The car has been out for what? Eight years and finally someone steps up and releases a spindle duct for it and yet people STILL complain! My god, either buy it and be happy or don't.

 

just like your avatar


**** is Too Damn High...

 

Then it's not the right product for you. Create a thread and post up pics when you are done fabricating a set of your own.

 

Not a problem. I am in the middle of putting some coilovers on the car now. I won't be hitting the track agian until April, so it will be a bit until I install the ducts. I still have to buy the ducting hose too.

 

 

You're someone who doesn't need brake ducts for one. It must be exhausting being so critical all the time. You've now posted multiple times in this thread that you think it's overpriced and can be done for less. Go ahead, prove everyone wrong and just do it already! Maybe it could have been done with different materials....or maybe it couldn't..the only fact of the matter is that you have no idea, you're merely guessing. Maybe NISMO had a reason for doing it in carbon? Either way, at least ADD something to the community instead of merely bitching and moaning.

 

well...with that said...I'll quit...

I have done countless acts of "adding to the community" for my local Z guys. When things don't add up or can be improved upon I'll continue to b!tch and moan!

I apologize, yet from here on out you can ignore me!

 

reminds me of a joke,

how many skateboarders does it take to screw in a light bulb?


































































3, one to screw it in and the other 2 to say "I can do that"

 

I'd love to see some of the HomeDepot solutions! Come on guys! Post 'em up so we can see them!

 

I finally got around to installing the ducts. Overall it was fairly simple. I tried to remove the hub/wheel bearing assembly so I could remove the dust shield, but I could not get it off for some reason. I removed all the bolts and the ABS sensor and still nothing. I beat on the sides of it with a hammer to try and loosen it, but it would not come off. I am open to any suggestions to get that thing off because I am sure I will be replacing the wheel bearing some time this season. I decided to just cut the part of the shield out where the duct was going. I also had to shave off just a tiny bit of the aluminum strap that holds the duct because it was hitting the rotor. It was not much at all and just took a minute with the dremel. You can see in the pics. I have not installed the ducting yet. I will be sometime this week.

 

One more.

 

Thanks for the pics, looks like a really nice piece.

As for the hub/sheild;

Check out Step 6 here.

https://my350z.com/forum/brakes-and-...nt-how-to.html

Did you remove the 4x17mm bolts?

 

Guys,

I would recommend you don't remove the rock shield. The shield will help focus the air through the veins in the rotor. Ideally, you would seal everything around the center of the rotor so that the only exit for the air is THROUGH the center of the rotor and to not bleed out through the holes. There's a lot of air that gets forced into the center of the rotor. Don't give it a chance to escape by creating bigger opening prior to entry into the rotor veins.

 

Yep. I removed those bolts and the ABS sensor. Those are the bolts that hold the wheel bearing/hub assumbly in place. It may be just seized on because it's still the original one and it's got a lot of road racing miles on it. I'm going to probably have to beat the hell out of it to get it off.

I'm glad I didn't remove the shield then based on what was said above.

The aluminum arm may have needed grind down if one of the bolts at the bottom didn't break. There are two bolts that hold it in place at the bottom and one of mine snapped while trying to remove it, so there is only the one. I will let you know when I do the other side because I got both of the bolts off on that one.

 

Fixxxercask,

If you stripped one of the bolt holes on the bottom, you can drill it out a bit more and put a helicoil in there. You can have it bonded in place and should work fine after that. Most high quality hardware stores will sell helicoil in the right thread pitch for that bolt.

 

Are you calling the dust shield the rock shield or vice versa? Just remove enough of the shield for the duct.

 

Yes, rock shield=dust shield. You don't want pebbles from getting jammed in the brake caliper and scoring the rotor. (turning the pebble from rock to dust! ;-)

 

Thanks for the advice. I will give that a try.

 

I got the other side in tonight with no rubbing issues. I need to do the ducting now. After giving everything a lookover I have no idea where the ducting is going to fit. I already have it, I just need to figure out where it is going to go. I know it has been done many times before on the Z, but it looks like it's going to be a tight fit. Any suggestions?

 

where do you get the best pricing on the ducting?