JETPILOT

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Are the Greddy GRex brakes for the 350Z manufactured by ALCON?

That would be sweeeeeeet if it were true...

Is it an ALCON off the shelf caliper? Or is it Greddy spec?

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JET

Zexy

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It doesn't matter. I know 2 people with the GREX kit.

Sick *** setup, and it is a real performer.

Z1 Performance

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greddy used to use alcon..some setups still do...the GREX kit for the Z/G do not use an Alcon caliper

JETPILOT

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Anyone know the manufacturer of the currently available Greddy GRex kit?

Does ALCON make a front kit for the 350z?

Anyone know an ALCON distibutor?

Any of the old ALCON GRex kits around for sale?

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JET

JETPILOT

iTrader: (51)

After a little research I found the answer. Greddy JDM has 2 GRex brake upgrades... the Alcon GRex brake kit and the non Alcon GRex upgrade kit. They only offer the non-Alcon kit here in the US. But I'm going to try my best to get one.

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JET

Z1 Performance

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for the Z they only make the non Alcon...th other kit they sell is the older kit, whcih is intended for Z32, R33/R34 - it fits, but it is not a Z specific kit

JETPILOT

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Maybe I'm wrong.... but the JDM Greddy site has a catolog application for the Z33.

http://www.trust-power.com/nissan/fa..._brakesys.html

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JET

Z1 Performance

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ah ok I see it now....looks like they have several options..4 piston calipers, 6 piston calipers, different pad compounds and 1/2 piece rotors.

valdeztke

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627,900.00 JPY
Japan Yen = 5,742.27 USD
United States Dollars

hmm
$$$?

anotheraznguy

iTrader: (14)

ok i met someone from ias sema with a z.. running alcon brakes.. and he was totally dissatisfied w/ them.. he said that he was going to run endless brakes instead.

Z1 Performance

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lol

GY-Z

just curious, what part of the kit he didnt satisfy with?
never run alcon, but just curious.

Zexy

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I'd go with Endless as well.

JETPILOT

iTrader: (51)

What's wrong with Alcon....

I had Alcon on my Audi A4and loved them.

Anything I need to know about?

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JET

GY-Z

since you were qouting me, i'll have to say i dont know.
i was asking the same question.

JETPILOT

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My Bad.... I thought you were making the statement "never run Alcon". I guess you meant "I never ran Alcon"... as in never used. Gotcha!

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Z1 Performance

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absolutely NOTHING wrong at all...some of the highest quality components in the world, period.

However, they don't really make "bolt on kits" as some other manufacturers do...they are more geared towards custom, build to order motorsports level kits, or they make kits to spec for companies that outsource to them (ie prodrive, greddy, etc)

I had the Alcon/Prodrive setup on my Impreza back in 2000 (with the kit they sold on the Impreza P1 in the UK)- absolutely phenomenal units. This was a 4 piston setup, using Mintex pads, and then Ferrodo for track days...car was daily driven and did about a dozen track days a year, and never once gave me a hiccup. This was the first "big brake kit" our shop ever was involved with, and I recall everyone commenting on how expensive they were when I mentioned I purchased them. When they were finally installed, everyone was singing a different tune - it totally transformed the car in every sense of the word, for the better.

Having used several BBK's for the Z, I have not found one to be any better nor worse than another......the pads have a far greater impact

Sharif@Forged

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I agree 100% with this statment. As long as the system is properly bled, and you select a pad that suits your driving style, you cant go wrong with any of the BBK's on the market. They are all outstanding, IMHO. I recently switched from a Q compound street compound, to this not-yet-released aggressive street/track compound, and there was a night-and-day different in breaking feel. The initial bite is sick, and braking power has increased dramatically, with less pedal effort, and less fade.


Even OEM brakes can be dramtically enhanced just by changing pads. And tires is another area that makes a world of difference.

When selecting a brake kit, I tell my customers the same thing. They are all oustanding, and it really is a matter of your budget, and the asthetics of which brake kit you like. I would have no hesistation recommending Stop Tech, Wilwood, AP, Endless, or Grex.

anotheraznguy

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ok, i forgot the guys name but i did meet him at ias.. he was a friend of jordans. who ahd zeal coilovers and endless big brake kit. his friend had grex/alcon brake kits. The one w/ the grex alcon big brake kit. Said that the chatter was unbearable and that the pedal feel was not good. they had installed, reinstalled, bled, re-bled as well as cutting the pads a little turning the rotors.. and no matter what they did the brakes were just not that great. and he was grealy disappointed in his kit. and instead opted for the endless big brake kit for his z.

i believe he is on my 350z.. so hopefully he can chime in here...

Z1 Performance

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It is unlikely he had the actual Grex/Alcon kit...they make several kits for the Z. The ones Greddy brings into the US are not Alcon calipers, they are the new made in Taiwan calipers (ala JBE - same exactly caliper made in the same factory). The Alcon units are special order only from Greddy Japan

I bet a pad swap would have helped him out...not sure what pads Greddy USA includes with the new style caliper they use.

The Grex/Alcon (call them Japan spec) setups come in a variety of pad configurations...some of the kits include Endless CCR pads, and the other versions, at least the ones we have done here, used Pagid pads