What model/year brake calipers are the same as 1990 Maxima?

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As the title suggest: I need to replace a siezed caliper on my '90 Maxima. What other models/years can I pull these from? I'm only asking because I had hoped to find one online, used (and so I can't rely on just looking at them).

Thanks!Jamie


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For sure is the caliper siezed?!

I thought i had a siezed caliper a while back, but turned out that my brake master cylinder was shot.

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Well I noticed the brake was dragging while on a test drive (I could actually hear it). When I pulled the wheel I couldn't even turn the rotor by hand. After unbolting and pounding the caliper apart, I couldn't turn the piston in by hand (using heavy needle-nose pliers: I'v always been able to turn them in by hand this way before).

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For the rear calipers, 89 and 90 should be the same. I do believe the later calipers will still bolt to the early brackets though. They were doing this for the rear BBK kits offered for the 3rd gen a while back.

Looking at replacement part numbers, the fronts are the same after 90.

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Good deal, thanks! I'm headed to the junkyard tomorrow, so we'll see what I can dig up.

Cheers,slip

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Not sure if it's the same for discs, but '92/'93 was the changeover year for drums (some early-production '93s like mine still have the old style).

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Huh - you know it was a pleasant suprise to see disc on this one. I presume because of the SE trim.

Thanks again folks, I'm sure I'll be back with some pics.


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