Check out my new BIG BRAKES!! anyone else do this yet???

[WISH ONE]

Originally Posted by C-unit

Alternative option:
Modify Porsche Cayenne S caliper front 6pot/Rear 4 pot
Ap racing rotors
custom bracket
custom bell/hat

everything cost around $4700ish for 355mm front and 330mm rear (Brand new caliper, hardware, ferodo pads, CNC bracket, caliper machining..etc)

These is the same set up I have with 380mm front and 345mm rear

Super nice set up. Big ballin points!

but....$5k for brakes is unheard of for most schassis guys, the set up is nice but a bit overkill.

[C-unit]

^ I am sure there are people who is willing to shell out the money for brakes just for balling factor. I originally did it for the GTR 32/33/34. It just happen that they will fit on S chassis as well. I would say it is abit overkill for street but same as having 400whp+. It is overkill since you don't "need" 400whp+ to go anywhere..LOL

Beside, $4700 for a set of brand new brembo BBK is not too bad if you ask me.

[WISH ONE]

I agree there are people that will fork out the money...but very few of them in our community.
Many people might be hesitant to buy brakes that cost more than their whole car.
If you have the cash why not? You gotta pay to play right?
I love the brembos but most of the OEM set ups are not so great on weight.
How much do your calipers weigh with pads in place

[C-unit]

Yea...weight wise they are abit heavy.

here is the weight of the caliper for comparison.
cayenne S - 15Ib
997 turbo - 13Ib

Rears are alot lighter at 8Ib

I am working on a re-design bracket so it'll save maybe another 1/2 Ib. right now it is just a chunk of aluminum that is CNC with not weight reduction.
Just for reference, the GT kit from brembo weight 11.7Ib for the front 6 pot caliper but they cost $4500+ just for the front. I guess you get what you pay for.


I wouldn't say they are bad on weight as they are not that much heavier than stock z32 ones. However, the rotors do weight a ton even with the aluminum hat.

[GSXRJJordan]

I don't know anyone with enough rubber or weight to justify those huge calipers, and the unsprung weight sucks 100% of the time.

Mike's 13" 4-pot Wilwood setup is the best for S-chassis IMO.

[MrChow]

Originally Posted by GSXRJJordan

I don't know anyone with enough rubber or weight to justify those huge calipers, and the unsprung weight sucks 100% of the time.

Mike's 13" 4-pot Wilwood setup is the best for S-chassis IMO.

I agree.

Azcar wilwood setup are really nice too. I'm kinda wishing I saved for them now... bleh...

[jose.l-s13]

yea let me now asap ill buy a pair

[WISH ONE]

Originally Posted by GSXRJJordan

I don't know anyone with enough rubber or weight to justify those huge calipers, and the unsprung weight sucks 100% of the time.

Mike's 13" 4-pot Wilwood setup is the best for S-chassis IMO.

I put one of my calipers on the weight scales, with the pads in them each one weighs 5.7lbs, one 26mm aluminum Z calipers weighs 8lbs IRRC without the pads.
When i finish making my brackets Ill weight the entire set up for a total weight if it helps you guys.

Originally Posted by MrChow

I agree.

Azcar wilwood setup are really nice too. I'm kinda wishing I saved for them now... bleh...

You can pick up the Superlite Forged Wilwoods for $400ish but youd need to figure out the rotors and brackets/hardware situation on your own.

[n8RPS13]

Awesome thread thinking about going this route instead of 300Z or Q45 that I was going to do.

[nismosx]

anyone running evo brake lines? i bought a package and it came with evo ss lines
if its possible to run them should i or sell them and buy 300zx converison lines

[tricky_ab]

Originally Posted by C-unit

^ I am sure there are people who is willing to shell out the money for brakes just for balling factor. I originally did it for the GTR 32/33/34. It just happen that they will fit on S chassis as well. I would say it is abit overkill for street but same as having 400whp+. It is overkill since you don't "need" 400whp+ to go anywhere..LOL

Beside, $4700 for a set of brand new brembo BBK is not too bad if you ask me.

Exactly! They are quality brakes and that's a rather fair price. It's like they say, you gotta pay to play!

[WISH ONE]

So I finally finished up my brackets and test fitted.
I went with 1/2" billet aluminum instead of the 3/8 steel I had planned on using originally to save a bit a of weight since the 350z track rotors already weigh a ton.
Here a few photos of the set up thus far.
I just need lines and im ready for install.

[gonshik007]

That looks really really good!

[ManoNegra]

That's pretty cool WISH ONE but did you know someone already made that bracket?

Bracket for 350Z Track Rotors and Wilwood Superlites - Nissan Road Racing Forums

btw, to clearify Evo and STi Brembos use a banjo style line like the oem 240 calipers

[WISH ONE]

Yeah of course! I actually I posted to the link to one of the vendor's websites a page or two ago.
They are $165 plus shipping, the company is in Oregon its called Revolution Brake.
You can also get them direct from wilwood for $125 each with no hardware.
I did a bit a research before deciding to make my own, it cost me roughly $60 after all was said and done.

[McCoy]

^^^ If you clicked on the link ManNegra posted, you see this is a Zilvia/NRR member that made the brackets, for a fair amount less than the Revolution Brake brackets.

