j30 rear brake help

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ugly beater 89
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Car: 1989 nissan 240sx

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Hey whats up guys i have a small problem that i hope can be fixxed easy... well i just picked up a compleat set of brakes for a j30 hat i want to put on my 89 240sx... sounds easy enough because i did my research right... wrong... i couldnt seem to find anything about putting the back calipers on... i did read somewere that the back brakes have a drum brake styl E brake like the z32 but do i really need the drum if i dont really ever use my ebrake and will the rear calipers still work the same with out the inner drum ( if they have a drum) ... im sorry if this is a dumb question but i couldnt seem to find anything and thanks for your tim and views... also i know i suck at spelling so dont shoot me... lol


DoctoRIFT
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The rear calipers on the J30 will fit on the 240 BUT the calipers don't have an e-brake function and rely on a drum e-brake similar to the Z32s setup. As I recall (which is kinda hazy because it's been a few years) the J30's drum is reliant on the steering knuckle or the e-brake cable mounts to the knuckle in some difficult way.

ugly beater 89
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Joined: Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:32 pm
Car: 1989 nissan 240sx

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Thanks bro... im not the smartest guy but what i got out of that was go for it but you just wont have a E brake... lol... im not really trippin on not havin a E brake... i dont use it anyway... but if im miss reading and, or missing the point please feel free to let me know but other then that thank for the advice...


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