Best Brake Pads and Rotors for the Nissan 370Z and Infiniti G37: 5 Top Picks Compared
The best brake upgrade for a Nissan 370Z or Infiniti G37 starts with the pad compound, not the rotor: Hawk's HPS 5.0 front pads ($167.00) are the street-performance default, the Hawk Performance Ceramic fronts ($171.00) are the low-dust daily choice for Sport Package and Nismo cars, the Hawk HP+ fronts ($184.00) are the autocross and light-track step, and DBA's 4000 Series ($281.00) and 5000 Series ($485.00) front rotors are the hardware upgrades to pair them with. Check whether your car has the Sport Package brakes before ordering — pad and rotor fitments split on it.
1. Hawk HPS 5.0 Front Brake Pads — $167.00
Hawk High Performance Street 5.0 Front Brake Pads 2009-2016 Nissan 370z / 2009-2013 Infiniti G37 — $167.00. Listed for the 2009–2016 370Z and 2009–2013 G37, the HPS 5.0 is Hawk's high-performance street compound — the pad for owners who drive the car hard on the road and want more bite and fade resistance than the parts-store default without track-pad manners. Rear HPS 5.0 pads are in our catalog at $143.00 to match the axle.
2. Hawk Performance Ceramic Front Brake Pads — $171.00
Hawk Ceramic Front Brake Pads Infiniti G37 2008-2013 / Nissan 370z 2009-2016 w/ Sports Package / Nismo — $171.00. The daily-driver pick for the Sport Package and Nismo cars (2009–2016 370Z, 2008–2013 G37): ceramic compounds trade a little ultimate bite for low dust and quiet operation. If your complaint is black wheels and squeal rather than fade, this is your pad.
3. Hawk HP+ Front Brake Pads — $184.00
Hawk HP+ Front Brake Pads Infiniti G37 2008-2013 / Nissan 370z 2009-2016 w/ Sports Suspension / Nismo — $184.00. HP+ is the dual-purpose compound — Hawk's bridge between street and track, listed for the sport-suspension and Nismo cars. Autocross and occasional track days are its home; the honest trade is more dust, more noise and faster rotor wear than the street compounds above, which is the normal price of a pad that keeps working when hot.
4. DBA 4000 Series Front T3 Slotted Rotor — $281.00
DBA [Nissan 370Z / Infiniti G37] 4000 Series Front T3 Slotted Rotor w/ Sport Package — $281.00. When pads are not the whole answer — warped, worn or heat-checked rotors — DBA's 4000 Series is the established upgrade rotor for the Sport Package cars. Australia's DBA built its name on exactly this: a quality cast rotor with a slotted T3 face, sold per side, so budget for a pair.
5. DBA 5000 Series Front Slotted Rotor — $485.00
DBA [Nissan 370Z / Infiniti G37] 5000 Series Front Slotted Rotor w/ Black Hats - Sport Package — $485.00. The two-piece flagship: a DBA 5000 Series ring on a black aluminum hat, for Sport Package cars that see real heat. Two-piece rotors run lighter and let the ring expand without coning — the hardware end of this guide, and the rotor to pair with the HP+ pads for a car that does track work, exactly as in our GR Corolla brake guide's pad-and-rotor logic.
Pads First, Honestly
Most street Z and G37 brake complaints — weak bite, early fade on a mountain road, dust — are compound problems, and $167 of pad fixes them. Rotors earn their money when the existing ones are worn, damaged or genuinely overheating. And if your Z's problem is at the other pedal, our guide to the Nissan Z build path covers where brakes sit in the wider plan — while the 370Z's most famous pedal problem of all, the clutch slave cylinder, gets its own deep dive in today's tech explainer.