370z Sport brakes on an R32 Skyline

[RBdreamer]

find of the year right there !

sucks that i just fitted finished setting up my R33 brembo setup, cuz that looks awesome

but i bet you need at least 18" rims to run that setup ...

Ya, 18's for sure.

There should be atleast 1 or 2 people around here that are already running them. Hopefully they can offer up some sort of review because these brakes do look good.

I would like to get my car prepped to run Solo1 or something like that and unfortunately, everything adds up quite quickly. These seem like a decent alternative to other kits considering the front and rear is approx the cost of most front only kits from what I have seen and should do well as a street/track part time car brake application.

[frankiman]

find of the year right there !

sucks that i just fitted finished setting up my R33 brembo setup, cuz that looks awesome

but i bet you need at least 18" rims to run that setup ...

[RBdreamer]

Akebono Nissan 300ZX Front & Rear 14 Inch Big Brake Kit w/ Stoptech Rotors - Nissan performance parts

355mm 4 Piston Front, 350mm 2 Piston Rear.

So, the rule of thumb is, if it fits a Z32, it will bolt up to an R32 - in terms of brake kits, SO;

There have been a couple Canadian guys who have reported the 370z Sport kit for 300zx/R32 skyline was just under $3000 delivered with upgraded Hawk pads rather than oem Nissan pads. This is a complete front & rear setup with lines, adapters and all. Everything except for fluid basically.

I even spoke with Autodream in Calgary here and they said they have installed a kit and it was nice.

Here is a comparison to 350z sport Brembos:

http://g35driver.com/forums/3853702-post29.html

The Akebono rear seems to be roughly the same physical size as the oem Bremb front caliper.

I have been giving this kit alot of thought and watching testing closely, as we all know about the 370z that hit the wall in testing with the Akebono brakes and afterwards stained the brakes good name.....untill now. Akebono seem to have been vindicated and the problem is 100% Nissan.

The 370z Sport fails it's brakes due to:
- bad aero, no brake ducting.
- bad oem pads, designed for low noise.
- average fluid for the application.
Z Meets Wall: We Investigate Why the NISMO Z's Brakes Failed at Lightning Lap - Feature - Auto Reviews - Car and Driver

For the price, how can this setup be overlooked ?

Best Motoring also did some testing and found them to be superior to all other current oem Brembo applications on Nissans/Hondas etc.

In short, upgrade the pads, run good fluid and make sure your aero doesn't stop the brakes from being air cooled and you have a solid kit for the price of most front-only setups. Not bad I think.

Anyone else ?