question about 350z rotors on 300zx 30mm calipers

[driftknight]

my friend has 30mm calipers and he wants to put 350z rotors on and i was like, aren't the 350z rotors a little to big and we had this huge talk about this topic so i said lets ask nico members to see if any of you guys or gal would know the answer because we googled it and came out with nothing so any info. would help please

[White Comet]

i have no idea but ive never heard of it being done b4

[dickie]

moved to the correct forum

[94_240sx]

my friend has 30mm calipers and he wants to put 350z rotors on and i was like, aren't the 350z rotors a little to big and we had this huge talk about this topic so i said lets ask nico members to see if any of you guys or gal would know the answer because we googled it and came out with nothing so any info. would help please

Why not? I'm doing it. It's 350z track version rotors to be exact.zerothread?id=276712

[White Comet]

interesting, i didnt know u could do that

[94_240sx]

interesting, i didnt know u could do that

It's been around for years. SPL used to sell a kit, but discontinued. Still there are some places making brackets. I've seen Evo Brembo calipers on s14 and Porsche calipers on s13.

[White Comet]

good to know, ive seen the evo calipers b4 but never mixing a matching rotors and claipers

[got chub]

yeah its doable. i got some JSK innovations brackets to fit 30mm calipers to the track rotors which are 28.5mm. the track rotor has a small space right next to where the hub is that makes it a little bit larger than the 300zx rotor. the STI brakes are the same thing as 350z and the evo are 32mm so they are a bit bigger

[RB20DETodd]

plenty of adapter blocks on ebay, just get some r32 gtr calipers with mu rotors

[94_240sx]

plenty of adapter blocks on ebay, just get some r32 gtr calipers with mu rotors

You know... I havent seen adaptor brackets on eBay for some time now. No one is selling them.

[got chub]

if you look in the ebay stores or in 300zx you will find them more often then searching in 240sx

[94_240sx]

if you look in the ebay stores or in 300zx you will find them more often then searching in 240sx

According to JSK, 300zx and 240sx brackets are slightly different. Not sure about other brackets, but JSK brackets are not compatible.

[RB20DETodd]

dont waste your time with them if you have 600ish to spend max get some r32 gtr setup.

ps

if somneone wants myt **** get me some mu rotors and gtr calipers and i will senf my setup damn right

[one ton garage]

The problem that people who only want BIG diameter discs seem to neglect is that when you use any rotors larger than 11.8" or so, you actually lose a portion of pad contact area. That is, the outer circumference of the rotor is large enough, that it pushes the caliper out beyond the arc it was designed to work at, leaving a part of the brake pads hanging over the edge of the rotor. Going with something like a 12.5" rotor leaves you with a good percentage of the pads not even on it...So there is such a thing as going too big as far as rotors are concerned with the oem nissan 4 pot calipers. All those kits that allow you to run those calipers with huge, 12"+ rotors are usually just for looks, as they will not provide any better braking than a well-designed brake setup utilizing a rotor no larger than 11.8"

[RB20DETodd]

According to JSK, 300zx and 240sx brackets are slightly different. Not sure about other brackets, but JSK brackets are not compatible.

the spl ones i have are the same as the z ones just have to shim them a little diff

[94_240sx]

the spl ones i have are the same as the z ones just have to shim them a little diff

I remember now. Yeah, SPL gave you extra washers, and that was how you shim them differently.

[RB20DETodd]

indeed, i had to shim mines diff from there instructions but all the washers are there just got to play around with it

[s13rb25det]

there lame dont get them, biggest waste of money ever. I have them on my car and they were a big mistake. just go with the standard z32 setup you wont regret it.

[nwmrkt]

how much better are the skyline gtr r32 calipers than the 300zx 30mm?http://www.courtesyparts.com/M...brakeNot worth it?