Z1 2 Piece Rotors and New Wheels - Pics

[ken in az]

So I decided to upgrade a little bit.

Front and Rear Z1 Motorsports Rotors. They don't list them for our cars on their site, but the 2017+ Q50/Q60 rotors are the match - link here https://www.z1motorsports.com/brakes/z1 ... 15468.html

Fronts - Save 10lbs per rotor (20lbs total)



Rears - Save 5 lbs per rotor (10lbs total)



Add those with my new TSW Bathurst wheels 20x9.5 35 offset and BFG g-force sport comp-2 275/40/r20 (package is 2lbs lighter than stock) Fitment is near perfect "the way that I like them" They sit almost flush with the fenders at stock ride height, maybe just a little bit inside the fender by a mm or 2.

[Ilya]

Nice!

[Malbec 56 Beast]

Looks amazing
Good job
Andy

[CRV_33]

Good job on the research. How did you figure the Q60’s is compatible to our rear rotors?

[Malbec 56 Beast]

What you need to do now is get a suspension system, I happen to know a guy that had one that is for sale ME.

I never got a chance to get it installed and have no use for it now.

It's BC Racing coilovers with the swift spring upgrade.
I also have the front control arms as well and I should have most of the mounting hardware that I purchased new.

If you give me your number I can get you some pics.

Andy

[ken in az]

Sent ya a PM Malbec thumbs up

[Yoda's Master]

If you get coilovers, then you'll need to pick up SPC 72240 for your rear camber kit and you should also get the SPL lockout kit. Your car is RWD right? I don't think the front on Malbec's will fit since he has AWD. The AWD should have a fork setup to clear the front axles. The RWD doesn't have that. if you have 4was, then you might want to just look on the SPC website for just the toe and traction arms instead of buying the complete kit.

There's another brand that also makes a camber kit, i think it was magellens (sp?). It's a nice kit, but over priced IMO.

[ken in az]

Yeah his kit won't fit. But I'm not looking to lower the car but maybe a half inch. I don't like lowered vehicles.

[padoyle]

Very tasteful. The TSW roll formed are an excellent bargain.

Could you provide some photos showing the fitment looking down the side of the car front to back please?

I have a similar setup in my cart at FI

2011 M56x Malbec
20x10 +40 Bathurst - black
275/40r20 bfg gforce A/S
BC racing DR coilovers

Putting my stimulus check to work!

[ken in az]

Sure - they are about as flush as you can get on Stock Ride Height

Front


Rear


Down the Side from the rear quarter panel

[Yoda's Master]

mines are the same, except niche brand

[padoyle]

Except the Niche are not Roll Formed/flow forged. The barrel of the TSW Bathurst are much stronger and a few pounds lighter than the cast Niches. That said, I am still considering an alternate set that are also cast! The 2.5-4lb per wheel difference really isn't Fk all in a big ship like the M56.

Rohana Rc7 are great looking wheels too I love the concave face and the wider spokes, price comes out really close. I wish I could just spring for the Vossen Vfs-1 or CVT but I need to remember, it's a 10 year old car almost, I'm going to be dumping money into all kinds of scheduled and preventative care soon enough.

The new design fuel pump for example comes in at around $1500, catalytic convertor/manifold is 740, and it's a 16 hour flat rate, engine out job. Sometimes I wish I would've just bought another Volvo, but then I take a joyride and that notion just floats away.

[padoyle]

Thanks so much for the added shots, you made a very nice choice, right down to the rubber

[padoyle]

What you need to do now is get a suspension system, I happen to know a guy that had one that is for sale ME.

I never got a chance to get it installed and have no use for it now.

It's BC Racing coilovers with the swift spring upgrade.
I also have the front control arms as well and I should have most of the mounting hardware that I purchased new.

If you give me your number I can get you some pics.

Andy

I'm too new to use private msg, but I'm very interested in the suspension parts. Mine is a 2011 Malbec M56x that is in the shop for full exhaust ATM. I was looking at BC Racing DS series, do you have the DS or the regular BR? I would like to see control arms too. you can send pics to my junk email [email protected]
Thanks,
Phil

[EdBwoy]

So I decided to upgrade a little bit.

Front and Rear Z1 Motorsports Rotors...

Having owned them for a few months now, what is your opinion on these rotors? Noise, brake pedal feel, vehicle shimmy when braking etc...

I ask because Z1's reviews can sometimes sway to the dissatisfied side, even taking into consideration how online reviews go.
While I don't mind spending a little more money or cross-shopping elsewhere, it seems that an Akebono compatible 2-piece rear rotor is only available through Z1.

