Bigger rotors and pads - OEM FITMENT

[acidjake75]

Ok so heres the deal - I have an 05 350z and I just swapped out my front brakes with G35 06 brakes.

See the difference in size of rotor and brake pad. Im going to see if the 350z brackets fit on the ALTIMA sedan and if they do - then my girl is getting some 06 brakes of her own.. She already has the G35 18's.

05 rotor on left - new rotor on right


New caliper on left -- Old caliper on the right (brake pads below)



Has anyone else done this? Sure beats an alternative to a BBK or spending a crapload of $$ on one..

I will post pics of the swap..

[alphapig]

Biggest problem would be the mount points for the caliper

[acidjake75]

well thats on the bracket which will have to be a part of the swap. I had the wheels off and where the bracket connects - looks the EXACT same setup to put the Z bracket...Im going to test fitment BEFORE I begin this...I now have a spare bracket I can test.

Should be interesting - will post pics of my findings. It would be cool to have 12 inch rotors and bigger stopping power "on a budget"

[Mr.Coupe]

What year and specs is your wifes Altima?

Ricky C.

[acidjake75]

What year and specs is your wifes Altima?

Ricky C.

Sorry - should have mentioned that - 2005 Altima V6

Im sure the 08s are different...maybe..

[Mr.Coupe]

What year and specs is your wifes Altima?

Ricky C.

Im sure the 08s are different...maybe..

Well I hope their not so your wife can have some on her car .

Ricky C.

[acidjake75]

^^^Hahaha... WERD!

Its actually for HER car though ... She wants more stopping power and likes the bigger rotors and pads .. I think it would look good...

[Mr.Coupe]

I'm wondering if the front brakes from an 03-07 350Z or G35 will fight my AC? I have the front and rear BBK's from AP Racing that I bought from and had installed at Stillen. They don't make a 6 Piston front for AC's so I'm wondering if those would fit.

Ricky C.

[acidjake75]

Wait....you have a BBK thats not even being used?

looks like the spindles are different but wouldnt hurt to "test" fit the brackets see pics below..
L31 (02-06)


L32 (07-10)


And imagine what that would look like on the AC? HAWT!

[Mr.Coupe]

Wait....you have a BBK thats not even being used?
And imagine what that would look like on the AC? HAWT!

I'm using the BBK. It's been already installed on my car. I was talking to Kyle from Stillen and telling him that I was interested in buying a 6 piston front BBK, but he told me that AP Racing didn't make a 6 piston for the AC. They do however for the 350z's, G35/37's. I read on here somewhere that the Akebono kit from an 08 G37s will fit and was installed on a 07 Altima sedan. The guy posted pictures up and everything. So I'm wondering if the 08 G37 BBK from AP Racing will fit my car since it's the same as 07 Altima Sedan that did the Akebono BBK from the 08 G37s. I checked Stillens website and the BBK part numbers for the 4 piston are different for my car than the 350Z and G35 which have the same part numbers.

Ricky C.

[spawn01]

I have the akebonos on my wife's 08 ac front and rear. They are a direct bolt on. I have even test fitted g37 brembo six piston front brakes on the car. They also bolt right up, just had some wheel clearance issues. If it fits on a g37, they should fit the ac. The AP racing kit for the g37 should fit your car fine. It would be a good match since you already have the rears. They are 14.25 in diameter and I am not sure how big the calipers are so beware of wheel clearance.

[Mr.Coupe]

Thanks for the info Spawn. Testing for wheel clearance shouldn't be a problem. I can drive down to Stillen and ask Kyle if he can help me measure. I can also ask him to give me a diagram measurement sheet that he emailed me to make sure the BBK's I have on my AC now would fit my SE-R's. Stillen's the best at customer service .

Ricky C.

[07wHiTE 3.5SE 6sPD]

I was thinking of the ksport brakes... they're pretty cheap for 6 and 8 piston options.... i would figure if it fits the g37 it should fit the a/c or a/s since the g37 brake components bolt up. anyone have reviews of the ksport brakes?

[Mr.Coupe]

I have the akebonos on my wife's 08 ac front and rear. They are a direct bolt on. I have even test fitted g37 brembo six piston front brakes on the car. They also bolt right up, just had some wheel clearance issues. If it fits on a g37, they should fit the ac. The AP racing kit for the g37 should fit your car fine. It would be a good match since you already have the rears. They are 14.25 in diameter and I am not sure how big the calipers are so beware of wheel clearance.

So I can get a better picture of what you changed on your wifes car. What parts from what car did you exactly change? What year, model and ect? Like I stated I would like to get the 6 piston AP Racing front brakes for my AC since I have the 4 piston front and rear at the moment, but would love to go bigger. Since they don't make a 6 piston for the Altima I would love to hear and know that I can buy the G37 6 piston BBK and they would fit no problem. Just a bolt on direct from 08+ G37 to 08 Altima Coupe. Thanks for all your help and I hope to get some more help from you since you've done it .

