where to buy 4/5 lug pre drilled q45 rotors?

[SketchyRollin564]

Going to the junk yard to get some Q45 brakes this week. My car is still 4 lug and i dont plan on changing yet. If i find good enough condition rotors at the junk yard i might just re drill them using the old rotor as a template, but if im going to buy new rotors, id rather spend extra and buy nice pre drilled 4/5 lug slotted rotors.

ive looked everywhere and cant find these. Does anyone know where i can buy these?

[SketchyRollin564]

well i was able to find these on ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Infiniti-Q45-24 ... es&vxp=mtr

the fact that they are about $30 per rotor however makes me a little worried

im not sure if i should trust them or not, but these are the only predrilled rotors i am able to find

anyone have any suggestions?

[costa_rican13]

88rotors.com. i have these and can say they're awesome! they have 4 and 5 drilled! only 95 shipped to your door in 2-3 days! i got mine in 3! also theyre cross-drilled and slotted!

[allenms240]

I have 300zx 4/5 lug for my s13 from ebay, they work just fine. they're drilled and slotted, and were $99 a pair.

[SketchyRollin564]

i was looking at 88rotors. have heard good things about them and they arent expensive. I didnt know they had them pre drilled though. But i gave them a call and you're right. $10 a rotor but thats worth it

[OM3GA]

Every car i have put together we have used 93' Altima rotors. They are the same diameter and hat size of the Q45 and are already 4x114.3

[costa_rican13]

i was looking at 88rotors. have heard good things about them and they arent expensive. I didnt know they had them pre drilled though. But i gave them a call and you're right. $10 a rotor but thats worth it

they're awesome i have the q45 rotors up front from them. and i also have the z31 caliper bracket/ 2002 altima rotors for the rears. and they're top notch to me. I've drifted/raced/spirited driving with them, and they have not warped or anything. The only thing I didn't like about them is that the slots, and hat, rust after it rains, so i just used some high heat silver caliper paint on them, and that stopped the rust from happening.

rears


front

[SketchyRollin564]

interesting, never heard of that rear brake setup. Any advantage? still looks like a single piston sliding caliper. Maybe larger pad area?

and thanks for telling me about the hats and slots rusting. I have some high heat black caliper paint im using on the calipers. Ill use those on the hats, and get some silver paint and spray in between the hat and rotor disk, and all the slots.

Im guessing the silver paint that oversprayed on the resk of the disc got worn off pretty quickly and didnt give you any issues

[AZ89two4Tsx]

^ The rear brake conversion really doesn't do too much. It uses a Z31 caliper bracket to allow space for a larger, Altima rotor. It gives a little more diameter for the caliper to bite on the disk. Minimal gains at best, but still a cheap little upgrade.

As far as drilled rotors, when I had Q brakes I just bought some rotors at the local auto parts store and then took them to a machine shop to have them drilled. I can't remember how much they charged, but it was far from expensive. I'd rather have auto part store brand rotors than anything ebay for sure...

Don't try drilling them yourself unless you have a drill press.

[costa_rican13]

no, no issues at all for the paint overspray. and the gains were it evens out the bias instead of having the dinky small s13 rotors. so you won't have the front lock up from barely tapping the pedal. i noticed the difference, and i love my brakes.

[SketchyRollin564]

I just got these today, they look pretty damn nice. Definatley do not regret spending the $100. Im tired of having horrible brakes

now just to find q45 calipers. I went to the junk yard to look for some low milage ones, but all the ones ive seen look like they've been sitting in diarrhea for the last 3 years lol. I might order brand new rebuilt calipers if i cant find any used ones that are still in good working order


I might do that altima upgrade in the near future when i get SS braided lines. Is it just the stock caliper on a z31 bracket? or is it a different caliper as well

also curious, what pads are you running all around?.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Yes, it is indeed a stock caliper on a Z31 caliper.

I was in the same situation as you were as far as Q calipers. There was plenty at the junkyard, but they were all trash. I just manned up and bought some re-manned ones, using junk ones as cores. Wasn't that cheap, but definitely worth it. Brakes aren't something to cheap out on.

[SketchyRollin564]

Yes, it is indeed a stock caliper on a Z31 caliper.

I was in the same situation as you were as far as Q calipers. There was plenty at the junkyard, but they were all trash. I just manned up and bought some re-manned ones, using junk ones as cores. Wasn't that cheap, but definitely worth it. Brakes aren't something to cheap out on.

where did you get yours from? I found some on ebay for $56 shipped each... Not bad, but still kinda pricey considering i also want to get hawk pads all around ($140?) and do the altima rear upgrade (another $100 for rotors)

i might just get remanned front calipers, and use cheapo pads for now till i do the altima swap, and then get hawk pads all around. I might as well not cheap out and do this right. Brakes arent something to fck with, im realizing this more and more

[AZ89two4Tsx]

I went to a local brake shop. They specialized in re-manned clutches, calipers, etc.... I think it was around $150 after the core charge? Idk, wasn't really that cheap but not that bad in the long run considering you have brand new calipers.

