| DIY 350Z Brakes on S14; 350Z track Rotors and Calipers installed on S14 | |
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| Topic Started: Nov 12 2010, 02:13 AM (513 Views) | |
| 240Smoke | Nov 12 2010, 02:13 AM Post #1 |
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I just recently installed 350Z track Calipers and Rotors on a 95 240SX. The pictures are small untill I get the full size ones from my friend. The installation process was extremely easy. The only fabrication involved is cutting the heat shield to allow the bigger rotor and calipers to fit. The stock lines and bolts were used. This swap took aprox. 2 hours from start to finish. Things you will need. 1. 350Z Track Calipers and pads 2. 350Z Track Rotors 3. 19mm wrench 4. 12mm wrench 5. 11mm wrench 6. preferably a cutting wheel on a pneumatic die grinder 7. brake fluid 8. Jack and jack stands 9. someone to help bleed the brakes I forgot to take pictures before hand of removing the brakes. If you dont know how to remove brakes, perhaps you shouldnt be doing this swap anyways. Step 1 Removing old brakes (Assuming you already have the front on the car in the air and the wheels removed) I broke the banjo bolt loose on the caliper before starting any work but tightened it down just enough so that it didnt leak. You dont want to remove this yet unless you feel like bleeding the entire brake system. The banjo bolts are 12mm. Then next I removed the 2 19mm caliper bracket bolts from each side and pulled the caliper assembly off to the side and secured it to the sway bar with a bungee cord to keep the tension off the flex line. Next I pulled the rotor off to the side and took some comparison shots of old and new.  Take note that there are 2 bleeders on EACH caliper.  Step 2 - Cutting the heat shield The lip needs to be removed on the heat shield to fit the new rotor. I also removed some material near the caliper to allow clearance for the massive calipers. I used a cutting wheel on my pneumatic die grinder to do all the cutting. It took about 5 minutes per side.  Step 3 - Install new parts Slide the new huge rotors on and bolt the calipers to the hub using the Stock S14 caliper bracket bolts. Now make sure there is plenty of brake fluid in the master cylinder because you will be losing a little bit. Now unbolt the stock flex lines from the stock caliper assembly and bolt them to the 350Z calipers using the stock hardware. Step back for a minute and enjoy the new sexiness  Step 4 - Bleed brakes I hope you guys know the process for bleeding brakes. Start with the passenger side first. Make sure the master is full before starting the bleeding process. I mentioned earlier that there are 2 bleeders on EACH caliper. You want to start with the inner bleeder first then bleed the outer second. Repeat for the drivers side. The bleeders are 11mm. You will need 17" wheels to clear these massive brakes. So install your 17"+ wheels and go enjoy some awesome braking power. This swap was done using the stock master cylinder and the brakes are actually more responsive than the stock ones. 
Edited by 240Smoke, Nov 12 2010, 02:23 AM.
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| 240Smoke | Nov 12 2010, 02:20 AM Post #2 |
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I am not sure if this is true for S13s as well. I will find out soon enough though. |
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| mikemontanti | Nov 12 2010, 10:23 AM Post #3 |
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great right up how much that run you just currious. |
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| 240Smoke | Nov 12 2010, 12:36 PM Post #4 |
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That isnt my car. He said he bought that setup for $700 used. |
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| diggles240 | Nov 12 2010, 01:55 PM Post #5 |
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what BMC did you use? |
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| Troskinatior | Nov 12 2010, 06:46 PM Post #6 |
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So much better then the z32 |
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| mikemontanti | Nov 12 2010, 09:20 PM Post #7 |
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thats not bad at all and its fu***** huge...(that's what she said) |
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| 240Smoke | Nov 13 2010, 10:54 PM Post #8 |
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diggles, if you read the write up, it says we used the stock BMC. The brakes are pretty insane. |
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| diggles240 | Nov 14 2010, 11:51 PM Post #9 |
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Old Fart!
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^ sorry, I only scanned it at first. I see it now  |
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| 95_sr20det_240sx | Nov 15 2010, 09:48 AM Post #10 |
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Honda smasher
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You only did the front? Will you need to change the BMC if you change both front and back? or dont it matter? |
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| 240Smoke | Nov 15 2010, 01:12 PM Post #11 |
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yeah, if you do front and back, you should get a bigger master cylinder. |
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| 95_sr20det_240sx | Nov 15 2010, 02:56 PM Post #12 |
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ok thanks I figured that but was not sure. thanks |
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| Troskinatior | Nov 15 2010, 05:55 PM Post #13 |
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So you have stock brakes on the rear? That must be some pretty weird brake balance. You should do the z31 rotor swap or at least q45 |
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| 240Smoke | Nov 28 2010, 02:31 AM Post #14 |
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The brake balance isnt weird at all. The front brakes do most of the braking. |
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| word sux | Dec 4 2010, 10:43 PM Post #15 |
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nice I wonder if this works for an s13 btw if you have a vac bleeder you should only have to bleed the outside bleeder. |
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