Bigger is not always better. It really depends on what you are going to use the car for. You may get so much clamping force on the front it unbalances the braking of the vehicle. You can of course use a proportioning valve to balance it, then the overall effect of the big brakes are diminished. If you are road racing, then the bigger brakes may provide more fade resistance, although that will have more to do with rotor size and pad type, then the size of the calipers. This has been illustrated in the SCC Ultimate Strret Car competition where brakes closer to stock often out perform big brake kits in the stopping tests. But hey, if we all did the same thing how much fun is that?

 

lol i wouldnt be using just the front. and sorry ive driven cars with 300zx brakes and plenty with stock brakes and anyone who says they can match it with stock pads is silly. stock brakes arnt going to stop a modified car traveling over 160-180mph (240sx that is).

 

S13/14 and S30s and im sure many other nissans have really bad brakes..

 

Actually you misunderstood me. My perspective is that 300ZX TT 30 mm front brakes provide more than enough stopping power for a S13/S14. To use bigger than 300ZX TT on a S13/S14 in my opinion is not necessary. As for a 300ZX TT front brake setup; I would not consider them to be bad brakes.

 

i agree. most S30 guys just put landcruiser calipers and 300ZX rotors on their cars and its more than enough for a 2600lb car

 

240 brakes from the factory are not to bad if you put a set of hawk blacks and decent SS lines they break pretty decently.

 

any links to this landcruiser brake thing?

 

they work fine for me i have them on the front only but if you want to make them better then you can use a 350z rotor with a adpter plate that moves the 300zxtt cailper out .can you use the landcruiser brakes ? i wanna see

 

hybridz.org

but for the love of everything good and pure dont post anything about it, just look in the FAQ and do a search

 

yea with a 150hp car lol. stock brakes did me no justice when i had my sr.

 

Didnt find much on the lc brakes there......are they better than z32?

 

YAY! got a new garrett gt4594 turbo! It's gonna be a beast!

 

My 12.75" braking system.....



the before and during pic from before:


and the 315's on the rear.....


CNC'C caliper adapter:


Heads are off with Greg to get his special treatment, and the cylinder walls werent too hot so it's getting bored to 5.7 and forged rod/pistons.

And the new rad/oil cooler:


"C & R Aluminum Racing Radiator. This radiator has a built in oil cooler to make for a nice clean dual purpose installation. The Radiator measures 31.5"(at the widest, 29.5" as it slims under the cooler) x 18 high" x 4 thick" overall (26" X 17" X 4" on the cooling surface) . This radiator has a 1 3/4" lower hose outlet that uses a standard clamp style fitting. There are 4 AN-12 fittings, one AN-4 and one threaded in filler cap. These fittings can easily be resized with an adapter if they are not exactly what you need. This radiator is 15 fpi (fins per inch). There have been fan and installation brackets that have already been made and installed so most of the hard work has been done for you. This radiator will provide super cooling for your race car or offroad vehicle. "

Gonna take some cutting/welding to fit it.

 

that'll be one sweet ride when done

 

what are brakes?

 

Road race and after three laps you will know shitty brakes. Good brakes are pricelesss. I wish I could afford 2 piece rotors....