300zx brake caliper rebuild

[hephg]

hey im planning on rebuilding one of my 300zx front calipers on my s14. Does anyone know if they sell brand new pistons? or even a special sized hone? if so were could i find these? thanks alot for your help
Modified by hephg at 8:50 AM 9/3/2008

[94_240sx]

I got mine from Courtesy and rebuilt front calipers. I had to wait a month to get the pistons from Japan though. I just had to clean up the rear ones because one rear piston was about $200 each. Courtesy has almost everything, so just give them a call. Ask for Jacob.

http://www.courtesyparts.com/z32_brakes.html

[hephg]

wow thanks alot , they really do have everything ,about how much did you pay all together for the 4 pistons?

[Q45tech]

Cheaper to buy rebuilt calipers at discount stores, as long as you have a core to exchange.

[94_240sx]

wow thanks alot , they really do have everything ,about how much did you pay all together for the 4 pistons?

It's about $30 each.

http://www.courtesyparts.com/b....html

http://www.courtesyparts.com/b....html

I think I reused 2-3 of them and bought the brand new pistons. I didn't even try to buy rear ones. It might be cheaper if you just sand blast the rust. Make sure not to damage piston surface that contacts rubber seal inside of caliper.

I bought rebuilt calipers, but they were just nothing but aluminum paint sprayed with aftermarket seals and clips, so I returned them. I bought a pair on eBay cheap and rebuilt them myself. It was fun rebuilding them.