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LittleStevie
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Postby LittleStevie » Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:05 am

My entire point is that I am satisfied with OEM components and therefore am not choosing to "upgrade." This point of view might be useful for someone trying to decide whether to upgrade their brakes.


axlesup
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Postby axlesup » Fri Dec 16, 2011 5:27 pm

as the anti hi-jacking thread police im going to say:

stillen has a 13" rotor kit for the front of the pathfinder. its listed on their site right under the supercharger :D if nothing better comes up im liable to get it whenever mine factory ones wear out.
http://www.stillen.com/newproducts.asp?id=43

tirerack also sells a stainless brake like kit. i feel like the stock rubber lines are a little spongy. i have used the hawk gps that tirerack sells on several trucks with great results.


while i cant say what the braking is measured on a flat sticky track i can tell you on the rough wet detroit like seattle roads my pathy out brakes anything in town. ask my hitch it gets hit every time i romp the brakes.

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Postby goblue90 » Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:25 am

axlesup wrote:as the anti hi-jacking thread police im going to say:

stillen has a 13" rotor kit for the front of the pathfinder. its listed on their site right under the supercharger :D if nothing better comes up im liable to get it whenever mine factory ones wear out.
http://www.stillen.com/newproducts.asp?id=43

tirerack also sells a stainless brake like kit. i feel like the stock rubber lines are a little spongy. i have used the hawk gps that tirerack sells on several trucks with great results.


while i cant say what the braking is measured on a flat sticky track i can tell you on the rough wet detroit like seattle roads my pathy out brakes anything in town. ask my hitch it gets hit every time i romp the brakes.
You mean this kit: http://www.thenissanpath.com/viewtopic. ... highlight= ?

I never did a before/after test, but I can tell you that the AP Racing big brakes offer a tremendous amount of stopping power, especially with the added weight of a front bumper, winch, sliders, and skid plates. Honestly though, if you're planning on keeping the Pathfinder stock, the OEM brakes are hard to beat.

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Fookn4x2
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Postby Fookn4x2 » Mon Dec 19, 2011 12:26 pm

I got front drilled and slotted rotors and powerstop pads all around for $90 on ebay a few months ago. The rotors came pre-warped for my convenience :D. Had to get replacements but seller was understanding. Everything is fine now and I drive it like it's stolen. The new rotors are louder when breaking hard but they stop much faster and no warp (yet).


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