kinda a silly question, but curious when buying brake pads how do you know if a pad will fit your brakes? like with light bulbs you have 9004, 9006, h4, etc.

 

Ask the place you are buying them from?

What pads are you looking at?

 

Brake pad manufacturers make application-specific pads with the right backing plates and friction material thickness for your specific car.

-Max

 

i'm curious if i were to buy a brake kit how would i know what pads fit, since i just can say "1994 mazda rx-7" anymore. i suppose you can always ask, but thought there might be some specs. you can just match up.

 

If you bought a brake kit, you would just have to know the caliper model you are using.

 

In that case, you shop for pads that fit your calipers.

-Max