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redline racer510 · 12-12-2008, 09:40 AM

does anyone here use the z32 front calipers with the 350z track rotor upgrade?

racer98 · 12-12-2008, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by redline racer510

does anyone here use the z32 front calipers with the 350z track rotor upgrade?

yes I have, its a ok set up but just remeber the pad is not covering the disc like it should. it eats right thru brake pads failry quick.

s15specR · 12-12-2008, 10:58 AM

I did the EVO front swap and the z32 rear swap on a S15 with ABS and BMC, can anyone tell me if this combination of caliper and BMC has performance issues ?

racer98 · 12-12-2008, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by s15specR

I did the EVO front swap and the z32 rear swap on a S15 with ABS and BMC, can anyone tell me if this combination of caliper and BMC has performance issues ?

You need the BMC from the R34 GT-R and also the ABS unit.

as far as performance issues its really up to the driver and what you are going to use it for. only thing else you should look into is high quality brake pads and or 2 peice hat and rotors for your application.

if that doesnt work there is carbon ceramic rotors from the PGT

McCoy · 12-12-2008, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by racer98

yes I have, its a ok set up but just remeber the pad is not covering the disc like it should. it eats right thru brake pads failry quick.

I'm using this setup and am not seeing to much additional brake pad wear though. I've gotten in 7 track days this year with hawk blues and still have over 1/2 pad life left. Agreed that it would be nice if the pads didn't overhang the rotor, but what can you ask in a pair of $75 adapter brackets.

Oh and I'm still running the S13 non-abs MC. With hawk blues front/back (Z32 setup in the back) and 275 RA-1's on all four corners, braking is great. On 235 advan street tires I can get rear lockup if i don't heel/toe at threshold braking.

Ali 556 · 12-13-2008, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by racer98

yes I have, its a ok set up but just remeber the pad is not covering the disc like it should. it eats right thru brake pads failry quick.

+1,
Same thing happend to me with the old brakets for the fronts...i've ran threw Endless ceramic pads in only 3 monthes of usual driving...

pix (notic the "ring of rust" near the hat of the rotor)

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1229166160

Ali

fryertuck · 12-14-2008, 01:19 PM

Does anybody know if the evo brakes with 320 discs fit under 16" rims specifically Z32 oem rims

Cheers

eek · 12-14-2008, 04:56 PM

You can try it and then realize that common sense would tell you no it will not fit. Esp when a evo brembo is almost 2x the size of a z32 caliper and the evo rotor is 1inch larger in diameter over a stock z32 rotor.

Ali 556 · 12-15-2008, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by fryertuck

Does anybody know if the evo brakes with 320 discs fit under 16" rims specifically Z32 oem rims

Cheers

No,

The Z's Are 280mm and they fit on OEM S13/14/Z32/R32/R33/R34....

Evo Are 320mm With HUGE caliper...

Short answer...No

The EVO rear's (caliper and rotor) fit under The S14 rim tho,

Ali

fryertuck · 12-15-2008, 01:25 PM

Thanks for that, new wheels it is then, glad I never put new rubber on them, I was looking at the zed disk and caliper and thinking it may just fit under the wheel ahh well

K_style · 01-13-2009, 06:47 PM

i just got my evo brembos for front today...

i should post pics after installation.

cant wait !!

ichibans13.5 · 01-26-2009, 09:48 PM

JRas · 01-28-2009, 01:02 PM

test fitted the rears today

*note the awesome jack and I'm aware air bleeders up

I need to rant a little bit.. because I'm fucking annoyed

trying to get a bracket made:
I go to pick up a piece of mild steel at a steel shop 7in x1.25in x 0.50in
I get their.. guy says all they have is 7in x 1.5in x 0.50in, note this stuff is 1/2in thick.. a hacksaw won't do and grinding it takes forever..
yesterday I call up another steel shop, ask if they have it.. they do, they close at 5pm so I wait till tomorrow
today I drive down to that shop get the metal pieces
drive home start measuring everything out
go down to sears pick up the drill bits and a few angle grinder discs to make the notch
go to kragen / checkers / autostore pick up some brake fluid and an extension on a brake line ( doubt I need )
I have everything to need to swap over the brakes...
I go to start drilling and notice.. hmm this looks a lot smaller than a half an inch... measure it 1/4 of an inch! 7in x 1.25in x 1/4in / 0.25in

those brackets people have up for sale.. are dam tempting heh, but I need this bracket done for tomorrow

florante rea · 01-31-2009, 03:37 PM

^^^are u doing evo fronts and sti rear or you completely changed to sti all around? hit me up if u need either brackets....

