the z32 caliper powder coated thread (colors)

[WERDdabuilder]

Originally Posted by rainvelazquez

Since were here can some one make a rebuild write up step by step cuz I seen some but a detailed step by step would be awesome and Wat kinda lubes are used n stuff I mean since some after seeing this thread will want to powder coat n since its pretty much a must or a good idea to rebuild after a powder coat thought it help us all i having more pics up later
I'm actually taking my rears apart n rebulding after i get them powder coated ill show them up once I get them back

its pretty straight forward. dont need to take your calipers apart. remove piston by blowing air into it. i put a piece of wood between the pistons so the pistons didnt pop all the way out. make it easier for the other pistons to move out also. remove old seals/boot/rings. replace with new ones. probably takes less then 30min to do.

googling should come up with enough answers for rebuilding.

you can order the kit from
Brake Caliper Rebuild Kits
everything you need comes with it.

[2iv0 sx]

Originally Posted by ixfxi

amateur night guys

taking apart the halves is risky and troublesome. all good, you'll all find out in due time. if you restore them, dont do a fully disassembly... only the pistons

Do tell...

Here's one recently. Right or wrong way?
http://zilvia.net/f/tech-talk/447190...ld-thread.html

[revat619]

From my old car....some random high temp gold paint from auto zone and red touch up paint for the letters. Cheap, but I thought it was pretty cool. Gonna powdercoat this time around though.

[WERDdabuilder]

Originally Posted by 2iv0 sx

Do tell...

Here's one recently. Right or wrong way?
http://zilvia.net/f/tech-talk/447190...ld-thread.html

you cant get new o-rings from the dealer if say...you fuck them up(they expand/etc). and i believe the fsm says you shouldnt take them apart. so that shit isnt necessary. someone correct me if im wrong.

[dudermagee]

wrinkle black.

[PeaceOnesxWai]

I want to see more pics of painted calipers installed on cars.. Also this thread should be powdercoated brake calipers instead of just specifically Z32 brakes

[rainvelazquez]

Originally Posted by PeaceOnesxWai

I want to see more pics of painted calipers installed on cars.. Also this thread should be powdercoated brake calipers instead of just specifically Z32 brakes

yeah it dont have to be z32 but i was guessing most would have z32
keep the pics coming

[mxexux]

Damn, I just sold my car that I had powder coated Z32 front calipers on. Powder coating was orange. I'll see if I can find a pic...

[Brian]

gold spraypaint and a red paint marker.

painted them ON the car. BALLER> picture me rollin.

(backside of the calipers arent even painted. lol)

[Broadfield]

Originally Posted by Brian

(backside of the calipers arent even painted. lol)

... not so BALLER

[tricky_ab]

I need to look for a place locally to do my Evo Brembo's...I'm thinking Porsche yellow...

[Broadfield]

Originally Posted by tricky_ab

I need to look for a place locally to do my Evo Brembo's...I'm thinking Porsche yellow...

What color is your car, I forget... white?

[rainvelazquez]

Hey guys i was wondering how the prices for powder coating go
Is the price for each/set of calipers
Want to get an idea of how much ill be spending

[Broadfield]

Originally Posted by rainvelazquez

Hey guys i was wondering how the prices for powder coating go
Is the price for each/set of calipers
Want to get an idea of how much ill be spending

The more you need done the more it cost... pretty much like anything in life. And prices will vary greatly between locations and regions. So it's not going to do you any good to find out what other people have paid. Just go into your local powder coating joint and ask them for a rough quote. I guarantee you they have done calipers before and should be able to give you an idea of what you are looking at.

[rainvelazquez]

Originally Posted by Broadfield

The more you need done the more it cost... pretty much like anything in life. And prices will vary greatly between locations and regions. So it's not going to do you any good to find out what other people have paid. Just go into your local powder coating joint and ask them for a rough quote. I guarantee you they have done calipers before and should be able to give you an idea of what you are looking at.

Will do thanks

[ixfxi]

see guys, this is what happens when you get too many posts -- too much bullshit. Example below:

Originally Posted by PeaceOnesxWai

Yea, best to remove all bolts and take out the piston. You have to get new seals because they will melt in the powdercoating process. I can imagine taking out a melted seal w/piston would be a b%$!h

Seriously? Use your head and think how hot brakes get, they get way hotter than the 300-400°F which is what powdercoaters cook their parts at. Caliper seals are all capable of those temperatures.

Originally Posted by WERDdabuilder

you cant get new o-rings from the dealer if say...you fuck them up(they expand/etc). and i believe the fsm says you shouldnt take them apart. so that shit isnt necessary. someone correct me if im wrong.

Correcto, the caliper halves should never be disassembled. Not to say I havent made that mistake (maybe 10 years ago?). Some calipers did come apart, others sheared the threads as the bolts tend to seize inside the caliper. Again, NOT worth the hassle.

The piston seals & dust boots, you can remove. No sense in being a miser about that since most people overhaul them during rebuild.

Damn... I never thought I'de be the smart guy around here. Shows you that even idiots like me can know something if you do it long enough.

[blacksmith]

Originally Posted by Brian

gold spraypaint and a red paint marker.

painted them ON the car. BALLER> picture me rollin.

