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Old 10-11-2007, 05:48 AM
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Default 300zx (Z32) brake calipers on 350Z (Z33)

There is a small machine shop on ebay selling machined brackets that adapt 300zx stock calipers to a 350Z. I am wondering if any members have tried this setup and if there is any economy to this setup versus a standard big brake kit. For example, how common are Z32 stock calipers? If one had to purchase these new from a Nissan dealer, would they cost as much as the stock 350z Brembos? On the other hand, they might be inexpensive at a salvage yard. BTW the brackets sell for about $100 a set.
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reread , it is an adapter to put 350Z brakes onto a 300ZX, not the other way around. do a search since this has been discussed already.
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My friend HATES his 300ZX Turbo brakes. They are inferior to the 350s.

The stock stopping power of the 350 should be more than adequate unless your are tracking your Z.
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https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....+brake+to+350z

found one of them
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300ZX Turbo brakes suck
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Actually they don't suck. It's probably the most popular upgrade for S-chassis'. But for a car that weighs a good bit more, I would not see it as an upgrade.
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Z04 is correct, I misread the ebay listing.
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I had 300zx brakes on my 98 240sx, and couldnt really tell a big difference performance wise, but they shure did look purdy! Ive heard that the 350z brakes are superior, but I hate ugly sliding calipers. All 350zs should come with fixed calipers!
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you can find them really easily on ebay or on some 300zx forums. you could try to get the r32 gtr calipers since they are very similar to the z32's.

i think what you are talking about is actaualy an adaptor that lets the 300zx caliper accept a 350z rotor. cause those are pretty popular among 300zx owners that dont want to go with a bbk. never heard of the other way around
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