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  1. #61
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    QFM A1RM Fitted To AE86 Sprinter!
    fitted the a1rm to the rear with new slotted rotors to my car (jdm 86) yesterday. holy flurking shnite, they are good! looking forward to a set for the front. really recommended guys.
    http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/fo...0&postcount=87
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    QFM A1RM Fitted to JZA80 Supra!
    Just an update:

    I had a chance to try these pads ( qfma1 ) this sunday at Oran park GP circuit.
    They were great...
    I had no brake fade during the whole 3 lap supersprint sessions *5 ( total 15 laps ).
    On the straights i was getting ~220km/h and brakes felt solid, didnt even give a hint of wanting to fade!

    Im happy with them and for the price, you cant go wrong.
    The supra is a heavier car, and it gets some good speeds, and for it not to fade is saying something.
    To give you an idea, i came 3rd outright for the day and managed a 1:21

    Big thanks to gslrallysport
    Will be buying from again
    http://www.supraforums.com.au/forum/...8&postcount=79
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    *** Use of A1RM pads in a street-only car! ***

    We'd like to clear the air on an issue that has been brought to our attention. Just recently we've had a customer query us about rotor wear when using the A1RM in their road car. The customer was running A1RM in his daily, which albeit driven hard, was only used to drive to and from work, and the occasional run over the hills. The customer got 15,000 km from his rotors (which admittedly had already been machined once) and the pads.

    Where this has caused some unrest is that they were very expensive two piece rotors, and so is up for new rotors at substantial cost, so in light of all this, I feel it is necessary to clear a few issues:

    - The A1RM is a street/track cross over pad. Even though it is 100% streetable (cold bite is substantial, generally noise and dust are low enough), it is a pad capable of light track work (similar to a Project Mu HC+ or Ferodo DS2500), and thus will had some drawbacks when being used only in a street only driven car. If you're using the A1RM in your road car because you'd like the ultimate in street brakes, be prepared to change rotors sooner than you would with a regular street only pad.

    - The pad below A1RM, the HPX, is a Bendix Ultimate equivalent in terms of performance, so is more than enough for most hard street driven cars. Because it's also very low dust and rotor wear, we supply them as a direct trade servicing pad to a local QLD Ford dealer for use in Falcon's and turbo Territories that use the C5 PBR caliper. Average pad life on those cars with the HPX is about 45-50k kms with low rotor wear.

    - A rotor life of 15,000 k's on an already machined pair of rotors (so maybe 20-25,000 k's on new rotors) is fairly good for a pad with the performance of the A1RM. Equivalent pads with the same performance will be no better than this.

    The A1RM gets a very good wrap because of it's price/performance ratio, and if you take your car to the track to do some light club springs or circuit work, and accept that brakes will wear out quicker using performance items, then it's still the perfect compromise. If you don't do any track work at all, then probably best to stick to the HPX.

    Personally, I run the A1RM in both my rally car, and road car, and don't have an issue with it in either. Additionally, we're also well aware of road cars that have gotten 25,000-30,000 (about 1 year) and a couple of track days out of rotors clamped by A1RM, so the wear will vary with individual vehicles and applications.

    Any further questions or dramas please do not hesitate to contact us direct on 1300 884 836.

    Regards,
    Greg
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    Good news! For those that have been waiting for the HPX to come in, we've just got more stock of both front and rear!!!

    Regards,
    Greg
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    QFM A1RM Fitted to JZX100 Turbo!
    Went for a drive in Daves chaser the other day, he has the A1RM pads and wow can feel the difference after being a passenger in mine compared to being a passenger in his.
    I'll be ordering a set of the HPX ones soon when i get some slotted rotors!
    http://www.jzx100.com/forum/index.ph...ndpost&p=66585
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    QFM A1RM Fitted to Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo!
    I've also just fitted A1RM's to my car, although not in daily use, good feel from cold - fantastic in the twisties.... much better than the Bendix Ultimates i had on there before....
    http://www.aus300zx.com/forum/showpo...&postcount=143
    - GSL RallySport - Ph: 1300 884 836 -
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    QFM A1RM Fitted to Mazda BA Astina!
    Well it was the first round of the NSW Supersprint Championship last Sunday out at Oran Park. The A1RM's performed brilliantly and are an ideal pad for supersprinting. Because of the minimal time we get to cycle before trying to punch out a superlap, the A1RM's are ready for the first corner cold or hot. There also was no fade or pedal pressure change that I had been suffering with previous pads. The best thing about the A1RM's is the braking confidence they give you.

    Thanks heaps for supplying these great pads!
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    - QFM Performance Brake Pads -
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    QFM A1RM used on the track in a 350RWKW GTST!
    I'm running QFM's A1RM's front and rear in my car paired up with slotted RDA rotors.

    On the street I find them very good, not much noise unless a flogging is order of the day.

    On the track I thought they were fantastic. They bite well, feel very nice and consistent.

    They didn't fade on me once.

    For what I do, street and track work they are ideal.

    And for the price I think are probably the best value/performance items I have bought!
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    do you have rear brake pads for the RColt?? If so how much??
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    I bought the super * rear pads ($49) and HPX front pads and just wanted to say that Greg does an excellent job at providing information and offering good old fashioned customer service .

    As my front pads still have a bit of meat on them I have only currently got the Super * pads fitted in the rear and am very pleased. I haven't noticed any real difference (which is a good thing) and am looking forward to putting the HPX pads on the front when the time comes.
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