all the info. you need for the 6th gen front brake upgrade
08-14-2011, 04:03 PM
#82
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Gonna raise this dead horse, but after all the talk about Calipers, Caliper brackets and wheels no one mentioned brake lines. Do the 5.5 lines screw right in to 6th gen calipers and gave the needed length for full lock to lock steering and suspension travel? Thx
08-14-2011, 04:32 PM
#83
i reused my 5.5 gen lines, no problems
08-15-2011, 09:11 AM
#87
People posting in here asking questions should refrain from doing so and instead take a look at the FIRST post in this thread.
Last edited by NmexMAX; 08-15-2011 at 09:30 AM.
08-15-2011, 10:59 AM
#88
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Sorry I should have clarified, when working on my brakes recently I saw the bracket as being part of the caliper, and wasn't sure if there was an adaptive bracket of some sort, that I needed to do the 6th gen upgrade. I'm fairly new to working on my car, but thanks to this site I have learned a lot. I have installed spacers, new vc gaskets, a motor mount and many other regular maintenance parts, which I never would have done without the help of the org. As far as the mounting question, I did read the thread, I just thought it wouldn't hurt to double check while I was posting.
07-25-2012, 01:07 PM
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Bump! Decided to try this out bought some 20x8.5 wheels with +45 offset wrapped in 245/35/20 for my 2000 gle/gxe just left the scrap yard got the front rotors calipers loaded with decent pads +75% life left on them for $60... now just to clarify I will need to use the 6gen torque member "bracket" because it is taller correct?
09-06-2012, 06:34 AM
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07-19-2014, 10:08 AM
#96
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6gen brake upgrade
I have a 2003 BW9 TE 6 speed. I am doing this upgrade as well. Using $80 junk yard calipers painted G2 orange, centric drilled/slotted rotors, ceramic pads, stainless lines. Will take pictures when done.
07-20-2014, 07:48 AM
#97
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Don't get the drilled/slotted rotors its a waste of money and just dont work well with this setup
07-22-2014, 03:27 PM
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07-25-2014, 08:22 AM
#101
Spent around 220.
10-02-2014, 12:38 AM
#102
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I have a 2000 Maxima SE and just found this thread regarding the 6th gen Maxima brake upgrade for the 5th gen Maxima, I didn't see an answer in this thread to the following question.
The 6th gen Maxima years they were produced is from 2004 - 2008, does it matter which year 6th gen caliper that is purchased or trim level ie SE or SL?
I presume it doesn't matter, but I wanted to check with the experts on this forum before I purchase the 6th gen calipers.
Thanks,
Mike
The 6th gen Maxima years they were produced is from 2004 - 2008, does it matter which year 6th gen caliper that is purchased or trim level ie SE or SL?
I presume it doesn't matter, but I wanted to check with the experts on this forum before I purchase the 6th gen calipers.
Thanks,
Mike
11-09-2014, 05:16 PM
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anyone know the answer to the question below?
Thanks,
Mike
Thanks,
Mike
I have a 2000 Maxima SE and just found this thread regarding the 6th gen Maxima brake upgrade for the 5th gen Maxima, I didn't see an answer in this thread to the following question.
The 6th gen Maxima years they were produced is from 2004 - 2008, does it matter which year 6th gen caliper that is purchased or trim level ie SE or SL?
I presume it doesn't matter, but I wanted to check with the experts on this forum before I purchase the 6th gen calipers.
Thanks,
Mike
The 6th gen Maxima years they were produced is from 2004 - 2008, does it matter which year 6th gen caliper that is purchased or trim level ie SE or SL?
I presume it doesn't matter, but I wanted to check with the experts on this forum before I purchase the 6th gen calipers.
Thanks,
Mike
11-09-2014, 05:24 PM
#104
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This mod works on a gen 5?
I did this on a gen 5.5 and bought a refurb gen 6 caliper without care about trim, year etc.
It's a decent upgrade, floor the brakes going about 80 km/h and your car stops dead but then skids for a couple of meters lol (due to crappy tires probably).
Consider flushing the brake fluid too.
This mod works on a gen 5?
I did this on a gen 5.5 and bought a refurb gen 6 caliper without care about trim, year etc.
It's a decent upgrade, floor the brakes going about 80 km/h and your car stops dead but then skids for a couple of meters lol (due to crappy tires probably).
Consider flushing the brake fluid too.
Last edited by george__; 11-09-2014 at 05:26 PM.
11-09-2014, 07:20 PM
#105
I did this on my 02 I35 (same as a 5.5 gen Maxima), and used 04 Maxima SE calipers sourced from tirerack.com for the front, and 02 Max SE rear calipers from partsgeek.com
There's a group deal offer for Brembo blank rotors here on the .org
04 front rotors and 02 rear rotors.
The first post states that 5th gen SE wheels won't clear the brakes.
I'm using aftermarket wheels ('12 R Spec 19's), which cleared the brakes with room to spare
There's a group deal offer for Brembo blank rotors here on the .org
04 front rotors and 02 rear rotors.
The first post states that 5th gen SE wheels won't clear the brakes.
I'm using aftermarket wheels ('12 R Spec 19's), which cleared the brakes with room to spare
11-15-2014, 05:46 PM
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^
This mod works on a gen 5?
I did this on a gen 5.5 and bought a refurb gen 6 caliper without care about trim, year etc.
It's a decent upgrade, floor the brakes going about 80 km/h and your car stops dead but then skids for a couple of meters lol (due to crappy tires probably).
Consider flushing the brake fluid too.
This mod works on a gen 5?
I did this on a gen 5.5 and bought a refurb gen 6 caliper without care about trim, year etc.
It's a decent upgrade, floor the brakes going about 80 km/h and your car stops dead but then skids for a couple of meters lol (due to crappy tires probably).
Consider flushing the brake fluid too.
"These are DIRECT BOLT ON for ALL 5th gens (5.0 and 5.5 alike) but you can also opt to get Matt Blehm's re-location bracket on the 5.0 gen (but not the 5.5 gen) and use your stock calipers."
I did this on my 02 I35 (same as a 5.5 gen Maxima), and used 04 Maxima SE calipers sourced from tirerack.com for the front, and 02 Max SE rear calipers from partsgeek.com
There's a group deal offer for Brembo blank rotors here on the .org
04 front rotors and 02 rear rotors.
The first post states that 5th gen SE wheels won't clear the brakes.
I'm using aftermarket wheels ('12 R Spec 19's), which cleared the brakes with room to spare
There's a group deal offer for Brembo blank rotors here on the .org
04 front rotors and 02 rear rotors.
The first post states that 5th gen SE wheels won't clear the brakes.
I'm using aftermarket wheels ('12 R Spec 19's), which cleared the brakes with room to spare
Thanks,
Mike
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