On my 91 GXE, I only have disc brakes on the front, but the braking is very bad by default. I was thinking that if there was a way to replace the rear drums with disc brakes, that it could help quite a bit. I've driven in newer honda civics which have much beter braking.

My mechanic friend said that I just need to take off the back assembly from another maxima with it, but which peices would I need to convert it to 4wheel -disc brakes? And would it be worth it, or would there be something beter that would help with quicker braking?

 

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Do you think it's worth the money?

 

I have an SE, so it came w/ 4-wheel discs stock. However, going from a GM sedan with 4 wheel drums, to a GM sedan w/ front discs / rear drums, to a Max w/ 4 wheel discs, there was a dramatic improvement in braking each step of the way. How much of that is attributed to the fact that GM sucks and Nissan rules, I dunno. Matt93SE should be able to give you a better answer.

 

Yes it's worth it. huge improvement.