6th gen rotors and calipers on 4th gen
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6th gen rotors and calipers on 4th gen
I found a guy whos parting out his 6th gen and hes willing to sell me the rotors and calipers off of it - front and rears. i'm looking to get an idea or what i'll need to do to complete the upgrade. i'm thinking welding some brackets onto the existing knuckles? perhaps i should try to get the hubs from him too?
any help is appreciated.
any help is appreciated.
#2
Originally Posted by shiftnatredline
I found a guy whos parting out his 6th gen and hes willing to sell me the rotors and calipers off of it - front and rears. i'm looking to get an idea or what i'll need to do to complete the upgrade. i'm thinking welding some brackets onto the existing knuckles? perhaps i should try to get the hubs from him too?
any help is appreciated.
any help is appreciated.
Please forget ANY plans to weld any part of your steering or braking systems. These components are critical and should not be modified this way.
That said, the 6th Gen front brakes will bolt right on the 4th Gen by simply drilling out the two caliper mounting holes on the torque member (on the car) from 12mm to 14mm. The brake lines will work also. You will need at least 17" wheels to clear, and certain ones won't, for instance 05 Altima SE 17" & 00-01 Maxima SE 17".
Rears are totally different. Parking brake is inside the rear rotor on a 6th Gen, and the rotor size is not a significant upgrade anyhow. Forget them.
#7
Originally Posted by Cdg2125
so is it that the 6th gen rotors will fit on 02 17" rims? I want to make sure I can upgrade the brakes on my 98 before buying rims. I don't want 17's that won't fit better brakes. Thanks.
#10
I was wondering the same thing, the guy I'm buying the brakes from is selling his knuckles too and I'd kind of like newer wheel bearings, especially with the corners I've been taking with these new springs(80mph+).
#13
Originally Posted by BluFlame
So instead of drilling 4gen TM, can we use 6gen TM? or is it because it wont bolt on to the knuckle?
6th Gen front wheel bearings are larger, as well as the two strut mounting holes.
Haven't actually tried it, but it looks doubtful.
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Originally Posted by BluFlame
So instead of drilling 4gen TM, can we use 6gen TM? or is it because it wont bolt on to the knuckle?
#19
Originally Posted by BluFlame
iirc 350z brembo brakes bolt to 6g, so does that mean a 4g owner could use those brembos if mounting holes are drilled out and used matching rotors?
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Originally Posted by BluFlame
iirc 350z brembo brakes bolt to 6g, so does that mean a 4g owner could use those brembos if mounting holes are drilled out and used matching rotors?
#24
Originally Posted by LA02MAX
But what's the point if we can get 300zx 4-pot calipers for much less $$?
#29
are they loaded calipers? you need the mounting brackets and everything with them. some places will just sell the caliper, like just the sliders and the piston in their housing, with nothing to slide in.. lol you'll have fun trying to mount that up
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