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So this weekend was the brake upgrade / change .
Fist up was to remove the front discs and pads .
Front disc not in good shape
Or the pads
Then to fit the new front disc and pads
Then the front S/S brake lines
Then on to the rears with old disc and pads removed
Then to fit the new disc and pads
And the new S/S lines
Then it was a brake fluid flush / bleed to finish off .
Alan
Fist up was to remove the front discs and pads .
Front disc not in good shape
Or the pads
Then to fit the new front disc and pads
Then the front S/S brake lines
Then on to the rears with old disc and pads removed
Then to fit the new disc and pads
And the new S/S lines
Then it was a brake fluid flush / bleed to finish off .
Alan
Looks good, Think I saw your car when I was looking to buy. I eventually got a Blue 350Z roadster.
Were both front discs badly worn? Seemed to be on the inner pad so hard to see from the road, did you find a cause for the uneven wear. Might just have to get the wheels off mine now to check.
Were both front discs badly worn? Seemed to be on the inner pad so hard to see from the road, did you find a cause for the uneven wear. Might just have to get the wheels off mine now to check.
Mine were even worse than those, the inner ones do seem to get worn more.
I put some cheapy disks and pads (Mintex I think) on from Ebay and the braking is epic, did the lot for £180, front pads and disks, pads at the rear.
Mine came without squeal shims, didnt take long before I bought some.....
I put some cheapy disks and pads (Mintex I think) on from Ebay and the braking is epic, did the lot for £180, front pads and disks, pads at the rear.
Mine came without squeal shims, didnt take long before I bought some.....
I got it from Billingshurst .
does your one have a carbon bonnet ???
The front ones were more on the inside .
Alan
does your one have a carbon bonnet ???
The front ones were more on the inside .
Alan
Jos Notstoppen said:
Looks good, Think I saw your car when I was looking to buy. I eventually got a Blue 350Z roadster.
Were both front discs badly worn? Seemed to be on the inner pad so hard to see from the road, did you find a cause for the uneven wear. Might just have to get the wheels off mine now to check.
Were both front discs badly worn? Seemed to be on the inner pad so hard to see from the road, did you find a cause for the uneven wear. Might just have to get the wheels off mine now to check.
That lot cost me just under £ 500 so not to bad .
Think most of them were the inner unevenly .
Alan
Think most of them were the inner unevenly .
Alan
J4CKO said:
Mine were even worse than those, the inner ones do seem to get worn more.
I put some cheapy disks and pads (Mintex I think) on from Ebay and the braking is epic, did the lot for £180, front pads and disks, pads at the rear.
Mine came without squeal shims, didnt take long before I bought some.....
I put some cheapy disks and pads (Mintex I think) on from Ebay and the braking is epic, did the lot for £180, front pads and disks, pads at the rear.
Mine came without squeal shims, didnt take long before I bought some.....
Sounds a little expensive considering the 325 I paid for grooved/dimpled discs with Brembo pads alround.
Did you chick for piston movement in the calipers? Looks like you might have a couple that are a bit lazy-worth a look for obvious reasons.Hope you pressure washed those rear arches btw.lol.
Did you chick for piston movement in the calipers? Looks like you might have a couple that are a bit lazy-worth a look for obvious reasons.Hope you pressure washed those rear arches btw.lol.
The pads and the S/S hose were the most £ .
No all moved free I think its just something that happen with them .
Rear arch is still to do
Alan
No all moved free I think its just something that happen with them .
Rear arch is still to do
Alan
terenceb said:
Sounds a little expensive considering the 325 I paid for grooved/dimpled discs with Brembo pads alround.
Did you chick for piston movement in the calipers? Looks like you might have a couple that are a bit lazy-worth a look for obvious reasons.Hope you pressure washed those rear arches btw.lol.
Did you chick for piston movement in the calipers? Looks like you might have a couple that are a bit lazy-worth a look for obvious reasons.Hope you pressure washed those rear arches btw.lol.
I changed my pads about 6 months ago and they old ones were worn unevenly on mine too. Pistons seemed fairly free though. I paid £80 for front and rear Brembo pads from a website sistered to POTN. I did wonder whether they were cheap knockoffs for that price but they seem to work well, if a bit dusty.
