What other car front disc pad i can substitute for my mazda lantis type R?

Pending on the Yr Make & model, look through rim. If you see a flat/ shiny, silver surface & 1/2 of it has a brake pad & "caliper" holding them in place you have front disc pads Most newer models have disc pads all around or discs in the front & drum brakes in the rear pend on the year. ck w/ dealer about type of as in, ceramic, metallic or semi-metallic.PS If you don't see brakes pads at all just a steel round "DRUM" (it's called) you have drum brakes. Usually on light trucks & higher. Most today are pads w/ ceramic or semi metallic. Call the dealer with the VIN #. Good Luck Frank M

on rear pads they will automatically adjust up on theri own as the piston will wind itself out unless the vehicle has a handbrake thats seperate with brake shoes inside the read disk and iam not familar with this model to tell you if it is of this later type

Dear Sir,
Brakes (pads and discs) wear count on your use in millage/km not on time when they replaced, but a year is also good time , it may cause of minor dust inside pads get it clean. it will solve your problem.
Thanks.

The caliper should slide in and out to allow it to line up with the rotor (needs to come out some, right?). as long as you have the piston fully retracted, the total distance between pads should be more than the thickness of the rotor. Am I making sense?

use the bleeder valve to release pressure and push the pads back , look carefully and you will find the screws that hold the housing in place
dont forget to bleed the brakes before testing on the road

take the caliper off and check the brake pad slides to make sure the pads arent sticking and dragging. also check the wheel bearing to see if it is bad because it can cause the rotor to set at a slant and rub on the pads.

You should take it back to whoever fitted the brakes and get them to check that the caliper sliders are not sticking, and lubricate the pads where they sit in the calipers, also to rough up the pads. If the noise returns after that has been done, then i would suggest using a different manufacturer of brake pads, because the pad compound may not be good with the discs that have been fitted. Hope that helps

You would need to apply some adhesive to the back of the brake pads.
This is common practice regarding disc brakes.
Quite a few brands are sold in most autoparts stores, and you should ask the clerk to show you some disc-brake noise reduction adhesives.
Once you get one of these adhesives, jack up the car again, and remove those pads. Follow direction as written on the adhesive's package.

The hard part is pressing the caliper piston abck into the caliper so you can get the new, thicker pads over the rotor. A large C Clamp works best.

SECTION 206-03: Front Disc Brake 2001 Villager Workshop Manual
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION Pads —Front Disc Brake Removal

1. Remove the wheel and tire assembly. For additional information, refer to Section 204-04 .

1. Remove the front disc brake caliper bolts. torx bit. T20?

1. Support the front disc brake caliper from the front strut and spring assembly using mechanics wire.

1. Remove the front disc brake pads.
   1. Remove the outboard front disc brake pad.
   1. Remove the inboard front disc brake pad.

Installation

1. CAUTION: Make sure the master cylinder reservoir does not overfill and spill brake fluid while retracting the front disc brake caliper piston.
   NOTE: It is necessary to fully retract the front disc brake caliper piston in the bore before installing the front disc brake pads.
   Install the front disc brake pads.
   1. Install the inboard front disc brake pad.
   1. Install the outboard front disc brake pad.

Caution. The outer pads are left and right. put left on driver side.

1. Position the front disc brake caliper on the front-wheel knuckle and install the brake caliper pin bolts.

1. WARNING: It is necessary to depress the brake pedal several times to position the front disc brake caliper piston before driving the vehicle.
   

hi im dave
hope i can help
when you had the rear pads applied and the discs turned was there noticeable damage to the disc surface it sounds like your e brake cable is not adjusted properly or perhaps the braided wires inside the insulation are seperating along your brake cable causing the rear brakes to not be adjsting themselves properly. Every time the parking brake is applied the rear brakes are self adjusted if they arent being applied due to slack in or a broken cable you will not adjust your rear brakes. This would accont for the flutter in the brake pedal as hydraulic fluid is still circulating to compress the pads against the rotor but the pads arent reaching the rotor.