Ok,

Brian Hasty at http://www.fastbrakes.com has put together a deal for us. For those that are not aware, I purchased a wilwood kit from him for my CRX and decided to see what he can do with the Maxima. I got word from him today that if we can get 10+ orders, he will sell a kit for the maxima for $800. The kit will consist of rotors(~12.2" X 1.25"), calipers(Wilwood 4 piston), and mounting hardware...

<b>for $800... yes, eight hundred dollars.</b>

Please post on here and let me know if you are interested. Once we get close enough, i'll send him a note and get this deal started.

I'll see about getting some pictures and more detailed info(things like brake pads etc). I just got a short note from him this morning...

-Shing

 

This is all 4th gen for sure. Also, I think most if not all 3rd gen can use this kit as well because they are the same brakes. This might even fit on the 5th gen... not sure yet.

-Shing

 

2000 max included?

 

Shing-

is that your CRX at their website?

after visiting the website I came up w/ two questions.

1) front only?
2) will that affect ABS?

 

No it's not...
Effect ABS? not sure, I havn't been under the car in a while, I'll look today.
Fronts only yes... no reason for rears unless you just want some, but they don't have any for the max rears.

-Shing

 

I could be interested.. but I would need to know the answers to the questions already asked, plus what sort of clearance issues are there? will these work with our SE rims?

 

Regarding ABS..

should not effect ABS... the reason is the sensor is not in the caliper and is not dependent of the rotor. They system consists of a mangnetic sensor and a tooth rotor on the driveshaft. Unless the sensor is mounted on the caliper bracket, which last time I checked wasn't, it should not effect the operation of the ABS.

-Shing

 

i'll change my wears now.

 

questions..would it clear the stock wheels? new master cyl needed? i assume it doesn't use the stock brake lines. how much are brake pads and rotors if replacements are needed?
thanks!

 

come on you know we like pix!

 

What would it take to install a kit like that which wasn't made for the Maxima?

 

Brian Hasty=The man. If you've never heard of him he makes first class brake kits for the Honda community. He is da man!

 

Won't work Russ...

 

I don't get it? If it won't work then why are you hear trying to sell the kit?

 

I'll work on pics, but really if you are only going to wait till there's pictures to buy this kit, you are doing it for the wrong reason. Stock Maxima caliper is 1 piston with stock rotors being 10.8". This kit gives you Wilwood race grade 4 piston caliper with a 12"+ rotor... the kit is for braking... it'll look good, but that shouldn't be the number one reason to get it.

I will say now, I don't think it will clear stock rims. So that might be a bummer... but I'll find out.

-Shing

 

It's not a Honda kit. Bryan will make a kit for the Maxima based on his Honda ones..

 

Err Russ, read my post, the kit IS FOR THE MAXIAM. Your question made it seem like you want to install it on something BESIDES the Maxima.

-Shing

 

Funny part is the Sentra SE comes with 11.2" Brakes on the front

 

Nonon, I want to know what its gonna take to install this kit. Will it be a bolt up application?

 

Obviously..

 

well, more reason why perhaps the maxima is subpar Russ? Smaller brakes than the Sentra? Then again, the sentra isn't that much lighter than the Maxima...

Obviously it's going to be bolt on... the kit is made for the Maxima.

 

Sentra weighs 2650lb, Maxima weighs 3080-3150 lb normally. Big difference. Yeah it has smaller brakes than the Sentra which is stupid. LOL Nissan wasn't smart then, maybe they are now.

Now what about the heatshield, etc? Is there gonna be a need for cutting?

 

Drop me an email, I definatly be buying one of these.
Thanks

 

Yeah, no kiding Nissan is stupid Russ. They come out with a whole new engine in 95 and it isn't even faster than the VE. Stupid huh? Ahahahahaha..

 

DOH!

he beat us to it.

Nabil, martin, n me, were working on the braket for the Wilwood Super LIte 2A 4 piston calipers and 12 inch skyline rotors..

well. our target pricing range would be the same. ~ $700-800.00

the wilwood calipers are relatively cheap, $249 a piece, it's the rotors that are a grip...

then the bracket just needs to be made, and that' it....

 

You money pit sonuva...

if this only worked: :gratitude:

 

will this b overkill 4 normally street driving? i admit I'm going 4 loox but I don't want performance 2 worsen by going 2 racing rotors & calipers ...
ciao

 

Dammit Shing,
You should have posted this a month earlier =)
I just installed my stillen brake kit today!
the installation went smoothly but it made some noise at the begining. it needed an extra washer in the bracket to clear the rotors...
Vic

 

Over kill? Perhaps... but at this price, there's no reason why any one would not upgrade stock maxima brakes. Put it simply, 4th gen brakes SUCK.... way undersized.

Even if you think about brake pads, and perhaps SS lines, that's another $200 tops... this is probably the best insurance you can buy for your Maxima.

-Shing

 

Hey there,

So .. even though it probably is overkill ... it won't worsen the performance of my Max? I have a 5th Gen ...

Tkx!

 

how do they compare to the AP big brake kits?? i'm thinking of gettin a six piston brake system. does the rotors and callipers come with stainless steel brake lines? how bout brake fluid?? preferably redline?

 

again....will this kit fit the 5th gen?

 

he said it would fit the 4th and 5th but prolly not hte 3rd.. and it might not clear stock wheels.. so that means new rims too.. so total it all up to 800+2000= 2800 rim and brake package.

 

Damn, that is a good price. I paid $500 for my 300Z brake upgrade, if this had been around then, I would have gotten this one in a heartbeat. But I'm still interested in this kit, since I put on the 19"s, the Z brakes don't seem to be adequate, a lot more pedal pressure is needed than before.

 

No no, it will fit 4th gen, most 3rd, maybe 5th.

I am going to get details.. such as:
1) will it fit OEM style lines.
2) what kinda rims will it fit?
3) brake pads etc...

I'll hopefully get more answers tomorrow.

-Shing

 

tahnx alot shing.. keep us posted.

 

I think even with pads and lines the price should probably be about $1000. This is still more than 50% cheaper than the AP kit. I can't say without tests how they compare, but I wll say I doubt highly that the AP kit is two times better than this kit.

-Shing

 

Can i get the 300ZX brake upgrade to fit on my max with 16x7 Enkei RT-01's.
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HotStella live

 

where the heck did this come from?

if u really want this question answered ... start a new post ... we're talking about Shing's offer 4 Willwood brakes ...

n e wayz .. my answer is ... I dunno

 

russ if you READ the origional post you could have understood this post from the beginning....