NA6 owners - your brakes

CT · Postby CT » Tue May 16, 2006 4:12 pm

Cal - I used OEM ones but Repco can get them as do specialised brake shops. I think PBR make them as well. Not that exxy for the piece of mind. I redo them every couple of years.

Also, NA8 brakes are the first upgrade for the NA6 IMHO

Moggy · Postby **Moggy** » Sat May 20, 2006 8:39 pm

Sheck wrote:I'm running a turbo and have only the stock brakes and (from what i can tell) stock pads, never faded before, and the only reason i cant stop faster is due to my tires letting go..

I have 1.6 brakes with slotted rotors and Bendix Ultimate pads and I find they will definitely fade over time. Last time i went on a spirited Mt Nebo run I was on the way back (after about 30 mins) and had to pull over for a while as I basically had no brakes left at all. You could stomp the pedal as hard as you could and it would slowly bring the car to a stop.

I am looking to upgrade... I have a set of front brakes off a familia GTX which might fit. They are about 2.5cm bigger than the 1.6 rotors.

RobbieRat · Postby **RobbieRat** » Sun May 21, 2006 10:40 am

I had 16\" wheels with stock Na6 brakes and boy did they suck on the track, Now with NB8B(270mm rotors) Hawk pads and good fluid i'
m very happy with them on the track, but with not much change from $2300 i'd want to be eh! :roll:

And the moral of this story is stock brakes and bigger than stock wheels don't work to well together and are dangerous in some conditions.

namster · Postby **namster** » Fri May 26, 2006 12:13 am

hawk hp+ and Ferodo DS2500
what are the costs/where? and any part numbers NA8 or NA6??

Postby **Boyracer** » Fri May 26, 2006 8:51 am

I have a set of front NA8(same as NB8A) calipers and rotors for sale..$400.***SOLD***

Cal · Postby **Cal** » Fri May 26, 2006 10:14 am

RobbieRat wrote:but with not much change from $2300 i'd want to be .

Is that new from Mazda or something?

Cal.

Cal · Postby **Cal** » Fri May 26, 2006 10:15 am

Boyracer wrote:I have a set of front NA8(same as NB8A) calipers and rotors for sale..$400.

So when did they get bigger again? NB8B?

Cal.

rhysk · Postby **rhysk** » Fri May 26, 2006 6:19 pm

Moggy wrote:I have 1.6 brakes with slotted rotors and Bendix Ultimate pads and I find they will definitely fade over time.

I think I have found your problem - pads.
I used a set of ultimates for about a three weeks...
before I took them out and threw them.

Cal wrote:So when did they get bigger again? NB8B?

Yes
- from 255mm [front], 250mm [rear]
- to 270mm [front] 276mm [rear]
(except for the auto model)

RobbieRat · Postby **RobbieRat** » Fri May 26, 2006 6:33 pm

Is that new from Mazda or something?

Nope, new rotors from DBA, new SS Goodridge lines, new Hawk HP pads and second hand calipers from a 2004 NB.
Mazda's list on the front calipers is $1200 each(yeah ouch) i didn't price the rears :roll:

Brakes are awsome now, although the Hawk pads are no better than the stock Mazda ones IMHO.

RobbieRat · Postby **RobbieRat** » Sun May 28, 2006 2:12 pm

Daz, i don't think i was ripped off at all, the pads and rotors will cost u more than 1200, thats for drilled and slotted.
The calipers are as new 12000k's.

Sure i could of done it cheaper but it wouldn't be as good, you could save $600 on pads and rotors alone but you wouldn't be having much fun at the track

and mine is a track car first and foremost!

Cal · Postby **Cal** » Mon May 29, 2006 10:25 am

I just buy Protex rotors and have them slotted. Just got some more rears done. They were $68ea and another $25ea for the slotting. I paid $285 for a complete set of HP+ pads. So a full set of new slotted rotors and pads are nearly 1/2 that.

Cal.