5.5->6Gen BBK line question
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5.5->6Gen BBK line question
I don't recall coming across the answer in any of the threads I have read.
I have 2 new '05 callipers for my 02. I want to upgrade to SS lines at the same time. Do I purchase 04/05 SS lines or do I purchase the 89/03 SS lines?
I have 2 new '05 callipers for my 02. I want to upgrade to SS lines at the same time. Do I purchase 04/05 SS lines or do I purchase the 89/03 SS lines?
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When I got my ss lines I told him that I needed 6th gen lines and the box said 5th gen rear 6th gen front. But I saw no differences between my stock connectors and the SS ones. I dont think there is a difference, but hopefully somebody will chime in if there is.
good to hear...i also thought about that, and DAVE B told me that he assumed my stock lines would be fine with the 6th gen calipers...i just got my rotors and pads in today, which means that my new brakes will be going on some time within the next few days 
well I got a hookup on the rotors from matt b who works in the part department at a nissan dealership, you can search for him on the org here and pm him...so the calipers were very cheap...just make sure you ask for I forgot which year, as one of the 6th gen calipers is really cheap with the employee discount...but one of the other years is twice the price for no reason, as org members have compared them on here and their is no difference...but the calipers were something like $75 shipped IIRC...
the upgrade is great, straight bolt-on with no adapter plates/relocating brackets needed (which futher keeps the cost down, and no need to change your stainless lines, as the 5th gen ones fit great), and it is in my opinion the cheapest, most effective upgrade as fade is greatly reduced due to the much larger pad to rotor surface area, and lastly, the fact that it is still single piston, sliding type (effectively 2 piston), you still have a ton of clearance for your wheels and it doesn't throw the brake bias off much at all (which is most important if you are doing road coarse racing/autoXing, as generally speaking more piston calipers up front translate into more clamping force which equals more front bias, and hence even more understeer--something our cars already have in abundance! so we don't need any more of it!)
the upgrade is great, straight bolt-on with no adapter plates/relocating brackets needed (which futher keeps the cost down, and no need to change your stainless lines, as the 5th gen ones fit great), and it is in my opinion the cheapest, most effective upgrade as fade is greatly reduced due to the much larger pad to rotor surface area, and lastly, the fact that it is still single piston, sliding type (effectively 2 piston), you still have a ton of clearance for your wheels and it doesn't throw the brake bias off much at all (which is most important if you are doing road coarse racing/autoXing, as generally speaking more piston calipers up front translate into more clamping force which equals more front bias, and hence even more understeer--something our cars already have in abundance! so we don't need any more of it!)
Originally Posted by michaelnyden
well I got a hookup on the rotors from matt b who works in the part department at a nissan dealership, you can search for him on the org here and pm him...so the calipers were very cheap...just make sure you ask for I forgot which year, as one of the 6th gen calipers is really cheap with the employee discount...but one of the other years is twice the price for no reason, as org members have compared them on here and their is no difference...but the calipers were something like $75 shipped IIRC...
the upgrade is great, straight bolt-on with no adapter plates/relocating brackets needed (which futher keeps the cost down, and no need to change your stainless lines, as the 5th gen ones fit great), and it is in my opinion the cheapest, most effective upgrade as fade is greatly reduced due to the much larger pad to rotor surface area, and lastly, the fact that it is still single piston, sliding type (effectively 2 piston), you still have a ton of clearance for your wheels and it doesn't throw the brake bias off much at all (which is most important if you are doing road coarse racing/autoXing, as generally speaking more piston calipers up front translate into more clamping force which equals more front bias, and hence even more understeer--something our cars already have in abundance! so we don't need any more of it!)
the upgrade is great, straight bolt-on with no adapter plates/relocating brackets needed (which futher keeps the cost down, and no need to change your stainless lines, as the 5th gen ones fit great), and it is in my opinion the cheapest, most effective upgrade as fade is greatly reduced due to the much larger pad to rotor surface area, and lastly, the fact that it is still single piston, sliding type (effectively 2 piston), you still have a ton of clearance for your wheels and it doesn't throw the brake bias off much at all (which is most important if you are doing road coarse racing/autoXing, as generally speaking more piston calipers up front translate into more clamping force which equals more front bias, and hence even more understeer--something our cars already have in abundance! so we don't need any more of it!)
I haven't had a chance to redo the site since I finished the discs, but I've had them for about a year now. 
Price is $600 for the pair + shipping, and an additional $20 if you want them slotted. (I will not be making them in drilled.)
The good news on that price is that when you need new rotors (in about 10 years), they're about the same price as the OEM rotors. The expensive part is the custom machined hats.
Price is $600 for the pair + shipping, and an additional $20 if you want them slotted. (I will not be making them in drilled.)
The good news on that price is that when you need new rotors (in about 10 years), they're about the same price as the OEM rotors. The expensive part is the custom machined hats.
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