Brake pads Akebono or OEM Nissan

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436

4.2

Braking

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Dust

4.4

Noise

3.8

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3.3

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Akebono

OEM Nissan

Akebono › Brake pads

stoner_222 21 Oct 2025, 20:46

Dust:

Rating 5.0

akebono ACT pads. Street pads, low dust.

Pros: low dust

Vehicle: Honda Civic

Akebono › Brake pads

subvolt99 17 Oct 2025, 01:05

Braking:
Dust:

Rating 4.0

akebono proact ceramics. very well priced off of rockauto. they're not super sporty or bite much but they have very little dust and a linear pedal feel. these are same ones i used on my 2021.

Pros: very little dust, linear pedal feel, well priced

Cons: not super sporty, not much bite

Vehicle: Subaru

Part number: ACT1114A

Akebono › Brake pads

billj457 14 Oct 2025, 13:51

Dust:

Rating 4.0

Swap out for ceramic pads (I've had good success with Akebono)

Pros: good success

Vehicle: BMW

Akebono › Brake pads

tcphoto1 14 Oct 2025, 13:50

Braking:
Dust:

Rating 4.0

I like Akebono Ceramic pads with Zimmerman rotors on my E92, some feel that you lose a little bite but I like them and they pretty much eliminate brake dust.

Pros: eliminate brake dust

Cons: lose a little bite

Vehicle: BMW

Akebono › Brake pads

MOOSE3818 14 Oct 2025, 00:55

Braking:

Rating 4.5

Akebono are very good brake pads.

Pros: very good quality

Akebono › Brake pads

SE_Cycling_Routes 10 Oct 2025, 12:31

Braking:

Rating 4.0

For a daily driven car, Akebono Proact are widely praised.

Pros: widely praised

Akebono › Brake pads

GhostRider1640 8 Oct 2025, 22:10

Braking:

Rating 5.0

The AST pads are amazing and have incredible bite, especially when warmed up. The pedal pressure is very linear and predictable.

Pros: amazing, incredible bite, linear pedal pressure

OEM Nissan › Brake pads

Practice-Potential 6 Oct 2025, 10:46

Braking:

Rating 5.0

I have a friend with a near-identicle Zenki to mine, his is powered by a built single turbo rb26. He's making well in excess of 700whp and the z32s are plenty of brake for him as a point of reference.

Pros: plenty of brake for 700whp

Vehicle: Nissan