Greeny

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Well...Learn something new everyday..

ColombianMax

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The reason why I ask this is because Alex V is coming over to Chicago on the 20th and he's bringing all his struts and assembly for the rear off his 89 to convert my 93 GXE to rear disc, I also plan on gettin new rotors or calipers for it if they're all worn out but I noticed that they're different from 89 to 93..will I be having little teenie weenie calipers in the back? or are they about the same as the front ones?

internetautomar

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they're smallish.
doesn't matter which year (roughly the same size, but different calipers)

tripleGmax

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yeah youll notice almost all cars have smaller rear brakes as they dont do as much of the stopping. but check out a jag or a porsche and youll see big rear brakes as well.

ColombianMax

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so the 89-91 rear calipers are the same size as 92-94 rear calipers? I'm referring to SE calipers.

internetautomar

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physical dimension is similar, but they are not the same

ColombianMax

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Thanks for the pic Brian, what year SE is that pic off?

internetautomar

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1992 VE (7/91 production date) RIP :tear:

Alex_V

Yea you want new pads for sure! The stopping suckd balz on this car. Im replacing all the brake pads when I start driving it again. I have to check the rotors though, they might be fine, or they might be groved cant remember. any way Ill pm you soon.

~Alex

ColombianMax

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so you guys with the rear disc suggest using your parking brake when you park the car everytime to prevent them from rusting/freezing since they arent used as much as the front ones are?

89badmaxse

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when my ex girlfriend and i were together she had my old white auto 89 Se and i had my black 90 Se 5 speed she was on the org but never really posted she just wasnt really into it as much as i was. Welcome to the org....i sold my maxima over a year ago and i still come and visit...and just recently i bought a sky blue 5 speed se just becasue i missed mine so much...but it just waiting to get finished up.

internetautomar

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that's the theory.
not sure how valid it is.
just lube up the sliders at the beginning of every winter and you should be fine.

I still have to fix this new ones sliders I can't afford to buy new calipers

ColombianMax

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OMG MAN, you have no idea what it took to get those damn slider pins out the bracket 2 weeks ago when I did my breaks for the very first time since I got the car and my first time changing brakes. and thats the front ones, I can only imagine the rear.

Thats pretty good advice somehow I didnt think about that, just simply applying caliper grease with every brake job but not winter, I'll do that. Also by the way if you sell the front/rear caliper brackets how much do they cost, IM me or PM me if you want or just simply post it back here

internetautomar

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you want just the bracket without the caliper?

Alex_V

You dont need anything other then the disposables (disk and pad and the disk is a maybe) with my parts. I have everything. It maybe a little diffrent then the newer 3rd gen, but shouldnt really matter.

~Alex

internetautomar

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I think the only difference is in bracketing.
he can actually use your brackets with the newer caliper and it's bracket to accomplish the Z31 rear rotor conversion.

ColombianMax

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You know, I've seen the name/word "z31" so many times in this forum before but I still dont know what it is can you please tell me..also will this make my brakes more umm, powerful if I were to upgrade to z31?

internetautomar

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Z31 (86 turbo model) used a larger rotor than we do on the rear

ColombianMax

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so just to clarify this in one post. With the strut assembly that Alex is bringing by to convert my car to rear disc, I can convert it to z31 by purchasing a bigger caliper and/or bracket and just mounting it on directly without mods?

internetautomar

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get the later calipers and 86 300ZX rotors.
use the bracket that's attached to the strut.

ColombianMax

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so its like this
92-94 Maxima rear calipers calipers w/bracket
1986 300zx rotors

.. so that completes a z31 conversion? if thats the way it is then it sounds simple enough.

My friend asked if having bigger rear brakes would require me getting a bigger brake master cylinder can anyone answer that?

internetautomar

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no need for a different master.
just to be clear you need the bracket that bolys to the strut housing from an early 3rd gen and the caliper with it's bracket from a late 3rd gen

ColombianMax

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Thanks Brian, as always so helpful..I'm gonna go help you cream that rear leather seat of yours since its needs conditioning

internetautomar

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btw I have some pics from when I did the conversion on mine

ColombianMax

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o0o0o...even more helpful! Mind takin the time posting them them? I'm sure it wouldn't only help me but many other people too

internetautomar

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they've been posted before.
there's a whole thread on the conversion. afew pages back

Alex_V

Ill take pics too when I take mine off. Plus if I get some of the work done before I drive up, we might beable to start on your disc conversion.

Oh and about the 5 speed conversion, I was saying get the 5 speed conversion for yourself, and then put your auto box on her car or in the garage for a spare for her. Not some complicated tranny-hot potato story you dreamed up

~Alex

internetautomar

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http://internetautomart.com/gallery/z31rrbbk

MaxKlinger

I think Z31 refers to the chassis that all early to mid '80s Z cars used. The 89-96 300ZX was on the Z32 chassis. If I remember right the 89-94 Maxima is on the J30 chassis (not to be confused with the RWD Infiniti J30 sedan), the 95-99 Maxima is on the A32 Chassis, the 00-03 on the A33 Chassis, and so on. It's a way to refer to the car as a group of model years, and to include other models on the chassis (ie, Infiniti I30, Nissan Cefiro, etc).

ColombianMax

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Is that the dust pan that you had to cut and if so wont that like let out even more brake dust than normal?

internetautomar

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its the dust shield. it has to be cut to keep from hitting the larger Z31 rotor