Brake Swap

[s13drifter88]

Ok Im looking for some answers to a brake swap and Ive searched and cant seem to find anything very direct or promising, it seems to be very hit and miss. A friend of mine told me about using the Sentra SE-R brakes on an s13, supposed to be quad piston calipers (true? false?) and 12" rotors (true? false?) and it being direct bolt up with the OE caliper brakets. One, will this work and Two, what year would the parts need to come from. Thanks in advance.

[athens240]

Look up Stryfe's build thread here on the forum should give you some good options. He based his on the 180sx brake conversion for pretty cheap and got good results.

[s13drifter88]

Thanks, Ill look that up and weigh my options but does anyone know if the sentra brakes do for a fact swap over.

[athens240]

Here is another option diy-direct-bolt-up-180sx-280mm-brake-sw ... ilit=180sx This is the 180sx upgrade but I haven't heard of sentra calipers working but I'll look into it.

[OutToWinPAHC]

sentra brembos are a bolt on affair up front

[AZ89two4Tsx]

By far, the best bang for the buck, not to mention easiest swap you can do is the Q45 front brake upgrade. Very cheap too. They are 2 piston calipers and have much more bite than stock ones.

What you will need:

-Set of Q45 front calipers. You can get some used ones out of a junkyard.
-Mounting bolts for the calipers. Very important you get these as they're usually back ordered at the dealer. J30 bolts will work too.
-Q45 rotors. Get new ones and have them drilled at a machine shop for 4 lug if need be. Don't do it yourself unless you have a drill press.

I've done this swap and the difference is very noticeable. While I did at first buy used calipers, I ended up using them as cores for fresh re-manned ones. Peace of mind. I also kept my stock master cylinder. They do lock up easier than stock, but you just have to be aware when you need to brake hard. It's not unmanageable.

They bolt right up and the only modification you need is to trim your heat/dust shield. You can retain your factory lines.

Here's a link if you needed more detail on how to do this.

http://www.ka24development.com/brake_upgrades.html

[s13Vanessa]

i completely agree with the above post. I have the q45 swap. Got everything new, and it was easy to do then most swaps, not to mention cheap and effective.

[LoserCard]

Best Econo-Brake Setup (EVAR!!)

Front: Q45 Brakes/Rotors ($75)
Rear: Stock Brakes w/ Altima (02-07) Rotors and 280z (84-87) Caliper Brackets and 5mm Spacer ($50)
BMC: 15/16" 89 300ZX (Ridiculously Cheap Brand New) ($20/Optional)

[s13drifter88]

I appreciate the q45 info but im prob going to buy the sentra se-r brake swap. theres a totalled one at a junkyard by my house. the trunk is nowhere to be found lol and I was wondering about the brake swap. Guy said if I want it I can have it all for $100