26mm z32 calipers

[Axoure Dragonkin]

I just wanted to check. The s13 Silvias used the 26mm z32 brakes for the front, right? And will they fit stock 89 wheels?

[Hijacker]

um. S13s in japan used the same calipers we have.

[skydragoness]

If silvia's had z32 brakes stock, then it would be a direct bolt up-- but it's not. It requires a 5 lug conversion or redrilling the rotors. 26mm z32 calipers will not fit behind certain wheels. The only stock s13 rims they will barely fit behind are the 91-92'' seven-spoke alloys.

[Chingon]

w/the special casting...

[Hijacker]

I consider the Z brake to be a bolt on affair since all you need is to remove your old caliper, put on a set of rotors redrilled, and then install the caliper with a new brake line. Not like I have to do a lot of custom fabbing to do that.

[Axoure Dragonkin]

I just really like the crap-tacularness of the 89 wheels. How about spacers?

[Chingon]

I just really like the crap-tacularness of the 89 wheels. How about spacers?

Tell me about it!!! damn things won't even clear rear z32 brakes.

[Axoure Dragonkin]

HA I'm serious, I really like them. They're cool in a really ugly back-to-the-furture kind of way.

........

Wait... that's probally the logic people use when they buy spinners! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[MikeMurphy]

I was sure that the S13 brakes elsewhere were a tiny bit larger than our USDM brakes. Certainly not z32 brakes, but just a tiny step up.

[AZhitman]

So if I were going to do a Z-brake swap on my S13, I'd purchase the 26mm calipers and Z rotors? What year Z is that?

[Chingon]

1990 na (i think all '90s were na that year)

[Hijacker]

90 NA. 90 also had a twin turbo version with 30mm calipers.

Greg, hit up car-part.com. you can land some good and cheap calipers through them. I just got mine in, and for 45 bucks, I couldn't beat it. Even if it needed to have the pistons and seals replaced

[AZhitman]

I'll just go get a set of rebuilds at AutoZone.

Think they'll take my 240 calipers as cores?

[navysnail]

i bet you they would, they dont know what the stock ones vs the 300 ones look like, but with my luck i would get the only guy there who happens to know all about nissans and has a 300, LOL

[Hijacker]

Z calipers are a lot like brembos in design. I've had guys at advance auto tell me that even though they know of the difference, they would still take the core swap. I just don't trust advance's set of remans

[AZhitman]

I think that's what I'll do.

So I'll need 90-96 n/a Z rotors as well, and I'll have to have them redrilled? Who does that?

[Hijacker]

if you stick with the 26mm calipers, you'll need rotors to match, so same year Z. 90 N/A. I'm getting a set from heavy throttle. I priced out Z rotors, and the cheapest I could find them was $55 a piece. I figure I'll gladly pay a little more to get them already drilled for 4 lug and cross drilled.

If you get a stock set of rotors, take them to a machine shop and explain what you need done.

[AZhitman]

Well, I just found I can use Alty rotors and calipers (they are identical to 180sx brakes), and Alty calipers are $32 new.

Might hafta do this one....

[pearl240sx]

Alty rotors and calipers ? what car is that? and could it also work for a 96 240sx Base model 4lugs?

[dfw240_EE]

I am thinking 'Alty' is the Altima

so what year/trim Altima?

[C-Kwik]

http://www.princeton.edu/~asad/zbrakes/

[Bronze MFP]

I just bought remanned 300z calipers from advance and returned my 240 calipers as the cores, they didn't even look in the box. most of the time they don't.