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Old 05-26-2007, 04:59 PM
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Different bigger breaks?

Will infinity J30 Calipers fit with stock wheels and if so what pads and rotors should i get? or if this is here somewhere could someone just direct me to the thread?
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get into the suspension and braking sub forum, you'll find all the answers there
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if you search, make sure you look for "brakes" and not "breaks"...Find out the size of the j30s. They may fit. You'll need pads that fit j30 calipers...
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What's an Infinity?
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Originally Posted by drewsblackmax
Will infinity J30 Calipers fit with stock wheels and if so what pads and rotors should i get? or if this is here somewhere could someone just direct me to the thread?
If you want the J30 setup you need to get J30 calipers, rotors, torque member, all hardware, and pads. Everything is from the J30. You will need to mill the diameter of the rotor at least 3 mm. You will also need to grind down a portion of the control arm to prevent rotor scoring when turning your wheels. This will be by the ball joint.

The rotor size is 280mmx25mm.
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Originally Posted by Cdg2125
if you search, make sure you look for "brakes" and not "breaks"...Find out the size of the j30s. They may fit. You'll need pads that fit j30 calipers...

Based on most people on this forum. I think I would search for breaks aswell as brakes, you'll prolly get more hits...

But yeah look at the suspension and brakes subforum
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Originally Posted by WhiteA32
Based on most people on this forum. I think I would search for breaks aswell as brakes, you'll prolly get more hits...

But yeah look at the suspension and brakes subforum
very true. For some reason a lot of people on this forum think they use breaks to stop...
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Originally Posted by Cdg2125
very true. For some reason a lot of people on this forum think they use breaks to stop...
I broke with my breaks just an hour ago.
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and don't forget to break in your new breaks or they might break
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Cuttin into a windmill helps slow you down from the wind resistance. Thats why I listen to breaks all the time, they help me 'break' better before I stop.
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Originally Posted by speed racer
If you want the J30 setup you need to get J30 calipers, rotors, torque member, all hardware, and pads. Everything is from the J30. You will need to mill the diameter of the rotor at least 3 mm. You will also need to grind down a portion of the control arm to prevent rotor scoring when turning your wheels. This will be by the ball joint.

The rotor size is 280mmx25mm.

You don't have to mill the rotor down at alll... that's for the 300ZX setup.

You use the Maxima torque member but you have to do some grinding on it to open it up wide enough for the thicker J30/Z32 rotor, bolt the J30 caliper onto that which means that you still use maxima brake pads. J30/300ZX rotor. I've helped do this setup on two cars, a 3rd gen and a 4th gen.
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Originally Posted by Nealoc187
You don't have to mill the rotor down at alll... that's for the 300ZX setup.

You use the Maxima torque member but you have to do some grinding on it to open it up wide enough for the thicker J30/Z32 rotor, bolt the J30 caliper onto that which means that you still use maxima brake pads. J30/300ZX rotor. I've helped do this setup on two cars, a 3rd gen and a 4th gen.
Really. Interesting. B/c everything I laid out I did. Infact, you need to mill at least 3mm off the diameter so that the rotor doesn't interfere with the J30 caliper. The torque member and pads line up perfectly. You will need to grind or cut off 2mm of the torque member bolts b/c they encroach too much on the rotors for my liking.

However, I understand you might have done this setup....there are different ways of achieving the final result. Regardless of the matter the person doing this needs to have a die grinder and burr bit to grind down certain parts.
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