Special front brake pads size for sport suspension?
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Special front brake pads size for sport suspension?
Hey Guys,
I've been searching around for a while and can't seem to find a definitive answer to this question: Are the front brake pads the same size for both the Sport and non-sport suspensions? I have a 2005 Rx-8 with the sport suspension. On Rosenthal's site, it shows two different Mazda parts, but when I checked at Autozone, it only shows one front brake pad matching the RX-8, same on the Hawk site...Is the difference just some internal Mazda part code, or is it a real size difference? Thanks!
I've been searching around for a while and can't seem to find a definitive answer to this question: Are the front brake pads the same size for both the Sport and non-sport suspensions? I have a 2005 Rx-8 with the sport suspension. On Rosenthal's site, it shows two different Mazda parts, but when I checked at Autozone, it only shows one front brake pad matching the RX-8, same on the Hawk site...Is the difference just some internal Mazda part code, or is it a real size difference? Thanks!
Last edited by SamH; 05-02-2012 at 11:22 AM.
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Hey Al, thanks for the info. Sorry if I sound naive, but just to clarify, although the 16" wheel models have a smaller brake assembly, are their pads smaller as well or just the actual caliper itself? The reason I ask is because I just bought a set of front brake pads for the 8 at Autozone and their computer (as well as their site's system) show only compatible brakes for a "2005 Mazda RX-8", there's no ability to specify sport or non-sport (and I remember reading that sport have the "bigger front brakes"), so I just want to make sure that these will fit.....Thanks!
Last edited by SamH; 05-02-2012 at 11:26 AM.
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