Everything else I got at the auto parts store. Pads too. I don't see the point in running racing pads on the street. You're not going to have to worry about fade when you're just driving around. When you mash the pedal, they're going to lock up, regardless. Another thing to think about....

Honestly too, I would stay away from Ebay. The auto parts store is your friend with stuff like this. They almost always have a warranty.

[costa_rican13]

for street driving, you don't need hawk pads, that will be the worst money spent, go buy the autozone gold pads they have a lifetime warranty and i dont have any fade with my x drilled and slotted rotors. i have touged with them, highway runs, drag, and even drift. and they work fine.

[SketchyRollin564]

I went to a local brake shop. They specialized in re-manned clutches, calipers, etc.... I think it was around $150 after the core charge? Idk, wasn't really that cheap but not that bad in the long run considering you have brand new calipers.

Everything else I got at the auto parts store. Pads too. I don't see the point in running racing pads on the street. You're not going to have to worry about fade when you're just driving around. When you mash the pedal, they're going to lock up, regardless. Another thing to think about....

Honestly too, I would stay away from Ebay. The auto parts store is your friend with stuff like this. They almost always have a warranty.

The rebuilt calipers on ebay looked to be legit. I would only buy ones from sellers with 99% and higher reviews. I found some used ones on craigslist ill probably pick up though. Come with brand new pads and rotors which i can sell as well.

Im on a tight budget right now. My turbo elbow just cracked majorly from not having a flex pipe and my exhaust hangers being so worn. My elbow was welded onto the back housing of the turbo from the old owner of the turbo... so i have to figure out how im going to fix this lol

I took off the exhaust and my friend tack welded it back together in the mean time. This is fine temporarily, but one i hate having such a loud car, and 2, it will eventually crack again.


The car is mainly street driven, only one event so far, but the car will be seeing the track more and more. I dont want the track pads, i want the ones that are in between for street driving and track driving. I want pads that will grab when cold for street use, but also wont fade quickly and will be able to take constant hard braking. With the stock brakes, after one or two hard slow-downs or hard stops, they are pretty much useless.

After i fix this issue with my turbo/exhaust so i dont get harassed by cops, my money is going tward finishing my q45 brake swap, and a proper allignment so i can run good tires up front and have them last. Im tired of having and unsafe car with poop tires and poop brakes.

[costa_rican13]

hmm that may be hard trying to find the brake pads with that thought. because arent the race pads supposed to grab hard when they're heated up? and regular street pads are supposed to grab hard when they're cold?

[Mercury_Hg]

no, no issues at all for the paint overspray. and the gains were it evens out the bias instead of having the dinky small s13 rotors. so you won't have the front lock up from barely tapping the pedal. i noticed the difference, and i love my brakes.

Dumb question, but why wouldn't the front lock up faster with bigger brakes? I thought the reason for the wheel locking is the force of the wheel turning is overcome by the force of the brake.

[costa_rican13]

they would with bigger front brakes. but if you dont change the rears to something bigger too. then well more force is being applied to the front causing them to lock up, which is bad. so by getting an upgrade for the rears,(2002 altima rotors). that will even out the bias as in how much the force is applied. like the front will not be so much that they lock up, and will give some stopping power to the back too. i mean i can still lock up the front brakes, dont get me wrong. but under normal driving when i applied the brake they would lock up, especially in the rain, without the altima rotors. So i then went for the altima brake upgrade only needing the rotors and z31 caliper; didnt even take me 45 mins to swap everything on and go driving around. looks kinda weird though, when your rear rotors are bigger than the front rotors. but the q45's have more pad area, while the altima's are bigger rotors but still maintain the same pad area.

[SketchyRollin564]

so youre saying the altima rear rotors are bigger than the q45 fronts?

[costa_rican13]

yes sir. in overall size, but the pad area is not by far.

[SketchyRollin564]

yeah i can see how that would look funny... but whatever as long as its functional

how much bigger in diameter is it exactly?

have any pictures of the side of your car with both brakes on?

[costa_rican13]

i'll take one later but cant really see the q45s because i have the se wheels on there. and not sure exactly, i'll find that out later too.

[costa_rican13]

ok so the q45's are 279.9mm's, and the altima rear rotors are 291.7mm's. so thats the difference in both the diameter's

[Mercury_Hg]

Doesn't look as bad as having mismatched wheels... lol.

[costa_rican13]

hey!!! calm down with that!! and your off topic. lol im a poor college kid, and they look better than steelies to me. i'm ordering the front set when i get my income check hopefully.