370z Sport brakes on an R32 Skyline

[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 ?

[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]

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.

[RBdreamer]

Here's a test vid from Best Motoring, testing short braking.
YouTube - Best Motoring Brake Test: 370Z vs Cayman S vs S2000 vs 135i

[Harvey]

I think this is a great idea. I would have done this if they were available 4 years ago before I did my 6 piston brakes. I am also give it a very serious thoughts of ditching my front 6piston setup for these 370Z brakes. BTW, I think the Akebono are a little cheaper in the Infiniti form compare to Nissan (exactly the same thing but it says infiniti on the calipers) for some strange reason. These brake setup were design for bigger and heavier cars so I think they will be pretty good for R32s. Most important is they are OEM parts so it will be a lot easier to source replacement parts compare to brand name aftermarket stuff. I think anyone looking for BBK should definatly buy this or buy my 6pot so I can pick this up.. LOL

[RABBIT]

DONE!
let the saving begin...

[RBdreamer]

I can't believe that nobody is running these already.

[MarusGTR]

They can't fit 17x9s, can't they?

[RBdreamer]

They can't fit 17x9s, can't they?

There is a link to a Front & Rear fitting template on the product page that you can print off and measure against your wheels to make sure, but the listing says 18's are needed, so I doubt any 17's will work.

[Harvey]

I can't believe that nobody is running these already.

I would be running them already if someone buys my 6pistons or LMGT4.. LOL

[C-unit]

^ what size? I might be interested.

[MarusGTR]

There is a link to a Front & Rear fitting template on the product page that you can print off and measure against your wheels to make sure, but the listing says 18's are needed, so I doubt any 17's will work.

Didn't see them saying 18" specifically, but thanks, I guess I'll just do an OEM refresher.

[C-unit]

For sure I know 17" TE37 and CE28N will clear this brakes.

[frankiman]

355mm rotors, really?
check with your own 355mm kit if it clears 17", i doubt it

[C-unit]

^ yup..tried it..it clears my TE and LMGT4 in 17s

18" TE can clear my 380mm 6pot monoblock.