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Old 06-11-2020, 01:31 AM   #1
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Rear brake calliper refurb

Morning all

I?m after a bit of advice.

I?m starting to get sticky rear brakes and thinking about buying a refurb kit with new brake pistons etc

I?m aware that Silvia S13 (PS13) have very similar rear breaks to S14?s, I think the only difference is the hand brake mech.

Does anyone know if a S14 rear calliper refurb kit will fit my PS13 brakes?

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Old 06-13-2020, 04:31 PM   #2
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I'm not sure but why not go z32 at that point?
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Old 06-16-2020, 10:02 AM   #3
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It?s a fair point, but a refurb kit will cost me ?25.


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Im with you man as I think z32 rears are to heavy, complicated and expensive comparing to simple z31/Altima or GKtech big rotor upgrade with Silvia or s14 calipers.
I also prefer to rebuild parts myself rather than returning them for replacement because of shitty job they do at refurb places.
Last time I had to return my calipers because they used two different pistons, one of them was old and corroded. Basically you don't get your own rebuild parts, they give you next from the shelf rebuilt already pair.
Its about saving time, money and most important frustrations.
Rebuilding calipers is not difficult at all.
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Make sure you know the piston size of your calipers before getting rebuild kit as some JDM s13 have bigger pistons - same as s14 and s15.
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Im with you man as I think z32 rears are to heavy, complicated and expensive comparing to simple z31/Altima or GKtech big rotor upgrade with Silvia or s14 calipers.
I also prefer to rebuild parts myself rather than returning them for replacement because of shitty job they do at refurb places.
Last time I had to return my calipers because they used two different pistons, one of them was old and corroded. Basically you don't get your own rebuild parts, they give you next from the shelf rebuilt already pair.
Its about saving time, money and most important frustrations.
Rebuilding calipers is not difficult at all.
Eh I literally just finished my z32 rear brake install and the parts themselves are not that heavy.

Doing the actual install is not for the feint of heart tho
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Is the refurb kit pistons, seals and snap rings?

If it's just the piston, then it's not too difficult.

If it involves the pistons and all the seals +snap rings, then I would consider buying a rebuilt rear caliber.

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