So, what has your experience been with this specific product from them?

[4Crown]

Nice setup, are you using Z1 brake lines as well?

[ken in az]

Nice setup, are you using Z1 brake lines as well?

Yes but they aren't installed yet. On my to-do list haha

[Larz]

Looks brilliant !

[C6Joe1957]

Nice setup, are you using Z1 brake lines as well?

Yes but they aren't installed yet. On my to-do list haha

Could you provide the part # for the brake lines?

All I'm finding is these for Z1 Motorsports Q50 / Q60 Stainless Steel Brake Lines. https://www.z1motorsports.com/z1-produc ... +Purchased

Thanks!

[Yoda's Master]

Yes but they aren't installed yet. On my to-do list haha

Could you provide the part # for the brake lines?

All I'm finding is these for Z1 Motorsports Q50 / Q60 Stainless Steel Brake Lines. https://www.z1motorsports.com/z1-produc ... +Purchased

Thanks!

That probably won't fit, plus you need to purchase different brackets for it to work. I was trying to do a front brake line conversion so i don't have to undo the hard line to remove the caliper so I bought all the parts, but the front q50 brake line is a couple inches too short to work. Also, the hard line angle from the frame is pointing towards the back instead of straight down like the Q. The 370z brake lines will fit, except the rear is about 2.5" longer than the M. The GTR brake lines should fit since the front is the same as M and the rear is .5" longer than the M.

370z:
https://www.z1motorsports.com/z1-produc ... -5285.html
Pick the "Before 01/2012 option" if your current front brake line has the two brass blocks, like the picture.
Pick the "01/2012 and Later" option if your current front brake line only has one brass block.

GTR: These will only work if you have two blocks on your front brake line. I actually don't know if the rear block will fit into the bracket, but I'll know when the GTR lines arrive next week.
https://www.z1motorsports.com/z1-produc ... -4870.html
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.ph ... &jsn=10949
https://www.autozone.com/brakes-and-tra ... 954587_0_0 **use code 20OFF100 to get it cheaper than rockauto**

M:
https://frsport.com/goodridge-22039-ss- ... it-lines-4
This is specific to the M sports model, but you need to have two blocks on your front brake line.

[4Crown]

Alright guys, I have decided to go with Z1 brake lines with the two blocks in front and then the one block in the rear this is a perfect match to the OEM brake lines, and still use the hard OEM lines between the calipers to the Z1 brake line. I will post some photos soon.

[4Crown]

Alright guys, I have decided to go with Z1 brake lines with the two blocks in front and then the one block in the rear this is a perfect match to the OEM brake lines, and still use the hard OEM lines between the calipers to the Z1 brake line. I will post some photos soon.

[Yoda's Master]

Alright guys, I have decided to go with Z1 brake lines with the two blocks in front and then the one block in the rear this is a perfect match to the OEM brake lines, and still use the hard OEM lines between the calipers to the Z1 brake line. I will post some photos soon.

The block on the shock isn't installed correctly, you need to rotate it so the line comes from the bottom.

I went with the GT-R line instead. I felt the 370z line was a little bit shorter than I would like with I installed that on my 370z.
stainless-steel-brake-lines-for-sports- ... 28502.html

[trayday]

I emailed Z1 a few weeks ago for the weight of their rotors to compare with Disc Italia, who has the weight listed on BrakeWorld.com The reply was 10lbs each in the front and 5 lbs less than stock for the rear of the M56s, but that doesn't tell the weight. After mentioning that, I was told to take the rotors off the car and weigh them. Seemed excessive and was impossible since my car was in transport from TX to OR.

2 days ago I was about to order the F/R rotors from Z1 and called to verify the pads and asked if they offer discounts. I mistaken the Igram R1 discounts with Z1 and apologized with My Bad and admitted I mixed the two companies. Josh, John or whoever Grumpy Cat that I was on the phone with seemed cool with my mistake, he attempted to hang up and I heard "Fuking Idiot." I called back to confront him and he referred his comment to Chik Fillet messing up his order. After, it sounded like he slammed the phone down to make sure he actually hung up the 2nd time.

Anyways, I ended up purchasing Disc Italia rotors/pads and will do so when I need rotors on my Tundra and wife's vehicle. On my M45, Disc Italia were the only rotors I couldn't warp (I tried) and the finish still looked new after 80k'ish miles. It's pitiful some businesses think of people interested in their products as he does and he definitely lost me as a customer.

[4Crown]

Alright, I have completed the brake job upgrade.

[Yoda's Master]

Alright, I have completed the brake job upgrade.

Looks great!