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hows it goingi bought some calipers that were suppose to be z32 30mm but from what i can see and from this link that i use here for the caliper comparison http://importnut.net/300zxbrakeswap.htm#compare the calipers i have dont look like z32 calipers, heres some pics

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if you guys know what these are let me know if i can use the same lines they use for the z32 brake conversion and what size rotors they use and where i can get them, thanks


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skyline calipers:i believe r33 gts-t.. i have them as well, same as the z i think they use a 32mm rotor as opposed to 30mm...

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turbo2nr wrote:skyline calipers:i believe r33 gts-t.. i have them as well, same as the z i think they use a 32mm rotor as opposed to 30mm...
ok great, so what conversion lines did you use?? you sure they use 32mm rotors? im about to do the conversion and i need to know so i can get the rotors and maybe even some pads you know what these use?>

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eyeballing your tape measure I see 1 9/16 inch spacing which is equal to about 39.7 mm so they are not the 30mm Z32 calipers which have a spacing of about 35mm. I would say its safe to say they are 32MM calipers. So use some R32 rotors and Z32 pads. The only thing that is odd is that they are Iron. I though they were only available in aluminum at 32MM.

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OutToWinPAHC wrote:eyeballing your tape measure I see 1 9/16 inch spacing which is equal to about 39.7 mm so they are not the 30mm Z32 calipers which have a spacing of about 35mm. I would say its safe to say they are 32MM calipers. So use some R32 rotors and Z32 pads. The only thing that is odd is that they are Iron. I though they were only available in aluminum at 32MM.
ok great thanks, how can you tell they are iron?? they do have the sumitomo letters on there and on the z32 calipers that means they are aluminum, im still searching because im getting mixed responses, i called 88rotors and they said that if they were r33 gts calipers they would use the same rotor as z32 and that the pads are different from z32 so i dont know, thanks for the help

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wait they look rusted, but I see now the bolt holes are tapped with steel inserts. Maybe they are just covered in red brake dust, but at first I though it was rust and well aluminum doesn't rust.

But with the steel taps they are indeed aluminum

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OutToWinPAHC wrote:wait they look rusted, but I see now the bolt holes are tapped with steel inserts. Maybe they are just covered in red brake dust, but at first I though it was rust and well aluminum doesn't rust.

But with the steel taps they are indeed aluminum
haha thanks, anyone know exactly what i need to do my swap with these??? can i use the z32 brake conversion lines and what size rotors and pads i need????? HELPPPPPPPPPPPPP

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i used 300zx brake line conversion (agency power)r32 gtr rotors (32mm)and i use ferdo 4pot pads, any 300zx/4pot pad will work..

hawks work good too..

its the same thing as 300zx brakes just 32mm..

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turbo2nr wrote:i used 300zx brake line conversion (agency power)r32 gtr rotors (32mm)and i use ferdo 4pot pads, any 300zx/4pot pad will work..

hawks work good too..

its the same thing as 300zx brakes just 32mm..
ok thanks a lot bro

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turbo2nr wrote:i used 300zx brake line conversion (agency power)r32 gtr rotors (32mm)and i use ferdo 4pot pads, any 300zx/4pot pad will work..

hawks work good too..

its the same thing as 300zx brakes just 32mm..
sorry to bother again but do your calipers say 2L and 2R or 1L and 1R let me know, thanks

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anyone i cant find anything else on these helppppppp

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anyone help please

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who gives a **** if it says 1l and 2 l, you know what they are and have been told what to buy. What what more do you need?

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H need to rebuild them things, The pistons look to be in bad shape.

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n240sxfnatic wrote:who gives a **** if it says 1l and 2 l, you know what they are and have been told what to buy. What what more do you need?
hahah chill bro im looking for help if you dont have any please stay out of the thread, thanks

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I think they are just casting stamps which have no bearing on what they are or what you need. But as I stated you need to rebuild those puppies. I can see the pistons are rusty and they probably have worn seals. Rebuild kits for those are very cheap (you can use Z32 rebuild parts).

Just clean them up rebuild and paint with some high temp paint (not 500 degree but 1800 degree) and enjoy.

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ok i just got the rebuild kit and some new pads but im still stuck on the rotor size do you know exactly what size i need????thanks for the help.

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Rotors for a Nissan Skyline R32 GTR (32mm width)

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turbo2nr is there anyway that you could take some pics of your calipers just so i can make sure that they are the exact same calipers, this would close my care please.

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Those are R33 GTS-T calipers, work with 296x30mm rotors

R32 GT-R calipers are different (http://mynismo.com/images_products/3397.jpg). They use 296x32mm rotors

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Did you see the spacing measurements? Those measure as 32mm

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they actually measure to 30mm ,


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