Scored me some 30mm ZX TT calipers.............even has the old pads..(which I'll change to Hawk pads) All the pins, clips, etc.......

For a grand total of....

$70.00


Shipped from Nebraska.

 

good deal

 

wow

 

Are these a "direct bolt-on"? I may invest in some, even if they may not fit my rims.......stupid small offset......

Also, are you having to replace the rotors and brackets as well? Thanks guy.

 

you have to file the rotors down

http://www.seas.ucla.edu/~cheston/zbrakes.html

 

AL or heavy iron?

 

AL




and aaron SSSSSSSSSSsssssssSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHH

 

Good deal. I still have to save for the rest of my conversion.

 

For the most part it is a bolt on........with the exception of needing to mill 3 mm off the radius of 300ZX rotors.......

Offset of wheel is a problem....... I think with a spacer they will fit.

 

Yup AL............I couldnt believe it either........

Now to get new 300 ZX pads and rotors........

 

 

hmmm how big is that now?

 

Where you bought them from, do they have any more? I have been searching and everyone else either does not have them or they are TOO expensive.....

 

I believe I got the last set.

 

I just got a pair of aluminum 91 TT calipers for $80.00 shipped......

Just purchased Brembo Crossdrilled/Slotted Cadmium plated rotors on eBay for $130.00

Total cost of full brake upgrade, $250.00 after a new set of pads...

 

Are yours the aluminum or iron calipers?

 

Sweeet

 

I even got a set of stock front 300ZX brake lines off ebay.........

$9.50

 

I was actually gonna bid on those, but I just sucked it up and I will be purchasing steel braided lines....

 

Haha! Well I was going to get SS lines too....but I tight on cash right now so I figured the rubber lines would do....still stretch but the fittings will match up. I still need rotors and pads. Im hoping that will be under the tree or something. If not I'll get em off ebay..........im going with hawk pads.

Aaron

 

Good choice of pads. When you are looking into buying the rotors, make sure you don't get the cheap blank Brembo rotors that have been cross-drilled and slotted. Make sure you get the ones that come from Brembo already slotted and cross-drilled. You can tell the difference by the way the "slots" are. If the slots on the rotor are curvey, they are the cheap ones. If they are straight slots, they are the good ones. Proper/true slotted rotors use straight slots that when the slot crosses under the brake pad, it is perfectly parallel length-wise with the brake pad to optimize the use and efficiency of the slots.

 

Will 300ZX calipers fit under 16" OEM five spoke wheels? Maybe with spacers?

 

Without spacer, I do not think so. But with spacers, of course. But I do not know how big of a spacer you will need. When I get these brakes on, anyone in the ATL area that wants to put on their rims to see if they clear the brakes are more than welcome to (Ben).

 

Not-So-Good Crossdrilled/Slotted 300ZX Rotors:



Good Crossdrilled/Slotted 300ZX Rotors:

 

Hey..........they look good..........and work.

Im getting the same ones

 

I have a good feeling they will. I have about a 1/4 in gap between the torque member and the inside of my wheel, almost 3/4 of an inch between the caliper area and the inside of the wheel. The ZX calipers have no torque member and the piston area of the caliper should sit close to the same area as where the stock one sits.....so im thinking a 5mm spacer might do the trick. I also have RX7 wheels.....but they are +50 offset........yikes. But they clear stock brakes.......if they allow more room with stock calipers.......then technically I should need less of if any spacer.

But again.........its more spoke design than offset........

Ramius.....if you get them on soon (before xmas send me a pic!) My wife got the ZX TT calipers as a present....let me inspect then and the promptly wrapped them! Doh!

Aaron

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=1874745008

 

There ya go.........good price too.

Apparently Ramius and I got very lucky on the price we paid for our TT calipers.....70$ and 80$ respectively. Mine are of a 92 and are aluminum. The junkyard shipped everything.......the clips...pins......shims......all looks to be in great shape. Even pads........but I'm swapping those for Hawk pads.

 

Ben, just to let you know. At the last meet, a 300ZX friend of mine showed up. Of course, he has the regular 300ZX brakes on his front that I will be putting on my car. Since my wheels have a lip (stupid Botbet Type Es lololol), I was worried that the back of the spokes on my wheels would not clear the 300ZX calipers. So, we took off one of my wheels and we took off his front left wheel. We put the Borbet wheel on his car and to MY amazement, the rear part of my spokes BARELY clear the calipers, maybe about a 1/16" to 1/8" gap....pretty close if you ask me. But it will work, so all is good......

 

Whats the offset on those bad boys?

 

Do you have to file them down if you have 18" rims?

 

No........18s should clear no matter what. The only thing you have to be aware of is the spoke design. If your rim has a lip and the spokes are recessed in the wheel, you may have clearance issues. What rims do you have (pics)?