SLOTTED and DIMPLED DRILLED ROTORS

[threedogs]

@ create that's what I thought , too late now as ordered them Front and rear and some Brembo pads for the front might mix pads up and try different one in the rear.
Wont be fitting them for a week or so but will putt step by step pictures when I fit them.

Fully understand that mud will kill em but mud will kill a lot of things 4x4
No biggie to clean them
Had them on my other 4x4 with no issues but slotted only

[threedogs]

I take it all GUs have a twin piston calipher and front rotors are 306mm in diameter for diesel variants, only the petrol 4.8 has the 315mm front rotor.
Does this sound right

[FNQGU]

Yesterday I had the local brake guru's go over the truck and take it for a test and assessment. I have been unhappy with the brakes since picking up the vehicle. If I jump on them, they will still manage to lock up, but it is a spongy feel that is not confidence inspiring.

They came back and recommended dimpled and slotted rotors with EBC Greenstuff 4wd (6000 series) pads and reckon it will improve braking by about 20% with much better feel. Good point regarding the mud though, something to keep a close eye on. I'll definitely be doing the upgrade though.

[Cuppa]

Yesterday I had the local brake guru's go over the truck and take it for a test and assessment. I have been unhappy with the brakes since picking up the vehicle. If I jump on them, they will still manage to lock up, but it is a spongy feel that is not confidence inspiring.

They came back and recommended dimpled and slotted rotors with EBC Greenstuff 4wd (6000 series) pads and reckon it will improve braking by about 20% with much better feel. Good point regarding the mud though, something to keep a close eye on. I'll definitely be doing the upgrade though.

I'll look forward to your (& other's) outcome.
When I bought my GU I thought it had a braking problem & needed bleeding. The place I bought it from told me to take it to my nearest Nissan dealer & they would pick up the tab. Twice I took it in & both times it came back feeling the same, as you describe, manage to lock up, but spongy feeling & not confidence inspiring. When I 'expressed my disappointment' & confidently stated that the brakes still had a problem I got to speak to the workshop foreman, who had me sit in two other GU's he had in at the time to 'prove' they were all like that, & the two I tried out certainly were. He mumbled something about Nissan believing a non aggressive brake set up like this was better for off road.
I'm considering upgrading the front dics & pads. Rear are drums, so might chase up some different shoe material if it seems warranted after the front is done.

Cuppa

[threedogs]

I've also been advised to use RDA "black" pads

[FNQGU]

TD, I was told that the RDA Black and the EBC Green are the same compound, or something like that. I haven't explored that any further though.

Cuppa, I will be about two weeks away from doing this little job... School holidays are upon us and the Dinosaur Way is calling... Cairns - Undarra, Hughenden, Richmond, Winton, Longreach, Barcaldine, Emerald and then a little R&R at Yepoon before returning to Cairns...and work.

It would have been good to get the brakes done before the trip but wasn't to be. I'll update once they are done.

[threedogs]

just need to source pads,,,, a friend of mine had Kevlar pads in but they stunk and chewed rotors to bits.
need something that's a bit better than a towing style pad, as the pads are more expensive than the rotors
in some cases.

[threedogs]

Bumped found some RDA {gold} "extreme" pads for the front and rear.
Price isn't bad has anyone used them??


Edit again I'll also replace the brake fluid, and possibly fit braided hoses
to stop the hose swelling under heavy pressure

@ Cuppa I'd be sourcing a Disc brake rear end if the price was right

[FNQGU]

TD - I am told that the dimpled and slotted rotors are fine with mud, but that a rotor that is drilled right through will possibly run into increased mud wear issues. The theory I was explained was that the mud dries and is thrown out relatively quickly from the dimples and slots. I am no expert on this but was assured that the dimpled and slotted rotors have a proven record with 4wd vehicles and won't cause issues. I'll take this on face value I guess and the first time I hit the mud I will be closely inspecting them to see what happens.

[nissannewby]

Bumped found some RDA {gold} "extreme" pads for the front and rear.
Price isn't bad has anyone used them??


Edit again I'll also replace the brake fluid, and possibly fit braided hoses
to stop the hose swelling under heavy pressure

@ Cuppa I'd be sourcing a Disc brake rear end if the price was right

Im using them at the moment they seem to work well, can manage to lock up if I want to.