Rotors and brake pads

[SocialStealth]

I need to change my brake pads and I was wondering what brand/material I should look for? any suggestions on a place to order them from?

Only the front ones are worn down, should I change the rear pads anyway?


Also, I want to get my rotors resurfaced,
Should I bring the car to a shop or should I take the rotors off and bring the rotors to the shop? Do they resurface the rotors while they're on the car or do they take them off?

[cbrcrx]

I need to change my brake pads and I was wondering what brand/material I should look for? any suggestions on a place to order them from?

Only the front ones are worn down, should I change the rear pads anyway?


Also, I want to get my rotors resurfaced,
Should I bring the car to a shop or should I take the rotors off and bring the rotors to the shop? Do they resurface the rotors while they're on the car or do they take them off?

The type of pad depends on whet kind of driving you do. Tell the parts store what you want out of it and see what they suggest. The rears don't have to be changed just because the fronts are. The rotors have to come off to be resurfaced.

[pfiver]

typically, in this situation, i would go for all four pads, seeing as how you already have the car in the air, and its a little more convenient that way. Though you may not have to seeing as how the fronts do (i think) about 60% of the main braking. Though after i did my fronts, about 2 months later i had to do the backs. So you decide.
As for brand, i have raybestos all around i find them to be a fantastic pad, i did have monroes but i kept noticing the brakes undergoing brake-fade a lot sooner, then when i ran the raybestos.

and yes you do have to remove the rotors to resurface them, although depending if you have gouges and grooves in the rotors from braking with no pads, then you shouldn't need a resurface.

[TheMAN]

if you want OE quality, then akebono pads are the way to go, they are an OE supplier for mazda so you get the same level of performance as the stock pads

[flash75]

Rotors can be resurfaced on the car. If you take the car in to only resurface the rotors on the car they probably wouldn't do
it unless they do the complete brake job.

On the car rotor surfacing is probably best for cars that have frequent rotor run-out problems.

For brake pad and rotor information;

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3828/is_200406/ai_n9423983/

http://www.brakeandfrontend.com/Article/46342/rotor_runout_check_list.aspx

http://www.aa1car.com/library/2003/bf110322.htm

Clifton

[pro5turbo]

When I had replaced my brakes at 94,000 miles, I had taken the opportunity to replace the rotors themselves, the calipers, and the pads.

I had purchased Cross-drilled & slotted rotors, Wagner Dust Resistant Brake Pads, and OEM Refurbished Calipers. With your car having as many miles as it does, it might be wise to replace the calipers as well as the rotors...never know how much longer they may last. Having said that, resurfacing your rotors cost just as much, if not more PER ROTOR than buying new rotors.

[poison]

PBR/Axxis Deluxe pads are better than OEM, at a very low price. These and Brembo blanks from importrp are very cheap.