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10-16-2006, 10:15 AM | #1 |
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S14 -> 350z track edition brakes
This is for everyone who has PM'd me about my brakes. No custom brackets are needed!
Step 1: Get 350z or G35 track edition brembo calipers and rotors. You also need z32 conversion brake lines, brake fluid, etc. Step 2: Remove wheel, caliper, rotor, and brake dust shield. Don't disconnect the brake lines yet or you will have to bleed the entire system. Step 3: Drill out the caliper mounting holes on the spindle. You will need a 9/16" drill bit. This is because the brembo calipers use 14mm mounting bolts vs the stock 12mm. If you have ABS, cover the ABS sensor with something. It is magnetic and the metal shavings will cover it. Mounting hole half way drilled out to show the difference: Step 4: The 350z caliper mounting bolts need to be modified. Basically, the threads stop 1" from the bolt head because the 350z spindle is thicker than the s14's. This caused the bolt to run out of thread before the bolt head bottomed out to mount the caliper. I used a thread cutting die and added 1/2" of threads to the bolt to solve this. You can just get new bolts from a hardware store, just measure thread pitch and length. (Sorry, didn't get any pics of this) Step 5: Mount new rotor & caliper. Connect the z32 conversion brake lines to the caliper. Disconnect the old brake line from the chassis hard line and immediately connect the z32 conversion line using a flare nut wrench. Don't allow too much brake fluid loss. If your master cylinder gets emptied, you have to bleed all 4 brakes. Remove the two bleeders from the caliper and fill it with fluid (yes there are two on each of these calipers). Reinstall the bleeders and bleed, starting with the insider bleeder first. (Sorry, didn't get any pics of the brake line install either. I didn't want to get brake fluid/crap on my camera. It's all basic stuff, you've done it before.) Step 6: Repeat for the other side. The end. |
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10-16-2006, 10:46 AM | #2 |
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awesome write up and good work man.
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10-16-2006, 03:21 PM | #5 |
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will this fit s13's? I have z32s not installed yet and have a mix match of parts so I'm thinking of a z33 setup.
Finaldrive - awesome setup of wheel/brake combo
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10-16-2006, 04:15 PM | #6 |
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So where the heck can you actually manage to find those calipers for a not ridiculous price? Good show!
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10-16-2006, 04:42 PM | #9 |
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yes they will fit s13 also
just drill out the spindle and handle the bolt situation i found the brakes on ebay of all places, got em cheap too i'm running the oem master cyl right now the 1 1/16" z32 will go on with the z32 rears later |
10-16-2006, 04:45 PM | #10 | |
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the front wheels are mid disk and barely clear you can see some paint trading in this fuzzy pic: |
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10-17-2006, 12:42 AM | #13 |
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mark slide squad did this last year to his car.
02+ sentra SE-R Spec V (front brembo caliper) are bolt-ons too. now someone needs to figure out how to get 300zx ebrake + some new brembo rear calipers to work together. I know STI rear calipers bolt on s13/s14 fine.
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10-17-2006, 12:37 PM | #17 |
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Any idea what they're like clearance-wise (compared to Z32). I would guess they'd have less clearance, but I don't know. Hoping you do. I'm already running a spacer to clear 30mm Z Brakes, (fronts are an effective 9j +5 now). I can't really run any more spacer, so if they have any less clearance, I won't be able to do them with my current wheels (which I don't wanna give up).
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10-17-2006, 05:01 PM | #22 |
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Just use a proportioning valve. Anyone actually needing brakes this size should use one anyway.
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10-17-2006, 05:37 PM | #24 |
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Sorry, I can't compare vs 300zx swap braking
As far as clearance, they appear to have less wheel clearance than z32 brakes, but I haven't done a side by side comparison yet. They also barely clear the 18" wheel. Maybe I can find someone to let me test fit a 17" wheel. |
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you bring it apon yourself by posting this all the time. thats like jumping into a crowd of girls and like "Hey girls, can I hang with you? Oh wait nvm I have a small penis, and just leave" on topic, your new brakeset up is super sexy, reminds me of the write up they have on the SPL parts archive of this. Keep it up ^_^
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