Can anyone recommend discs? I'll be looking to do those fairly soon but I have a bad taste left in my mouth from the Pagids I used on my old LCR that had Brembos up front. I don't fancy Brembo at £500 a pop.
Can anyone recommend discs? I'll be looking to do those fairly soon but I have a bad taste left in my mouth from the Pagids I used on my old LCR that had Brembos up front. I don't fancy Brembo at £500 a pop.
I cant remember the name of mine, grooved and dimpled, but they have turned out to be extremely effective and have done 54k miles so far.Spring time I'll probably replace them with the same make anyway.Came off ebay at around 275 £ the set.They were coated in a silver paint that you have to leave on, it burns off after a while, dont know why but the name Simtix or similar comes to mind?
No, would have remembrred them.Thanks anyway.
Just had a look on ebay, top of z brake page and there they are-Kinetix discs with Brembo pads 299.99.
Everyone on z forum said "oh, dont use them, they wont last 5 minutes"! Guess what, they were wrong.Trackdays, laps etc etc, definately ordering another set.
Just had a look on ebay, top of z brake page and there they are-Kinetix discs with Brembo pads 299.99.
Everyone on z forum said "oh, dont use them, they wont last 5 minutes"! Guess what, they were wrong.Trackdays, laps etc etc, definately ordering another set.
Edited by terenceb on Sunday 25th January 07:03
Ok so after putting a few miles and bedding the brakes in I can report on the set up .
The old brakes were not in the best of shape so any change would be an improvement .
First up is the pedal feel with the new S/S lines the travel so much shorter and the feel so much firmer and all of the dead / squish feel is removed and just a firm reassuring pedal .
Next up is the stopping power from the new discs and the DS2500 pads all round .
Very very strong stopping and no fade even from 70 MPH speeds .
If anyone is thinking about this set up I am very impressed so far .
Alan
The old brakes were not in the best of shape so any change would be an improvement .
First up is the pedal feel with the new S/S lines the travel so much shorter and the feel so much firmer and all of the dead / squish feel is removed and just a firm reassuring pedal .
Next up is the stopping power from the new discs and the DS2500 pads all round .
Very very strong stopping and no fade even from 70 MPH speeds .
If anyone is thinking about this set up I am very impressed so far .
Alan
Impessed? You shouldnt get fade braking from twice that speed.
One thing extra you should try changing the clutch fluid for the summers months, z is prone to sometimes having the clutch pressure dissappear, it usually will return after a cooling down period.However the way to avoid this is simply change the fluid for something like MOTUL600 RBS.
Changed mine over to this and no problems ever since.No need changing the clutch pipe if its in good condition as many needlessly do.
One thing extra you should try changing the clutch fluid for the summers months, z is prone to sometimes having the clutch pressure dissappear, it usually will return after a cooling down period.However the way to avoid this is simply change the fluid for something like MOTUL600 RBS.
Changed mine over to this and no problems ever since.No need changing the clutch pipe if its in good condition as many needlessly do.
terenceb said:
No, would have remembrred them.Thanks anyway.
Just had a look on ebay, top of z brake page and there they are-Kinetix discs with Brembo pads 299.99.
Everyone on z forum said "oh, dont use them, they wont last 5 minutes"! Guess what, they were wrong.Trackdays, laps etc etc, definately ordering another set.
They are the ones I went for on the front and am pretty impressed.Just had a look on ebay, top of z brake page and there they are-Kinetix discs with Brembo pads 299.99.
Everyone on z forum said "oh, dont use them, they wont last 5 minutes"! Guess what, they were wrong.Trackdays, laps etc etc, definately ordering another set.
Edited by terenceb on Sunday 25th January 07:03
Replaced the pants standard Bose skip-o-matic head unit for a rather wonderful £99 Pioneer that plays anything, had to spend £70 on the interface/wiring but really pleased, was a pain in the arse to do though.
Car looks great, sure I've seen this on 350z-uk?
You have done a lot of the things I plan to do to mine in the coming months. How have you found the drop links/ARB's in?
I'm also in Sussex so may see you around, look out for a yellow GT4, although I tend to see other zeds when I'm not in mine!
You have done a lot of the things I plan to do to mine in the coming months. How have you found the drop links/ARB's in?
I'm also in Sussex so may see you around, look out for a yellow GT4, although I tend to see other zeds when I'm not in mine!
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