GROUP BUY IS OPEN: http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83234
Or as I like to call them - "What Toyota should have done from the factory!"
Here's the long and the short of it:
Much like the Probe Pistons, this is something I am building regardless of how much interest there is. I will be building at the very least, my own kit. I will open up a group buy if there are more people interested in these kits, and I wanted to give everyone a heads up about them.
Weight Comparison:
Stock Bracket: 3 lbs 4.6 oz
13" Bracket: 2 lbs 9.6 oz
Stock Caliper: 8 lbs 2.7 oz
13" PBR Caliper: 3 lbs 15.8 oz
Total Stock Setup: 11 lbs 7.3 oz
Total 13" PBR Setup: 6 lbs 9.4 oz
Kit List:
13" (Full 330mm Diameter) Rotors
PBR Dual Piston Brake Calipers
Bracket that will bolt to the stock front hubs, and allow you to bolt on the PBR calipers in the proper way.
Hubcentric Ring to Properly Center the Rotor
Why?
The stock brakes are a seriously lacking spot in the MA70 platform. I want to be VERY clear - these are OEM quality brakes, that SHOULD have come on the car from the factory - these brakes are NOT as good as Andy's Wilwood 4 Piston Kits! Andy's kit is absolutely top notch - if you need amazing brakes for track duty, I suggest you look there!
So what are these brakes supposed to do for you?
The stock brakes are 11.8" The 350z Track rotors are 12.6" These rotors are 13.0"
I see these brakes as being MUCH better than the Nightpager Kit (12.6" rotors with calipers designed for a rotor smaller than stock!) but not as good as Andy's (ARZ Performance if you guys don't know who I'm talking about) 4 piston caliper setup.
These are true 13" rotors with calipers designed to USE all 13" of that rotor!
So how far along are these?
Rotors:
The rotors clear ABS with no problems. The rotors will require a hubcentric ring (I've got all the measurements no problem), and the ROTORS do not require you to cut the stock dust shield! I've got a video I'll be uploading to YouTube later for you guys to see this in action
Calipers:
I need to finish building a prototype bracket, and then find a machinist to build the actual production brackets. Unlike the rotors, the calipers DO require you to trim your dust shield a couple of inches!
Brackets:
So far, I've used QCad to design the bracket system. I'm working on the prototype bracket to determine if the setup will clear the 17" MK4 Wheels (big thanks to Jeff - 7MBoost - for that help!)
What kind of price? I'm shooting for around $600-$700 total. We'll see what happens!
Pics of the Pad Contact - that's right, 100 fucking percent
Video(s):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbzQQxCHMAM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nok3XI0AL8g
Sorry about the rambling with the hubcentric ring. I've seen guys slap rotors on and go with the whole 'Oh, it's centered on the studs and the wheel holds it in place!' BULLSHIT - I SUBMIT PROOF! (and yeah, I'm a scraggly mess right now)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX08hJIaLLg
Or as I like to call them - "What Toyota should have done from the factory!"
Here's the long and the short of it:
Much like the Probe Pistons, this is something I am building regardless of how much interest there is. I will be building at the very least, my own kit. I will open up a group buy if there are more people interested in these kits, and I wanted to give everyone a heads up about them.
Weight Comparison:
Stock Bracket: 3 lbs 4.6 oz
13" Bracket: 2 lbs 9.6 oz
Stock Caliper: 8 lbs 2.7 oz
13" PBR Caliper: 3 lbs 15.8 oz
Total Stock Setup: 11 lbs 7.3 oz
Total 13" PBR Setup: 6 lbs 9.4 oz
Kit List:
13" (Full 330mm Diameter) Rotors
PBR Dual Piston Brake Calipers
Bracket that will bolt to the stock front hubs, and allow you to bolt on the PBR calipers in the proper way.
Hubcentric Ring to Properly Center the Rotor
Why?
The stock brakes are a seriously lacking spot in the MA70 platform. I want to be VERY clear - these are OEM quality brakes, that SHOULD have come on the car from the factory - these brakes are NOT as good as Andy's Wilwood 4 Piston Kits! Andy's kit is absolutely top notch - if you need amazing brakes for track duty, I suggest you look there!
So what are these brakes supposed to do for you?
The stock brakes are 11.8" The 350z Track rotors are 12.6" These rotors are 13.0"
I see these brakes as being MUCH better than the Nightpager Kit (12.6" rotors with calipers designed for a rotor smaller than stock!) but not as good as Andy's (ARZ Performance if you guys don't know who I'm talking about) 4 piston caliper setup.
These are true 13" rotors with calipers designed to USE all 13" of that rotor!
So how far along are these?
Rotors:
The rotors clear ABS with no problems. The rotors will require a hubcentric ring (I've got all the measurements no problem), and the ROTORS do not require you to cut the stock dust shield! I've got a video I'll be uploading to YouTube later for you guys to see this in action
Calipers:
I need to finish building a prototype bracket, and then find a machinist to build the actual production brackets. Unlike the rotors, the calipers DO require you to trim your dust shield a couple of inches!
Brackets:
So far, I've used QCad to design the bracket system. I'm working on the prototype bracket to determine if the setup will clear the 17" MK4 Wheels (big thanks to Jeff - 7MBoost - for that help!)
What kind of price? I'm shooting for around $600-$700 total. We'll see what happens!
Pics of the Pad Contact - that's right, 100 fucking percent
Video(s):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbzQQxCHMAM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nok3XI0AL8g
Sorry about the rambling with the hubcentric ring. I've seen guys slap rotors on and go with the whole 'Oh, it's centered on the studs and the wheel holds it in place!' BULLSHIT - I SUBMIT PROOF! (and yeah, I'm a scraggly mess right now)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX08hJIaLLg
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