Just did the Q45 front caliper upgrade and... (comparo inside)

[KYZAAC]

i gotta upgrade now, i just picked up a set of kvr rotors, never used. would there be any cons to putting the q45 calipers on the kvr's?

[TheRealNap0le0n]

they gotta be for the q45... the rotors are 28mm wide... waaayy wider than the stockies and the q45 rotors are a bit more than 1" bigger in diameter

[Dittoz7]

I Got

Front CalipersPadsRotorsUpgraded S14 Rear Rotors For $70

[nelson8708]

Here are a couple pics of my Q45 setup



^Sentra SE-R rotor is the same diameter but, not as thick....way better to use re-drilled q45 rotors, which is what i ended up doing.

[TJcars2]

What did you do for your rears?

[TheRealNap0le0n]

nothing... i was replacing a blown stock front caliper and im broke.... aka no job aka this was the last of my money but was a safety concern aka i didnt want to put stock crap back on anyways

[Didderson]

i didnt want to put stock crap back on anyways

The best mod times are replacing/fixing things with better replacement parts. No better time to do it.

[TJcars2]

Do you plan on upgrading the rears at all? Are the Q45 rears bigger???

[TheRealNap0le0n]

Do you plan on upgrading the rears at all? Are the Q45 rears bigger???

The plan is 5 lug conversion, 5 lug wheels, THEN save money for Z32 brakes front and rear and then i've hit semi baller status.

untill then im stackin money tho... and the q45 brakes work so awesome the ONLY reason im still goin Z32 is cuz they look better.

to be honest with you i can really even justify a Big Brake Kit after market because these brake already lock the wheels easy...

The only thing that would sway me would be a good deal and the fact that a big brake kit fills up big wheels better...

I saw some brackets to use 350z track ed. rotors with z32 calipers but the set up is gay cuz it doesnt use all of the rotor OR all of the pad. im lookin into a Z33 conversion, i saw somewhere that it was bolt on for Z33 brakes on a Z32 sooo if Z32 brakes bolt onto S13's then its safe to say Z33 bolts on as well... and of course id try to find the Brembo calipers for UBER extreme baller status

[youngun21a]

I just finish my q45 setup yesterday, and all i got to say is they are freaking awesome, my stoping distance is way better than before. Even when i press on the breaks the same way I did when I had my stock ones..and still have another car lenths to go..and I'm dam why am i stopping early..

[Kalypso]

I love threads like this.

but ...

SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON PLEASE