Otto347 · 01-31-2009, 04:01 PM

I just got done with a kit for my hardbody, im going to be doing the same on the 240 when I get done with the truck. Not a bad deal, the wilwoods are around $160 per caliper and I used 03 Cobra front rotors. 13" 4 pistons for a good price. Now the brackets are going to be a little bit of cash....

JRas · 01-31-2009, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by florante rea

^^^are u doing evo fronts and sti rear or you completely changed to sti all around? hit me up if u need either brackets....

got it done, no more stress

*revat619* · 02-01-2009, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by JRas

got it done, no more stress

So are you running STi stuff all around or what?

florante rea · 02-01-2009, 08:29 AM

^^^yeah sti all around

Gumballf355 · 02-03-2009, 02:07 AM

I'm glad you decided to go Sti Brembos... you won't regret it. Promise man.
BTW, thanks for making the Stainless brackets as I requested florante... track marshall approves.

Ali 556 · 02-03-2009, 04:28 AM

florante rea :

How much for front brakets...? i'm selling my EVO front WITH out the brakets...

And I'm upgrading to ROTORA BBK Front And EVO Rear's...

PM me with the prices bro,

Ali

silnismo · 02-03-2009, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Ali 556

florante rea :

How much for front brakets...? i'm selling my EVO front WITH out the brakets...

And I'm upgrading to ROTORA BBK Front And EVO Rear's...

PM me with the prices bro,

Ali

You mean, STI rears.

STI rears bolt on, EVO rears don't.....

Ali 556 · 02-03-2009, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by silnismo

You mean, STI rears.

STI rears bolt on, EVO rears don't.....

LOL

I mean EVO rear....son check the page befor this one and you will know what the fuck i mean.....

Ali

aardvark · 02-27-2009, 01:46 AM

anyone figure out how to run sti front rotors? i dont like how the evo rotors push the calipers out 10mm further than sti or z32 rotors do.

JRas · 02-27-2009, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by aardvark

anyone figure out how to run sti front rotors? i dont like how the evo rotors push the calipers out 10mm further than sti or z32 rotors do.

I believe the bolt pattern is different?

VQMaxFan · 02-27-2009, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by JRas

I believe the bolt pattern is different?

depends on yr.

05 and up sti's are 5x114.3

aardvark · 02-28-2009, 02:19 AM

doh. just read in the thread that the 05 sti rotor has a smaller hub bore, so it doesnt work.

Arauz · 03-09-2009, 01:52 AM

quick question guys, what BMC would u recommend for wilwood 6pot front brakes and 2 pot Z32 rears?

heiyuu · 03-09-2009, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Arauz

quick question guys, what BMC would u recommend for wilwood 6pot front brakes and 2 pot Z32 rears?

a 300zx one

Arauz · 03-09-2009, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by heiyuu

a 300zx one

thats what I was thinking. Thanks

GSXRJJordan · 03-09-2009, 03:14 AM

To be completely honest, you should know piston area and pad area for the 6pots you're using and compare that to Z32 fronts - I'm imagining they're 6 "small" pistons (as opposed to Z32's 4 "large" ones), so I'm guessing overall piston area and pad area shouldn't be too different... and you're using z32 rears, so that makes it even easier.

Just pointing that out for future reference, as this is a pretty tits thread for 'big brakes'.

12-12-2008, 10:58 AM	#453
s15specR Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,022 Trader Rating: (18) Feedback Score: 18 reviews	I did the EVO front swap and the z32 rear swap on a S15 with ABS and BMC, can anyone tell me if this combination of caliper and BMC has performance issues ? __________________

01-28-2009, 01:02 PM	#463
JRas Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 35 Posts: 1,503 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	test fitted the rears today note the awesome jack and I'm aware air bleeders up I need to rant a little bit.. because I'm fucking annoyed trying to get a bracket made:* I go to pick up a piece of mild steel at a steel shop 7in x1.25in x 0.50in I get their.. guy says all they have is 7in x 1.5in x 0.50in, note this stuff is 1/2in thick.. a hacksaw won't do and grinding it takes forever.. yesterday I call up another steel shop, ask if they have it.. they do, they close at 5pm so I wait till tomorrow today I drive down to that shop get the metal pieces drive home start measuring everything out go down to sears pick up the drill bits and a few angle grinder discs to make the notch go to kragen / checkers / autostore pick up some brake fluid and an extension on a brake line ( doubt I need ) I have everything to need to swap over the brakes... I go to start drilling and notice.. hmm this looks a lot smaller than a half an inch... measure it 1/4 of an inch! 7in x 1.25in x 1/4in / 0.25in those brackets people have up for sale.. are dam tempting heh, but I need this bracket done for tomorrow __________________ Last edited by JRas; 01-29-2009 at 11:22 PM..

