time to change brake pads?

[rambohung]

Just like u said it give a shudder on the rotor, have to machine it & change pad to get rid of it. Aaronng, which pad do u suggest that will be good not just for "blist" drive even works well on daily drive but not too harsh on the rotor?

[aaronng]

Just like u said it give a shudder on the rotor, have to machine it & change pad to get rid of it. Aaronng, which pad do u suggest that will be good not just for "blist" drive even works well on daily drive but not too harsh on the rotor?

You don't have to machine it if the shudder comes from the brake deposits. I just used 80-120 grit sandpaper and give both sides of the rotor a good sanding. Then the aftermarket brake pads will do the rest of the work wearing down any remaining deposits on the rotors after a few weeks.

Most of the popular branded street pads are good. I've used Hawk Ceramic which is a pure street pad. Initial bite was slightly weaker but total braking power is still better than stock. They were gentle on the rotors and the brake dust is brown/gray in colour so it looks a little less obvious compared to black dust.

Now I'm using Project Mu NR (sporty street pads). Heaps of dust which is black in colour, but has good initial bite, very good braking force and high temperature resistance. Haven't driven enough kms to tell if they are harsh on the rotors, but I was told that NR was much gentler compared to NS.

[euro1603]

replace the rear brake pads yesterday, install was straight forward. Afterwards attempted to readjust the handbrake to compensate for the thicker new pads.. followed the service manual to adjust the handbrake, but even adjusting the adjustment nut to max in terms of losening the real pad are still scrapping the rotors. It should only touch after one click... is this a known problem, or have i miss something..