ITA CRX SI rear brake shoe choice

[boxedfox]

On my old 200sx, I had Carbotech re-line a set of stock shoes with their 912 compound. It cost a bit extra but between the decreased wear and the improved brake modulation I thought it was worth it.

[joeg]

Is the 200SX RWD or FWD?

[boxedfox]

Oh sorry, should have specified generation. Mine was the 95-98 B-chassis (FWD) 200sx based on the Sentra platform. Not the RWD S-chassis one from the 80s.

[tom91ita]

Kind of late to this discussion but on my ITB Si I figure new OEM shoes every other logbook.

[Xian]

On my old 200sx, I had Carbotech re-line a set of stock shoes with their 912 compound. It cost a bit extra but between the decreased wear and the improved brake modulation I thought it was worth it.

Interesting. I had essentially the opposite experience... brake modulation was no better (also, no worse) than the Napa/stock parts. But hey, at least the were burned up after a couple weekends.

[boxedfox]

Really? Do you remember if it was the same 912 compound, or if it was a different one?

It's entirely possible that I wasn't braking enough to really use up the pads. It was a long time ago and my driving has come a long way since then.

[Xian]

Really? Do you remember if it was the same 912 compound, or if it was a different one?

It's entirely possible that I wasn't braking enough to really use up the pads. It was a long time ago and my driving has come a long way since then.

I'd be lying if I told you I remembered for sure... I went and checked their site to see if I recognized the compound. The "kelated metallic" term definitely rings a bell but that just means it was either the 912 or 913 *or* maybe a discontinued compound?? I think it would have been circa 2007-ish so things could certainly have changed since then though.

[boxedfox]

Gotcha. That's pretty interesting actually. Makes me want to find a rear drum car to try them on now.

Just for reference, I had those shoes around '09 or '10, right before I switched to the Prelude.

[Beata88]

That's pretty interesting actually

[webhound]

Bump for front pad recommendations. I used Hawk Blues which I found fine in feel and had great life. Then went to DTC60 and they went to shit halfway through the ARRC, they felt great for like a session and a half. I'll run a half used set of Blues for the ice, but want to try something new for the Spring.

TIA

Will