what up org. I don't get on the org much at all anymore and have had the front bbk on for awhile now and just last week finished the rear. I'm using Performance friction pads up front and raybestos quiet stop pads in the rear. Got the slotted/drilled rotors from Irotors and am using ATE super blue racing fluid.

As for stopping power it's a hell of a lot better than stock. It's a lot smoother and you can acually feel the brakes grip. There is a little roar when braking hard because of the slots and holes in the rotors rubbing on the pads.

Pedal feel is a little softer, but you get used to it. I went from a stock brake system of 4 pistons total in the calipers to 12 pistons. There is more fluid to push so yeah.... expect a softer pedal if you're going to use the stock brake booster.

I'm really surprised nobody has the rear brakes already so I guess I'm the first one to actually put them on. I found some errors in Matt's instuctions for installing the rear, but they were just minor washer placement errors. The rear install needs to be done by someone that is pretty mechanically inclined with brake work. It's pretty indepth. I did both the front and rear install myself, but I also work on cars for a living.

The new ebrake that has to be used with the 300zx rear brakes isn't as good as our stock ebrake, but works okay. The lever is a lot firmer and you really have to pull it up to hold the car on a hill.

Okay now for the pics...

 

 

 

 

 

Can these run with stock 17" rims?

 

I doubt it...
Those look awesome, Barry.

 

No not hardly and hopefully this thread won't fill up with similar rim questions. These calipers are really bulky. From the tip of your stock rotor to the back of one of your spokes there should be atleast 2.5" of clearance.

 

wow thats absoulutely gorgeous!

 

God, I love those Axis rims -- someday I will have mine in gunmetal, lol. Anyway, the brakes look great -- I will be putting my 6th gen BlehmCo BBK on this week with slotted rotors.

 

wow thats nice....how much that whole setup cost you in total?....did you paint them yourself?...and where did you buy them

 

Looking good as always.

 

damn man thats beautiful. How long did it take you to do the rear?

installing my 13 inch BBK soon!

 

Very clean looking ride. Nice work.

 

Very, very, VERY clean, sanitary and beautiful installation....well done!!

 

joeyd my total price for the front and rear was somewhere around $1800

A33 VQ30DEK - It took me about 10 hrs to install the rear brakes. Running the ebrake cables alone took me a good 3.5 hrs. I bet I could do another install in less than half the time, but since it wasn't just a straight swap I took my time.

 

Oh and btw, I did paint the calipers myself with GR2 paint.

 

very beautiful setup. They look amazing. Question though, after driving around wit them, do u think they justify the price?

 

$1800 for a BBK? WHEW. Looks awesome none the less.

 

Well since I don't race they're mostly just a bling factor. They add so much to the wheels. I agree they're a little pricey, but worth it in my opinion.

I'll price out the parts by memory...

front/rear BBK brakets - $800
Irotors - $320
front calipers $350
rear calipers and pads - $170
front pads/ fluid/ speed bleaders - $120
GR2 paint - $35

TOTAL - $1795

Smooth braking that grabs and the looks from other drivers.... priceless

 

Your car looks great!

 

your car looks awesome man.

 

after those pictures, i think i'm going to save up on some BBK now.

 

really nice work man, $1,800 is a bit pricey, but the look sure makes up for it

 

very nice! I love your rims too

 

Wildman: I have a 6th Gen Max. Do you think that 300zx calipers will fit, either bolt on or maybe with adaptor bracket, and do you think it would be worthwhile and make a difference for a 6th gen Max?

 

Yo your ride is hot. Nice work man..

 

wow that adds so much to the car

and 1800 is not that expensive considering its an all four wheel BBK

 

Looks really nice. $1800 is quite the investment for brakes, but good job regardless.

 

wow...that looks great. i love those rims too! now we need some 100-0 videos! lol...i bet youll never miss a turnoff again.

 

looks really good.

 

Looks real clean. The car is not overdone. Nice.

 

what modle are those axis rims?

 

they are the 19" hiro

 

I like alot, I'm going to have to get my fronts done.

 

Have you noticed that the car lost some acceleration with those POS IRotors ? How bout the weight ehh ? Rolling resistance from those 04 Maxima rotors is HUGE- 24lbs each for the fronts compared to like 10lbs of the OEM brakes. I'm currently waiting for my custom 2 piece rotors from Matt that should weight around 9-10lbs to give me my acceleration back. I'm doing my rear brake upgrade soon also, but for now I'm waiting for the new front rotors. I estimate my 4 wheel brake setup will set me back around 2200 bux with my custom light weight rotors.

IROTORS SUCK !!! They warp eassy with hard braking, what do you expect from chinesse made rotors that cost bout the same as OEM Nissan blanks.

3 thumbs up on the bling look

 

so whats your suggestion for rotors then? my oem 2k2 rotors are warped and i dont have the money right now to et a bbk. i just want some rotors that wont warp as easily as the oem units did.

 

OEM rotors with Hawk HPS pads, break the pads in right and you will NEVER warp a stock rotor again. People have this missconception that stock rotors are bad, but everyone whos complained bout them has ran OEM pads with OEM rotors. I have had Hawk HPS pads on my OEM rotors for 60K miles, they dust less than OEM pads, do not squeal and stop better and better with more and more heat you put on them. I actually think my OEM rotors and Hawk pads stopped better than my IRotors 04 Max Cross drilled and slotted rotors, Hawk HPS pads and TTZ calipers with Blehmco brackets. I raced my car with the OEM rotors and Hawk pads and even when stopping on a track from 120MPH I had no vibration from the rotors, and my OEM rotors lasted me 50K miles of HARD driving before I switched to these POS IRotors.

You can get these pads from TireRack.com for cheap.

 

yeah but you have 2k-2k1 rotors. they dont warp as easily as 2k2-2k3 rotors.

 

They are smaller than the 02 rotors so that makes them weaker ? I don't get it ? If anything they will be less prone to warping as they are little bit thicker. Get Hawk HPS pads and OEM rotors.