$115 "BBK"! ~ 12.6 inch 2K4 front brakes on my 4th gen

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Feb 27, 2005 | 01:59 PM

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Just for perspective, I bought some 2005 calipers (already have the 6th gen rotors from the BlehmCo kit) and did a test-fit last week.

-they will NOT fit under the 5th=gen SE 17's
-they will fit fine under my G35 18's (different offset also)

full switch to come when it warms up....

Mar 28, 2005 | 09:16 AM

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I know this has been a while, but which stud/bolt do you use when you mount the 6yh gen torque member to bored-out holes of the 4th gen spindle?

I assume you use the 6th gen bolts.....do they thread correctly to 4th gen spindle after boring out the flange hole?

Mar 28, 2005 | 09:50 AM

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I would say you need to use the 6th gen bolts because the threads are on the torque member. The bolts just go through the torque member of your 4th gen knuckles that you just bored out to have the same diameter that will accept the 6th gen bolts. There's no threads on the knuckle.

Mar 28, 2005 | 11:44 AM

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Good to go. I was just about wondering about that. Now I need to make sure I get the 6th gen bolts as well.

Mar 28, 2005 | 12:42 PM

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Good to go. I was just about wondering about that. Now I need to make sure I get the 6th gen bolts as well.

What wheels are you using?

Mar 28, 2005 | 01:29 PM

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I have Team Loco wheels...they are 17X7 with 35mm offsets. Based on my calculation, my spokes "should" clear the caliper but I would not know until I test fit them. Your wheels are 17X7.5 with 45mm offset, assuming the wheels design are the same, I should get about 3-4 mm more clearance compared to your wheels.

I am still thinking to back out of this if the calipers/rotors are too heavy though.

Mar 28, 2005 | 01:53 PM

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Are you going to get junkyard rotors or new rotors? If youre getting new rotors you should consider participating in having 2 piece 6th gen rotors made through Matt93SE. http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ght=2k4+brakes

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$600 may seem like a lot of money, but think about it for a little bit.. saving 10lb PER WHEEL, getting much better quality rotors that will last 3-4times as long as regular rotors, and it's "only" about 2.5 times the price of a set of OEM rotors up front.

If you plan on keeping your car for awhile I would definitely get those 2 piece rotors and not have to worry about them for years to come.

The 6th gen rotors are much heavier than our puny stock rotors. I dont remember the weight of the stock caliper/torque member + rotor combo but the 6th gen caliper assembly + pads + rotors are roughly 35# per side.

I cant say for certain if it affected my acceleration because it feels the same to me. Also my fuel ecomony hasn't been affected after the install.

Mar 28, 2005 | 10:27 PM

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I'll definitely want to keep the car for a while, forever if God permits. However, I don't think Matt is going to make them since he got burned when he made the rear brake package.

Plus, if I factor in the cost of new lightweight rotors, it would be too much $$$. Unless Matt/somebody else makes custom rotors in a quantity where price will be much lower.

Mar 28, 2005 | 11:35 PM

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ken, do you have ABS? if not, do these lock up earlier or no (or maybe not with the oem pads on there, but let us know when you get the hawks on)? I would imagine you must have a good deal less fade...the only thing I would want is the aluminum 95+ twin turbo Z calipers (mmm...4 piston)...coupled with these rotors....so I guess I'm saying matt's kit that he sells...however, in another thread matt mentioned that larger rotors in the front would simply make our braking worse (distance and distribution)...weird that he would in affect "knock" his own product....but then again he was also trying to promote getting his new rear kit upgrade as well to retain the factory brake distribution...but all this time he has been selling the front only kit and promoting it like it would make our cars brake like no other....lol so I would wonder if going with a good fluid, SSBL, and good rotors/pads would be more than enough even with our small 11" front brakes...which is basically my current setup...I would just prefer to get rid of the gap between the caliper and wheel in the front atleast...but it would be nice to see a 4 piston powdercoated caliper that says nissan on it from behind the wheel as well! I just hope that caliper clears my wheels cause they are really bulky calipers if you have ever looked at them up close and in person!

i just got my calipers in today (z32 ones) and they are ALOT bigger than i imagined...now i know why so many people have clearance problems with em lol.

This is a really kewl setup tho, for the price that is.