i picked up some rear z32 brakes for my s13 yesterday and i know they arnt easy to put on but what all so i need besides the caliper and rotors?

The Definitive 300ZX Brake Swap!


i did read this^ but i dont plan on going 5 lug. so what difference does it make?

 

Alright, so here's the thing. The fronts are easy. Just get some 300ZX rotors that are drilled for 4 lug. They make em and sell em all over Ebay. They bolt right on. Calipers and everything. Now the Rear ones are little bit more tricky. You are going to need longer brake lines that come on the 300ZX. Preferably stainless steel. They sell the conversion lines too. You are also going to need the 300ZX E-brake cables and rear E-brake assembly. The 300ZX E-brake works differently than a 240. On a 240 the E-brake cable is attached directly to the brake caliper. On a 300 it has two brake shoes behind the rotor that operates like a brake drum. Now you can bolt on the rear calipers and rotors no problem. But the E-brake is hard part. And it is soooo hard to find that shit for the E-brake. I am actually going to a junkyard today to get it. But once you dive into it, it's really not hard at all.

But here are some tips. 1) Cut or take the dust covers off cause they are a bitch to bend back so they won't scrape. 2) If you get the fronts with brake lines from a 300zx, they will work fine. 3) They also work fine without a 300zx master cylinder, but I would get one if you can.

Hey if you have any questions just hollar.

 

i have the z32 30mm fronts with a z32 master and ss brakelines already installed in the front and i have the rear calipers thats it. i pulled them from a 300 at the junkyard but i didnt know i needed the hubs to make the ebrake work. i gotta go back and get the cables and hubs asap be4 they dissapear. i got the fronts and rears master and maf all from the same car haha

 

Sweet. I just jacked the same setup from the junkyard for my buddy's car. I don't think they make 4 lug rotors for the rear. You will need the rotors and everything behind it. Good luck. Bring a jack if it ain't up on blocks already.

 

You need conversion cables, ebrake splash shield, all the ebrake parts (don't lose any haha).

Redrill the rotors or Circuit Sports Z32 Rear Brake Rotors

Online Nissan 300ZX service manual
^helpful for the ebrake guts assembly if you're not good with drum style brakes.

Run the ebrake cables through the ovals in the LCA and put them in to the T where the cable from the handle splits to each wheel. You'll have to mount the cables to the car so they don't hit the driveshaft but it's pretty easy.

 

 

awesome thanks guys. i have the circuit sports rotors up front already and i love them.


im just gonna go to the junkyard and pull the entire hub assembly and ebrake cables just to be safe so im not missing anything.

and cant you put the na diff onto a s13 or do you need to modify something else?

 

Yeah it will fit.

 

Haha I think I linked you to the CS rotors the first time around. I'm gonna get a set all around, how are they?

 

i like them alot. they look nice and alot of people ask what they are. heres a pick of them after a couple thousand miles

my pads are really old so i cant say how good they actually are but on shitty pads i cant get brake fade period ive tried and even if i brake hard at 120mph all the way down to 30mph then slam them hard they still lock up haha