Ricky C.

[spawn01]

For the fronts: calipers, pads and pins, also, the banjo bolt to a g37s. The altima banjo bolt is a little longer than the g's. I am guessing that if the ap brakes were designed for a g37, they will require the shorter banjo bolts. They were like 5 bucks for 2 at autozone. The akebono caliper bolts directly to the altima spindle using the old bolts from the old caliper. the ap's should come with a caliper mount bracket that mounts with the old bolts mentioned above. The new ap caliper should mount to the bracket with the provided hardware with the kit. Should be very simular to what you already have. I was able to use my altima ss brake line so getting a g37 brake line is not required. I understand how you feel. It is like taking a leap of faith without seeing them installed on another car. I was initially concerned about pedal feel and brake bias but have not felt any ill effect. For a little less money though, you could always get some g37s stoptech rotors and a set of brembo g37s 6 piston replacement calipers and be the first ac rockin brembo's. All my g37 buds love them

[Mr.Coupe]

For the fronts: calipers, pads and pins, also, the banjo bolt to a g37s. The altima banjo bolt is a little longer than the g's.

Ok now I see so I would need the AP Racing 6 piston calipers, pads pins and the G37s banjo bolts. What the hell is a banjo bolt. Sorry if it sounds stupid, but I can't picture it in my mind. I googled banjo bolt and I get weird stuff. If you can show me a picture it would be great. Once again thank you for all your help Spawn. You rock dude .

Ricky C.

[spawn01]

The hollow bolt that connects the brake line to the caliper. I know that if you use the altima bolt on the akebono's and try to torque it, you can crack the caliper because it will bottom out. the g's a little shorter. I am not sure about the ap caliper but why take the chance. The sedan guy who first put akebono's on used a washer under the head of the altima bolt with no issues. But since these are brakes, I would rather not take the chance of it leaking or something. I looked at the ap brakes online, and it looks like it should come with everything that you need. If it comes with ss brake lines, they normally will come with banjo bolts and gaskets. You should not half to use the brake lines, just the banjo bolts. Can't wait to see them on the car.[img][/img]
bolts in the middle.

[Mr.Coupe]

Thanks for all your HELP Spawn. You truely are the kind of person that makes the NICO community what it is and what it has accomplished .

Ricky C.

[acidjake75]

All my g37 buds love them

I see why - that looks awesome!

[allan1]

Found this http://www.conceptzperformance.com/Cart ... 3.100.253#

They have the front kit with stoptech rotors and all four with stoptech and its pretty cheap for a bbk kit. Also how much more than stock does the calipers stick out?

[spawn01]

These things are pretty big. I really can't tell you how much more the akebono's will stick out. I positive they will not fit under the stock wheels. If you are trying to see if they will fit under your wheels, then try these templates from the same web site you are looking at.

Front template:
http://www.conceptzperformance.com/imag ... mplate.pdf

rear template:
http://www.conceptzperformance.com/imag ... mplate.pdf

Hope this helps.
P.S. The hardest part was trying to find a g37 sport spare tire. You wouldn't believe how much they want for those things.

[07wHiTE 3.5SE 6sPD]

one spare tire from the dealer is as expensive as a set of wheels. I went to tirerack and got one of the clearance wheels that fit the g37 coupe with sport package and a goodyear eagle RS-A mounted, balanced and delivered for about 200 dollars. the wheel was like $70 and the tire was $99 at the time plus shipping. I'm not even sure if the spare tire compartment in the coupe is as big as the sedan's because my sedan had the full size spare so the 19x8.5" wheel with tire fit in there no problem. If you are able to fit that size tire into the coupe you can probably get a used 19" wheel and a good used tire as a spare tire option. The akebono's dont fit the oem sedan's 17's so my guess is it wouldn't fit the coupe's neither. I do believe it will clear on 18"s with maybe a small wheel spacer given the offset, width and wheel design.

[allan1]

I read on a Infiniti forum that one of the rotors weigh 30lbs. Racingbrakes.com have 2 piece lightweight rotors for the front which weigh 19lbs but their not in stock. I wonder if they would sell the kit without the rotors. If so I would get the front kit and the 2 piece rotors

[DaCoupe]

Good find, im definetly gonna pick these up, thats the cheapest BBK ever. Well except for stillens so called BBK

[Loop]

I read on a Infiniti forum that one of the rotors weigh 30lbs. Racingbrakes.com have 2 piece lightweight rotors for the front which weigh 19lbs but their not in stock. I wonder if they would sell the kit without the rotors. If so I would get the front kit and the 2 piece rotors

Post pictures of the 2 piece rotors if or when you will be getting them. Definitely not cheap to do when getting 2 piece rotors, but its worth it when you shave so much weight from each wheel.