them in baby blue. Out of all the other wheel/engine/exhaust mods I've done so far, this is actually my favorite one at the moment.

Total for parts was 1,200 and change with shipping included. Install cost me 300 for brakes + oil change and some underbody work to solve my scrape issues lately.

 

Nice update!
Did the pads come w/ the complete hardware kit? If so I need to update the first post in the thread.

 

So I ordered Hawk HPS pads and they come with shims already on the pads, so that's good. I got shorted banjo bolts, ordered hardware kits which comes with pins and clips. However, the kit didn't come with caliper pin boots. I'm assuming the BBK calipers come with boots. I checked RockAuto and couldn't find them, only for the base model brakes. If someone could point me to where I find those that would be great.

 

Those boots are for the floating calipers, you won't need them on the fixed Akebono sets.

 

thank you Brad.

 

I'm like 80% sure the pads came with hardware, but I bought the hardware separately just in case. I'll check the next time I go to my storage locker to see if there's an extra set in the boxes with the old brakes

 

Got my calipers yesterday, they are awesome. questions. The rears have a plate attached to them with a hard line, but the fronts don't. Is that right? Also will my brake lines connect right up to the rear in the space where the old block was?