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PROJECT R32 - BRAKE UPGRADE Here's the current front brakes, single pot (disc 280mm) as my old 200SX, strange should be 4 pot calipers on a Type M... ummm !!
27/04/02 - Plan 1... Got a new Nissan 4 pot caliper (R33 GTS-t I believe) on 'approval', from Gary at GTaRt cheers mate :-), will see if they fit, easily ?.... tried the Nissan 4 pot caliper (first rain for a month and look at the surface rust eh !!) and it fits fine, but needs the bigger discs (296mm) 18/05/02 - Plan 2... got a Brembo 4 pot caliper and disc (ex R33 GTR), again from Gary at GTaRt.. sadly the disc is just to big to fit (324mm), I placed the disc inside the wheel (16x8JJ) it gave about 12-15mm clearance so no room for the caliper, needs a 17" wheel, shame I would have loved to have had the Brembo's
27/05/02 - Could not live with the current front pads, prior to getting the 4 pots sorted, so put some new Ferodo part no. FDB600A (same as 200SX - £22.00) and Response DOT4 fluid (£4 - 500ml), which has improved things 20/07/02 - Back to plan 1, acquired some secondhand 296mm discs, from Mark at Abbey Motorsport , in fairly good condition. Used the new calipers and shim set, from Gary at GTaRt, new Nissan pads, clips etc, to end up with these, cost so far under £300 pretty good I think :-), may also change the hoses to braided all round later on
Nissan Part
Numbers (same brakes as 300ZX TT, 200SX S14 & S15) 06/08/02 - Nissan pads no good too noisey and produce far too much dust :-(... so changed to EBC 'Green Stuff' EBC Part No. DP21200 ('Red Stuff' EBC Part No. DP31200) from Amber Performance (£90 with next day delivery).... will see how they perform ?..
Note. EBC list the above pads for R32 GTR (non V Spec), R33 GTS (Grey caliper with white NISSAN writing, as mine), 200SX S14 & S15, 300ZX TT and Subaru WRX MY99 and later 04/10/02 - Changed front discs, as getting squeal when hot from the old one's, using a secondhand set of R32 GTR drilled discs, purchased cheap :-), with a spare set of GTR wheels, see WHEELS
Written by Ron 2002. Any comments or thoughts, please mail me alex@skylinegts.co.uk |
