Nissan 350Z
OK, last week i had my OEM pads which were worn, changed to the new green stuff pads, and while i was at it, i had the brake fluid changed (castrol DOT4) and metal brake lines installed.
What I noticed at first was the much better pedal feel on the brake (that'll be the metal lines presumably), and the brakes seemed to work in a positive fashion.
Today i took my car out on a blat across the countryside. I'd like to say at this point that although my driving was spirited, it was certainly a long way off being flat out fast driving. Nevertheless, I felt the brakes now performed poorly. :S
It was not long until that familiar spongey feeling was back, and before long, i had to pull over because to be quite honest, the brakes had become dangerously poor and I got out to have a look and sure enough the pads were smoking away.
I couldnt quite believe this as I had not even got close to abusing these brakes really. Just normal spirited driving, using engine braking where possible and only really using the brakes for the really tight corners, and yet here they were after not very long starting to really lose their effectiveness.
If I'd driven with any sort of intent, they literally would not have lasted more than a couple of minutes IMO.
Will these pads get better with use? Because as it stands I have very little confidence in the brakes of the car now, which seemed better on OEM as it stands, and I was led to believe this would be a good improvement.
What I noticed at first was the much better pedal feel on the brake (that'll be the metal lines presumably), and the brakes seemed to work in a positive fashion.
Today i took my car out on a blat across the countryside. I'd like to say at this point that although my driving was spirited, it was certainly a long way off being flat out fast driving. Nevertheless, I felt the brakes now performed poorly. :S
It was not long until that familiar spongey feeling was back, and before long, i had to pull over because to be quite honest, the brakes had become dangerously poor and I got out to have a look and sure enough the pads were smoking away.
I couldnt quite believe this as I had not even got close to abusing these brakes really. Just normal spirited driving, using engine braking where possible and only really using the brakes for the really tight corners, and yet here they were after not very long starting to really lose their effectiveness.
If I'd driven with any sort of intent, they literally would not have lasted more than a couple of minutes IMO.
Will these pads get better with use? Because as it stands I have very little confidence in the brakes of the car now, which seemed better on OEM as it stands, and I was led to believe this would be a good improvement.
