anyone know what kind of metal/steel it's made from, the 'originals'?

brackets are on the right for reference

 

looks like it is cast to me. As for the type of steel, who knows?

 

These are casts .

 

alright cool....anyone know of bolt info used to secure these and what not? is it a 3/8" dia bolt, correct? length?

 

That I don t know , are these your Calipers & Brackets ! @ phatboyslim .

I would get in touch with either an Auto Parts or a Rebuilt Place & ask what they are , unless someone in the forum knows what it is .

 

no a pic i found searching on teh forum trying to see if anyone by strike of luck had the caliper bracket material. i'm taking one bracket and making another set for another maxima owner. i no longer own a maxima

 

I have the dog bone style and i would say it is around 1/2 inch steel as the suckers are heavy. Sadly that is the best that i can do.

 

i have teh brackets in hand...i've kind of figured out all that..btw it's 3/8" thick...they are pretty hefty.

you dont remember the size of the bolts you used do you?

 

M12x1.25, about a 2 inch long bolt. Same size as the lug nut.

 

If you want to make another bracket hollar. I was going to have one made but never got around to it and this would be super easy for me . It would be nice to be able to use those spring retainer clips

 

Thanx , can t read much the purple in sig , didn t noticed it before posting , sorry about that .

 

thanks crusher..you dont know the diameter of it do you by chance?

i'm hopefully have the drawing down to have these made. i'm trying to have a test set made for someone right now and if these pan out i can work out getting a few sets made and just start selling them

that's cool dude, you're ok. preciate the help

 

Take any 17mm bolt off the car and thats the diameter you need. I think in your case with 5th gen uses 19mm bolts for the brake caliper so you might want to have the holes drilled out to that size.

 

this isnt for mine, my max is gone... remember...i'm making these for someone else. hopefully The Law will answer up in his FS thread soon

 

a366/1088 cold rolled steel its not cast! just order the thickness you need and then you have to order round stock i would stick with the same grade steel and just buy it to size calipers are your friend! you can also get stainless steel in 440 or 15-5 sheet and round eith one will do fine they all have a T strength above 95k psi.

the bolts are 12x1.25 i dont know the length

 

the calipers are cast not the brackets

 

Hey thanx buddy .