according to the above info its the other way around

 

so by that the older models stop better with 2 pot?

 

Its hard to say with only that info. Be in that typically 2pot offer more force than a single pot, but it also has to do with the valve size internally. Yet another variable is that the 06 have a larger diameter rotor, which in turn offers more surface area.

sorry, didnt really answer your question...

 

I just went out and checked out my '06. The rear calipers have a single scallop on the outside and a single hump on the inside. The fronts have a double scallop on the outside and a double hump on the inside. Assuming each hump has a piston in it, this would seem to be contrary to the '06 specification chart posted and in line with DavesZ#3 and Lowrider's comments.

 

06 front brakes are different for non-brembo 350Z
06 rear brakes are unchanged for non-brembo 350z

06 2 piston caliper is direct bolt on to earlier 350z when using new larger rotors...

but i wouldnt call the 2 piston caliper an "Upgrade" just yet...

there is nothing available for pads compared to the single piston 2003-2005 caliper...

nothing more aggress then a HPS pad for the 2006 and that isnt much of an aggressive pad at all...

new pads will be coming out soon im sure... but nothing yet..

 

Nope - Rears are different too. Old one's were 11.5", new ones 12.1". Both .63" thick. I THINK, the calipers are the same, but not sure. But, I AM SURE the rotors are larger.

Lou

 

Yes. The front and rear rotors and calipers are different for the 2005 and up G and the 2006 and up Z. The new pad size is similar to the Brembo setup. I had purchased a Brembo 4 wheel kit and compared the pads, rotors and calipers. The Brembo calipers are definitely bigger. I could not use them with my G sedan wheels or the enkie winters or track wheels. From what I understand, the new pad is the same as the older M45's.

 

Yes, its the M45 and Q45 pad shape...

Rear uses the same pad shape just a new compound for 06...

 

I should go back and check my old posts...

Rear Calipers are specific to the 06 NON Brembo 350Z...

$322.63 each MSRP... Selling price will be around $236.10

Rear Pads & Hardware are specific as well...

$78 MSRP for pads and hardware.... selling price will be around $55.00

Rear Pads alone are $41 MSRP... selling price will be around $33.00

Rear E-Brake Assemblies are different.. Not sure if the 2003-2005 will work... They are MSRP $335 EACH Side... selling price around $252 each side...

Rear Rotors are MSRP : $85.00 each... Selling price will be around $64.50 each... These rotors are Specific to the 2006 350Z....

A full new rear brake upgrade will run you $1160.20 including the new rear E-Brake Assembly

A full new rear brake upgrade will run you $656.20 not including the new rear E-Brake...

https://my350z.com/forum/showpost.ph...6&postcount=42

 

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$1160 isnt worth it if stoptech bbk is just $700 away and racingbrake bbk f/r kit is only 200 dollars away...
or am i just another economist?

 

im sure you can find a used one for that for people who are doing bbk swaps..

this was just to give people estimates...

 

so the 06 has 12.6in rotors....are they the same as the 6th gen maximas?? since aftermarket rotors and pads are out for those maybe i can get those and put them on my 06

 

One of the first things I noticed when I traded my 04 for an 06 was that the front brakes were larger, I can actually stop now!!

 

Glad somebody put this straight