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Can 350z front brakes fit a300zx whith out any abs problems.thanks


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seems like a downgrade to me.... I think the 300ZX uses a larger bolt than the 350Z . i think the Z32 has 12mm threads and the 350Z has 14mm threads, that may not technically right but i know the Z32 uses a smaller bolt.

So youd have to redrill and retap the threads to use the 350Z calipers.

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Just use the Z32 calipers with either VR4 rotors or 350Z rotors

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So what u guys are saying is the z32 caliper is better than the z33 brembo.

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i just had a look at some z33's in the us and i see some have a single piston caliper. Its not the same in new zealand, all that ive seen has 4 piston brembo's.

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Actually, the 350z brembo calipers are essentiallly the same as the 300zx ones. I guess that nissan didnt fix what wasnt broken...

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the track models in the states got the 4 pot brembo's, the z32 used a 4 pot made by nissan, but not sure why they used single piston on the standad model, I guess in effort to keep cost down


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