yep yep yep, your boy mecca is moving up! First major install i ever did (maintenance wise) was change my oil. Then i fixed my damaged oil pan and reinstalled it myself. Now, mecca has new stopping shoes









^^^ top ones are new ones and bottom ones are old ones on driver side
my rotor must be f*cked up!

 

f*cking pad! why do u guys not wear evenly! does this mean i need new rotors?

 

ahh, mission complete

 

wow...looks like ur brake pads haven't bin changed in centuries....

 

eeek !

300zx bb upgrade?

 

ahh, gotta love that leaky tranny

anyway, here is what i plan to do. Get new rotors (anyone know if ebay ones are any different than ones sold on here?), exhange my brake pads again so i have oens that wear evenly, replace shims and lube up the caliper pins. Plus paint calipers since i'll be working on all of them. Full day project for someone like me. what u guys think about ebay rotors?

i'm probably gonna go after automax's rotors (4 for 200 dollars) unless ebays are the same....

and what type u guys recommend?

 

wow mecca your brake assembly is kinda rusted... how about painting the caliper + x-drilled rotors?

or like ange said 300zx bb upgrade?




good work

 

slotted rotors will last longer than cross/drilled rotors. both will provide noticible stopping distance.

i have brembo x-drilled rotors front and rear, i can feel a difference in braking. ebay has them for a decent price.

 

how much will a BBK cost? Plus how much modifications will have to be done? more importantly will they even clear my 2k1 rims?

 

http://maxmods.dyndns.org/index.php?MaximaBigBrakeKits

most BBK required 17. and i see you have it...so therefore no problem.

 

Mecca needs some jack stands I'd never leave my car up on that ****y jack!

As for the rotors/pads...I always get the cheapies at Autozone. Decent stuff, very inexpensive and you only have to buy them once (if you keep the reciepts)

I always wanted to try out Brembo blanks w/Raybestos QS pads...never got around to it, though.

 

Ya the scissor jack failed on me once.....granted I had it fully extended , but still its risky business, specially when yourt lowered cause you have that much higher to go before the whells have lift off....

 

Not sure about the 300ZX BBK, but I know the Precision and Brembo BBK's will not fit under the 2k+ 17s. It's not a matter of diameter, but clearance behind the spokes for the caliper. I'd guess the same is true for the 300ZX calipers.

 

Get your *** some jack stands, stupid! Seriously, unless you're looking to lose a limb or at least break a bone, get some decent jack stands. They're around $25 for the pair at most auto places. AND PAINT THOSE CALIPERS!

 

haha, i have a big project coming up. changing all rotors, upgrading to ss lines and gonna try to paint calipers. pLus i'm returning pads for new ones so these new ones wear evenly. Only p*ssies use jack stands.






j/k, gonna borrow some when i get the chance.

 

jack stands will be enough just to work around brake assembly. getting brembo replacement with aftermarket brake pads + SS brake lines will be enough for street use.

IMO no need to go BBK unless you go auto X a lot...

 

yeah, that is seriously stupid. I got a set of jack stands and a 2 ton hydrolic lift from sears for $20. Craftsman brand too.

 

ahh man good job

 

Props for fixing the oil pan yourself.

As for rotors, strauss auto parts in NJ has them silly cheap.