i thought there was a sticky for the 300zx brake swap, bu ti couldnt find it.
anyway, i wanna do the upgrade, but keep 4 lug, since i already have rims. anyone know of a place that sell the rotors all ready drilled? im willing to pay a little extra to avoid the hassle of finding a place to do it.
thanks, mike
another 300zx brake question
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afaik you can just drill the 4 lug pattern yourself or if you dont feel adequete or dont have the tools any machine shop will do it no prob. im looking to do the same thing. i dont know of a shop that has them premade but im sure they will cost much more than just having them drilled. all you would need is the calipers rotors and hoses from the 300zx and drill the new holes and slap it together. hope that helpsluigi
i don't see why you want drilled rotors unless you have gas build up under the pad durring heavy braking. drilling weakens the rotor structure and makes it more prone to cracking under heavy use. do what you want, but i wouldnt do it without a lot of background research and talking to people who have done it before. im not telling you not to just to be careful and think of the consiquenses before doing it.
machine shop will drill the holes you need cheap. haven't seen anywhere that sells 300z rotors predrilled FOR THE LUG BOLTS. sounds like someone might be able to turn a buck or two if they ordered a batch from brembo though.-
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240kid wrote:i don't see why you want drilled rotors unless you have gas build up under the pad durring heavy braking. drilling weakens the rotor structure and makes it more prone to cracking under heavy use. do what you want, but i wouldnt do it without a lot of background research and talking to people who have done it before. im not telling you not to just to be careful and think of the consiquenses before doing it.
who are you 240kid? do you have a bad short term memory loss problem? you typed something once, i explaind to you that it wasnt what i meant, you said you understood, then you came back and said it again. what gives?
to everyone else thanks so far.
oh god. what a butchered thread.
anyway, hopefully your wheels are 16 inches or above, or the z32 brakes wont fit.
also, having the rotor redrilled for 4 lug is no big deal, although i personally wouldnt do it due to the imbalance created. the holes are only 2.25 inches from the center of the hubs, so it probably woudnt make much of a difference, but i still would not install redrilled rotors on my own car.
anyway, hopefully your wheels are 16 inches or above, or the z32 brakes wont fit.
also, having the rotor redrilled for 4 lug is no big deal, although i personally wouldnt do it due to the imbalance created. the holes are only 2.25 inches from the center of the hubs, so it probably woudnt make much of a difference, but i still would not install redrilled rotors on my own car.
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ca18datsun510 wrote:yeah i got 17" sentra ser spec v rims.
ivoryj30t, are you the guy trying to install the rb?
yeah, thats me. its not gonna be happening for a while though.
i wouldnt even want to think about how much it would cost if i wasnt a mechanic.
i was trying to have it ready by the middle of summer, but my projected parts list exceeds $10K, so its not comming together so quick money-wise.
