I need new rotors and new pads, would it be worth it to go w/ after market rotors over stock and the same w/ the pads, or should I stay stock and save for rims?

 

i would get slotted rotors not cross drilled slotted just slotted with cross drilled they can warp eaiser and some Porterfield R4S pads i think thats a good combination

97BLKMAXSE

 

What kind of rotors for the pads? How much is a Rotor/Caliper set gonna be for all four corners? Or should I jsut get the factory stuff replaced?

 

Well Exactly how big is to big when it comes to putting an aftermarket brake set up on a stock 95 MAxima Se w/ those wheels it has now? Would anything fit anyways

 

go with some good ol 300z brakes up front

 

I agree. I just put a 3Z setup on my car and DAMN! Awesome braking power all for about $550 shipped (www.heavythrottle.com). GO FOR IT!

 

I think I'm going to do this mod sometime in the future...it seems so worth it. Do the 300ZX brakes just bolt right on? How easy is the install?

-Jon

 

install is not so easy ya have to shave the rotors a few mm and also a few mm off the bottom of the steering knuckle I think

I have the Stillen/APs expensive but I am SO happy with my brakes.. for a real upgrade do the Wilwood or the Fastbrakes kit.. more expensive but a alot nicer package

if you get big brakes... make sure your rims will fit over them... chances are they wont

 

Why do you have to do that shaving? Is it because the kit just doesn't fit right or because they will scrape the wheels or what? I have 17's and I don't want anything enormous or overly expen$ive.

-Jon

 

well the 300ZX brake upgrade is not a really a kit like the fastbraks,AP Racing or Wilwood kit... the brakes were designed for the 300ZX so it isnt exactly bolt on and you have to shave part of it so it fits on the Maxima...

and with wheels you need atleast 17x8 with an offset of 40mm or less basically.. you might find rims that fit and others that dont... spoke design is important- lips usually mean trouble and it wll hinder caliper clearence

I have 18x8 'Momo' Sports with a 35mm offset they clear my brakes easily because of the spoke design, width, size, and offset

I also have a set of Blitz Technospeed Z1s 19x8.5 witha 42mm offset and like a 2 inch lip... I need 5mm spacers to clear the brakes on those even though they are 8.5 inches wide...

search on the org alot of people have discussed this before...

 

Good pads only... else go for a 'big brake' upgrade...

Unless your rotors are warped, save your money... slotting/drilling is mostly for looks. Emergency stops will dramatically shorten with good pads alone...

 

Okay, here's the deal with the shaving and grinding (assuming the calipers fit behind your rims):

-Mill down the radius of the rotors by 3mm so that the calipers will fit over them (otherwise the inside edges of the calipers dig into the rotor and it won't spin)

-Grind down the edge of the lower control arms so that they don't dig into your rotors (the 300ZX rotors are thicker than the maxima rotors, so when the weight is put on the car and the control arm comes through the bottom of the dust shield a little bit, it digs into the 300ZX rotors).

-Don't cut off the dust shield, all you have to do is get a hammer and chisel (or some nice impact tools) and bend the shield back.

There are a few other things you have to do to make sure this works, and believe it or not you don't have to use the 300ZX stainless steel lines, you can use the same banjo bolt from the maxima calipers, just with some thicker crush washers.

I personally have Konig Tantrums and the calipers have plenty of clearance.

 

Actually, you only have to shave down the radius of the rotor by 3mm and remove the dust cover. That's all I did and they work great !

 

I have the APs so i dont have the 3Zs but alot of the Max guys I know have the 3z upgrade thats what they told me! you know better than i do

 

Well if I get new rotors do I need new Calipers too?

 

What front clip do you ahve on your maxima I really Like it do they make it for 95 Se's?

 

97-99 front end and stillen lip

if you replce your rotors you dont have to replace the calipers as well thats very expensive!