Brake Pads - QFM A1RM's / K750's

[carmsbody]

i use the A1RM and can honestly say that they are fantastic. i have never had any issues with them. and i give them hell

[jcumpstay]

If you've used the pads, then weren't happy, be disappointed. Don't pay too much attention to what's been said in that thread because for ever one person who said they've "overheated" them (which as I explained is a bit of a fallacy anyway), I can quote 20 threads or posts where people have been extremely happy with them.

Their biggest problem is (as some body else alluded to) is that that put them in the car, then hit the track straight away. You can get away with that with a dedicated track only pad, not not a street/track pad like the A1RM. Their other big problem is that most of them aren't comparing apples with apples, their comparing the A1RM to pads of far higher performance, when they should be comparing the QFM Comp pads to those.

The A1RM is a Ferodo 2500 equivalent, that is, a pad which is 100% streetable, but still capable of like track work, and that's exactly what it is:
http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/for...post&p=4138203
http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/for...post&p=4141983
http://www.boostcruising.com/forums/...t&p=1282506286
http://www.aus300zx.com/forum/showpo...2&postcount=13
http://www.aus300zx.com/forum/showpo...30&postcount=9
http://www.opelaus.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19733
http://performanceforums.com/forums/...6&postcount=62
http://www.supraforums.com.au/forum/...57&postcount=2
http://nissansilvia.com/forums/index...&#entry5383135
http://www.opelaus.com/forums/showpo...7&postcount=10

If people need pads for high end track work, then they wouldn't be running a Ferodo DS2500 anyway, they'd run something like a 3000, which in the QFM range would be a Comp9. I'm certainly not phased about a few negative comments from skyline owners (who without Brembo's actually have relatively small brakes) who've hit the track on sticky rubber and wondered why a pad they could've put in their grandmothers 180B to drive to the shops on a zero degree morning didn't perform like a $600 race pad...

But, anything higher than A1RM is a compromise on the street (like any pad is, be it Ferodo DS3000, Project Mu's, etc) in that they have rotor wear and noise that is too high, and cold (emergency) bite that is too low. If people want to run those pads in their street car, that's fine, but we're certainly not going to recommend it.

So, I still 100% stand by the QFM pads, in that if people come to us asking for a street only pad, it's HPX. If people want a track pad, but say they still want to use the pads on the street, then it's the A1RM. And if people want a track only pad, or a pad that they're prepared to change to in their daily once they get to the track, then it's the Comp9.

Any negative feedback needs to be not of the product, but rather of which product they chose. I personally run the A1RM in the rally car, and I can link another 50 forum posts of people who run the A1RM on the track, and love it. Don't beleive everything you read on the internet, and certainly don't be disappointed by it.

For reference Comp pads for the Supra are $179 per axle set for the 2/1 pots, and $229 per axle set for the 4/2 pots.

Well said and i couldn't agree more. I have been running with QFM A1RM pads in my RZ Supra (4/2 pot) for about two months now and i have not looked back. I previously had Project Mu's and for street and the odd track day i would not recommend anything other than the A1RM's. A fantastic, excellent performing pad from the moment you leave the garage!

[gslrallysport]

QFM A1RM For the Win!

Just a bit of feedback on the A1RM that we installed on my girlfriends car a few months back. After a number of laps at Collie where previously her Ferodo's would start to get soggy, the QFM pads were still biting hard and gave her heaps more confidence in later braking. They were also biting harder from cold, and she didn't manage to get them to fade the entire time. I had a go and I was pretty impressed for the price of the pad!

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[gslrallysport]

QFM A1RM fitted to Subaru WRX STi with Brembo calipers!

Hi Greg,

Quick update as promised on the A1RM's after a track day;

After missing a few track days due to extreme heat I finally got my STi out at Mallala over the weekend. It was windy and wet but I still managed to give the A1RM's a good working-over. The pad's held-up very well for the full 5 x 15min sessions held throughout the day. There are two very hard braking points at Mallala from 160+ klm/hr into a tight hair-pin - the A1RM's felt very reassuring with no brake fade at all. I couldn't be happier with the pads and will most likely order some for the rears soon.

Regards,
Mark

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[gslrallysport]

QFM A1RM Fitted to R33 GTS-T Skyline!

Have a set of a1rm on the front of my 33 gtst, definitely excellent value for money. After a hard session I'd hardly have any stopping power with OEM pads and would have to waste time letting them cool down, with the a1rm pads on I've not yet experienced fade and have plenty of bite where the oem's would have led me in to the nearest wall!

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/for...post&p=4965382

[gslrallysport]

QFM HPX High Performance Street Pads fitted to Mazda 6 MPS AWD!

Clocked up a few kilometres now and still pretty impressed, especially with the pedal feel.

I believe the new pads saved me from a mess today, I was driving at just under 60 kph beside a truck turning left in the the left lane (Bathurst RTA) when a Holden Rodeo pulled out in front of the truck. Spectacular quick stop with no dramas, just a few of those in and out words from my usually sedate co-pilot.

Virtually no dust - great
Terrific initial response on pedal

Thanks QFM & GSL RallySport - It would not have pulled up in time with the stock pads.

http://www.ozmpsclub.com/forum/gsl-r...html#post75096

[MAZMAN]

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 x5 ( 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

[gslrallysport]

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

[gslrallysport]

*** 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