01-31-2009, 03:37 PM	#464
florante rea Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: king of prussia, pa Age: 43 Posts: 1,448 Trader Rating: (43) Feedback Score: 43 reviews	^^^are u doing evo fronts and sti rear or you completely changed to sti all around? hit me up if u need either brackets.... __________________ fdrea

02-01-2009, 08:29 AM	#468
florante rea Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: king of prussia, pa Age: 43 Posts: 1,448 Trader Rating: (43) Feedback Score: 43 reviews	^^^yeah sti all around __________________ fdrea

02-03-2009, 04:28 AM	#470
Ali 556 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Far Far Away...... Posts: 359 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	florante rea : How much for front brakets...? i'm selling my EVO front WITH out the brakets... And I'm upgrading to ROTORA BBK Front And EVO Rear's... PM me with the prices bro, Ali __________________ '95 S14 Se With HKS's - BREMBO's - ES/SPL.

12-12-2008, 09:40 AM	#451
redline racer510 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: EARFF(earth for you idiots) Posts: 1,072 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	does anyone here use the z32 front calipers with the 350z track rotor upgrade?

12-14-2008, 01:19 PM	#457
fryertuck Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: uk Posts: 2 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Does anybody know if the evo brakes with 320 discs fit under 16" rims specifically Z32 oem rims Cheers

12-14-2008, 04:56 PM	#458
eek Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: California Age: 43 Posts: 1,025 Trader Rating: (29) Feedback Score: 29 reviews	You can try it and then realize that common sense would tell you no it will not fit. Esp when a evo brembo is almost 2x the size of a z32 caliper and the evo rotor is 1inch larger in diameter over a stock z32 rotor.

12-15-2008, 01:25 PM	#460
fryertuck Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: uk Posts: 2 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Thanks for that, new wheels it is then, glad I never put new rubber on them, I was looking at the zed disk and caliper and thinking it may just fit under the wheel ahh well

01-13-2009, 06:47 PM	#461
K_style Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 7,666 Trader Rating: (63) Rides Gallery: K_style Feedback Score: 63 reviews	i just got my evo brembos for front today... i should post pics after installation. cant wait !!

01-26-2009, 09:48 PM	#462
ichibans13.5 Leaky Injector Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MA Posts: 130 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews

02-03-2009, 02:07 AM	#469
Gumballf355 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Age: 44 Posts: 605 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I'm glad you decided to go Sti Brembos... you won't regret it. Promise man. BTW, thanks for making the Stainless brackets as I requested florante... track marshall approves.

02-27-2009, 01:46 AM	#473
aardvark Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: dark smokey cafes of Bolsa, CA Age: 24 Posts: 346 Trader Rating: (22) Feedback Score: 22 reviews	anyone figure out how to run sti front rotors? i dont like how the evo rotors push the calipers out 10mm further than sti or z32 rotors do.

02-28-2009, 02:19 AM	#476
aardvark Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: dark smokey cafes of Bolsa, CA Age: 24 Posts: 346 Trader Rating: (22) Feedback Score: 22 reviews	doh. just read in the thread that the 05 sti rotor has a smaller hub bore, so it doesnt work.

03-09-2009, 01:52 AM	#477
Arauz Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: miami fl Age: 34 Posts: 135 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	quick question guys, what BMC would u recommend for wilwood 6pot front brakes and 2 pot Z32 rears? __________________

03-09-2009, 03:14 AM	#480
GSXRJJordan Post Whore! Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 9,135 Trader Rating: (19) Rides Gallery: GSXRJJordan Feedback Score: 19 reviews	To be completely honest, you should know piston area and pad area for the 6pots you're using and compare that to Z32 fronts - I'm imagining they're 6 "small" pistons (as opposed to Z32's 4 "large" ones), so I'm guessing overall piston area and pad area shouldn't be too different... and you're using z32 rears, so that makes it even easier. Just pointing that out for future reference, as this is a pretty tits thread for 'big brakes'. __________________ Jordan Innovations has a new web site! www.JordanInnovations.com -- All your favorite FD Pro Drifters love it, trust me -- www.JordanInnovations.com