(backside of the calipers arent even painted. lol)

What calipers are these? R32 GT-R? Call me a hipster but I don't like how z32 calipers have "ribs" on them, for lack of a better term. Purely cosmetic but I prefer the smooth look like this.

[Brian]

B.I.N.G.O.

R32 GTR calipers and rotors (brand new Nissan rotors, actually)

These look so much cooler than any of the Z32 brakes.

HOT BRAKES. HOT LOOKS.

clearcorners.com

[joshchewuhh]

autozone caliper spray

[Lugged]

Originally Posted by ixfxi

Correcto, the caliper halves should never be disassembled. Not to say I havent made that mistake (maybe 10 years ago?). Some calipers did come apart, others sheared the threads as the bolts tend to seize inside the caliper. Again, NOT worth the hassle.

The piston seals & dust boots, you can remove. No sense in being a miser about that since most people overhaul them during rebuild.

Damn... I never thought I'de be the smart guy around here. Shows you that even idiots like me can know something if you do it long enough.

So what's the long term consequences of this? I'm just curious because I just rebuilt my caliper lol...

[Backintoans13]

Digging this thread here are mine, pics is hard to take of the color, they sometime come out blue but they purple

[Hoffman5982]

Originally Posted by joshchewuhh

autozone caliper spray

What color exactly? Looks a bit more intense than the gold

[az_240]

Splitting the z32 caliper to powdercoat shouldn't be a problem... as mentioned you can get the entire rebuild kit including the rubber seals you need after splitting them in half here
Front Brake Caliper Rebuild Kit

Shouldn't be a problem if you want to keep them together either.

Anyone use clear coat on their calipers and NOT have it yellow? All the ones I've tried have yellowed and flake.

[Tuloabe617]

Originally Posted by Backintoans13

Digging this thread here are mine, pics is hard to take of the color, they sometime come out blue but they purple

.....

I am actually planning on doing something very similar to this. Looks great! Do you know the color name/code? Do you have any pictures of the whole car with them installed? Thanks in advance!

[Nintensity]

Originally Posted by az_240

Splitting the z32 caliper to powdercoat shouldn't be a problem... as mentioned you can get the entire rebuild kit including the rubber seals you need after splitting them in half here
Front Brake Caliper Rebuild Kit

Shouldn't be a problem if you want to keep them together either.

Anyone use clear coat on their calipers and NOT have it yellow? All the ones I've tried have yellowed and flake.

I wonder if they have a rear brake caliper rebuild kit too... I couldnt find it on the site

[Backintoans13]

Not trying to say other ppl in here are wrong BUT....there is NOTHING wrong with separating the calipers. Have rebuilt quite a few z32 calipers and my brembo calipers on my old 350z. Worked great!!! Lots of ppl will say don't separate em but for those that have, I'm sure they can confirm also there isn't anything wrong with them, work perfectly fine after you put em back together. Just sayin...

[Backintoans13]

Originally Posted by Tuloabe617

I am actually planning on doing something very similar to this. Looks great! Do you know the color name/code? Do you have any pictures of the whole car with them installed? Thanks in advance!

Sorry boss...dont have any at the time, still doing my suspension build so cars still on jack stands, wheels and tires should go on in a couple of weeks as far as color goes I'll have to get the website that my powder coater goes to but I know that it's a candy purple, like I said, don't have an official ordering # or anything but just ask for a candy purple with your powder coater

[Backintoans13]

Originally Posted by Nintensity

I wonder if they have a rear brake caliper rebuild kit too... I couldnt find it on the site

I always get my front rebuild kit from courtesyparts.com When I first rebuilt my z32 calipers yrs ago they also sold the rear rebuild kit, havent been able to find a set for quite sometime now, if you have any luck finding some please
post where you got em!!!

[Edwin562]

I bought my rebuilt kit at Napa on my first set of Z brakes. 25-30 bucks for fronts. Ikinda regret selling my calipers but i had to.

[ixfxi]

Originally Posted by Backintoans13

Not trying to say other ppl in here are wrong BUT....there is NOTHING wrong with separating the calipers. Have rebuilt quite a few z32 calipers and my brembo calipers on my old 350z. Worked great!!! Lots of ppl will say don't separate em but for those that have, I'm sure they can confirm also there isn't anything wrong with them, work perfectly fine after you put em back together. Just sayin...

Originally Posted by WERDdabuilder

and i believe the fsm says you shouldnt take them apart. so that shit isnt necessary. someone correct me if im wrong.

backintoan, just because you did something doesnt mean its correct/advisable. i have done the same in the past, many calipers removed alum material from the caliper when disassembled due to the bolts seizing. i have not done 2-5 pairs, i've rebuilt maybe 40 pairs of calipers over the years. i stopped disassembling the halves a LONG time ago, not worth the risks of stripping the aluminum.

FSM says things for a reason, i'de have to say that the FSM in almost all cases is correct. furthermore, what specs are you using for torque values? all of this matters.

bottom line, not disassembling the halves is LESS work and perfectly reliable. to-date, i have NEVER heard of one caliper halve leaking. has anyone seen this before?