NB Miata brakes

I messed up when I bought pads and rotors for my Miata. I mistakenly thought that only the “Hard-S” package had the “big” brakes.

It turns out that any Miata with 16 inch wheels has the big brakes.

So, these don’t fit my car.

They will fit:

’94 - ’00 all models
’01 - ’02 with normal brakes

“normal” brakes are 255 mm / 10" in the front, 250 mm / 9.8" in the rear

By comparison, the “big” brakes are 270 mm / 10.6" front, 276 mm / 10.8" rear. In ’03 Mazda with with “big” brakes in all trim levels.

Akebono is the OEM manufacturer for Mazda (and other companies), these pads are as good or better than you’d get from the dealer.

Centric is (if The Internet is to be believed) better than OEM, while still maintaining a price point.

I bought this combo because I wanted brakes that work well without needing to be heated up, aren’t grabby, but have plenty of bite when you want it. I was looking for good street brakes, not track brakes.

You will not be able to get a better price/quality than this without going mail order, but I’ll eat most of the shipping to make my mistake go away, which makes this a bargain!

Front pads: ($44.79 set)
AKEBONO ACT635 ProACT Ceramic
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=368835&cc=1374027&pt=1684&jsn=7

Rear pads: ($36.79 set)
AKEBONO ACT636 ProACT Ceramic
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=362326&cc=1374027&pt=1684&jsn=10

Front rotors: ($21.99 each)
CENTRIC 32045050 (Daily Driver) GCX Elemental Protection; Partial Coating
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=9154536&cc=1374027&pt=1896&jsn=13

Rear rotors: ($16.02 each)
CENTRIC 32045041 (Daily Driver) GCX Elemental Protection; Partial Coating
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=9154528&cc=1374027&pt=1896&jsn=22

$157.60 pads and rotors
   9.85 tax
 167.45 subtotal
  29    shipping (ish)
$198    total (ish)

Front Rotors
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Pads
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Rear Rotors
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