[WISH ONE]

Originally Posted by McCoy

^^^ If you clicked on the link ManNegra posted, you see this is a Zilvia/NRR member that made the brackets, for a fair amount less than the Revolution Brake brackets.

110 shipped for the group buy, I saw that.
Making them is still almost less than half of that if you have the time and resources to do so.
Either way im not saying I'm the first to do this, I was just sharing.

[McCoy]

Originally Posted by WISH ONE

110 shipped for the group buy, I saw that.
Making them is still almost less than half of that if you have the time and resources to do so.
Either way im not saying I'm the first to do this, I was just sharing.

Not saying you can't build one. But for those that don't have the time to fabricate one, there are a few good options out there for very little cost, Andy's being one of them.

[WISH ONE]

Yes! He probably has the best price around, $110 shipped is a steal!

[fueled by hate]

getting ready to do the swap tomorrow, finally got all the pieces to the puzzle. Couldn't have done it without the info in this thread.

[Black R]

Originally Posted by ManoNegra

That's pretty cool WISH ONE but did you know someone already made that bracket?

Bracket for 350Z Track Rotors and Wilwood Superlites - Nissan Road Racing Forums

btw, to clearify Evo and STi Brembos use a banjo style line like the oem 240 calipers

Wait, so you can use stock 240 brake lines with evo brembo calipers?

This just keeps getting better!

[fueled by hate]

yea, the z32 conversion lines w/IF fittings don't fit. Stock steel braided ones work

[Black R]

Originally Posted by fueled by hate

yea, the z32 conversion lines w/IF fittings don't fit. Stock steel braided ones work

That's AMAZING.

So for those on a really tight budget, just use stock brake lines till you can afford the braided ones!

[GSXRJJordan]

Originally Posted by Black R

That's AMAZING.

So for those on a really tight budget, just use stock brake lines till you can afford the braided ones!

That's retarded. Anyone on that tight of a budget should just keep stock brakes.

The idea is not to tell people that you use your stock brake lines, the idea is to use stock-replacement steel braided lines.

[killer240]

does any one know if 17" MB battles will clear STI brembo brakes? or 350z/G35 ones?

edited: yes it clears it. lol i read the whole thread.

[driftsilvias13]

Originally Posted by Impact Black

and to just clear it up, to do the Evo Brembo calipers you need
Evo Brembo front calipers
Evo brake rotors
Evo brake pads
240sx-300zx conversion brakelines
caliper bracket for 240sx-Evo Brembo calipers
(if you are only doing the front brakes)

correct?

Originally Posted by Black R

Wait, so you can use stock 240 brake lines with evo brembo calipers?

Originally Posted by fueled by hate

yea, the z32 conversion lines w/IF fittings don't fit. Stock steel braided ones work

Okay I am confused. I just purchased a set of evo front calipers for my s14. Do I get the regular SS lines for a 240sx or the SS 300zx conversion lines? The info above is contradicting.

[MrMcgarrett]

240sx lines.

[driftsilvias13]

Originally Posted by MrMcgarrett

240sx lines.

Thank you for clearing that up for me.

[Black R]

Just now getting around to looking at my evo brembos; what size thread and pitch and length and hardness bolts do we need to use with them?

What bleeder screws also?

[lvlanolin]

Originally Posted by Krinkov

Okay all you loudmouths, you finally Emailed/PMed and pestered me enough to get off my ass and dig for all my notes on this from 2 years ago, problem is I moved since them and my original specs disapeard in the move, luckily I stummbled across one of the old test brackets I made and remeasured everything and updated the original diagram. Now I need to note here Im not an engineer or in the business to make or sell brake parts, so dont come crying to me if you try to copy a set of these on your own and something falls off your car, Im simply passing along some info on what worked for me







These measurments should be a good stating point, honestly I cant remember if this bracket was the EXACT one that I made that fit the best, luckily these are so easy to make that if you get a metal shop to cut you a dozen legnths of bar stock you should be able to measure/drill 6 sets of these in an afternoon. One more point on these I couldnt realy show in the diagram, when you bolt this bracket to the Brembo caliper you will have to grind down the top edge of the bracket a bit and cut two small notches where you see in the pic, this is to clear a couple ribs cast into the caliper, you will see once you get to it, have a die grinder or bench grinder handy.







Anyways sorry for the late follow up, I sold the S14 last year and have moved onto bigger and better wastes of my money/time







BTW, now that I got you all hot on finding a set of used brembos for under 1K Im going to drop this on you. You can buy Z06 billet 6-piston calipers BRAND NEW FROM GM FOR $200 EACH!!!! and it looks like it has the same bolt spacing as the brembos, haha no Im not going make brackets for these for you guys, but it would be pretty hot to see someone do it

Has anyone got the right measurements on this because I checked out the measurements and the bottom holes check out because its 43mm + 100mm + 43 mm=186mm which is the total length of the bracket but if you add up the top holes you get something else, 17mm + 155mm + 17mm= 189mm so I was wondering if anyone fixed that or not because i made my brackets and I had to re-drill the holes.
Also the .5inch thickness is appearently too much for my evo brembos and I'm not sure why. After everything is bolted down the caliper hits the rotor and wont let it spin. I was wondering if anyone had this problem or just me, I'm in the process of grinding down one side of the bracket to make it 17/16 inches thick instead of the .5 which hopefully will be good enough to where the rotor spins freely.