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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 11:06 AM
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no one said it won't work...we already know it works. No one knows how well it works

The rotor sizes don't differ much between kits, that is true...but that's just 1 aspect. Caliper size has nothing to do with it, it's all about the piston diameter being used in the calipers that determines how it's going to behave with the master, as well as how it will interact with the rear brakes

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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 11:17 AM
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The oem rotors weigh a ton but at least you know the kit was developed with the right bias vs whatever other BBK makers come up with (Stop Tech excluded)
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeff92se
the right bias vs whatever other BBK makers come up with (Stop Tech excluded)


Which is why I didn't go with anything other than StopTech.
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeff92se
The oem rotors weigh a ton but at least you know the kit was developed with the right bias vs whatever other BBK makers come up with (Stop Tech excluded)
Developed with the right bias for a G37s.
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Old Jul 9, 2008 | 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by joedp2
Where can you get a new Brembo set-up for that price? For $1600 I'd be tempted.

I also wanna know where this is possible
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Old Jul 9, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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I was contemplating the rear kit to go with my 13" Stoptech front. Looked at the specs for the G37S rear brakes and the rotors are 13.8" and the pistons are 41.3mm. Does anyone know what the piston sizing is on the ST-22 caliper? From initial glance at the numbers it doesn't seem the rear kit will work too well with my 13" ST-40 front setup.

If anyone else is interested here's the numbers on the G37S brakes.

Front brake
Cylinder bore diameter 41.3 (1.626) × 2 + 44.45 (1.750) × 2
Pad length × width × thickness 123.2 × 55.0 × 11.0 (4.85 × 2.165 × 0.433)
Rotor outer diameter × thickness 355 × 32.0 (13.98 × 1.260)

Rear brake
Cylinder bore diameter 41.3 (1.626) × 2
Pad length × width × thickness 95.8 × 41.5 × 9.5 (3.772 × 1.634 × 0.374)
Rotor outer diameter × thickness 350 × 20.0 (13.78 × 0.787)

Master cylinder Cylinder bore diameter 25.4 (1)
Control valve Valve type Electric brake force distribution
Brake booster Diaphragm diameter
Primary: 230 (9)
Secondary: 205 (8)
Recommended brake fluid DOT 3
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Old Jul 9, 2008 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by meatbag
Developed with the right bias for a G37s.
True. But other than Stop Tech, I'd take that oem bias anyday. At least is researched and tested for some car.

Let's see the bias numbers for the other various bbk kits out there.
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Old Jul 9, 2008 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Z1 Performance
well you never "need" to swap your master or booster with any BBK....doesn't mean that it was designed with the master and booster from your car in order to operate as its intended. With something as critical as brakes, it's worth heavily researching, and doing the math so you know for sure, vs guessing
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Go/phone the the parts dept. at the Infinity dealership to determine whether the brake booster (likely) and brake master cylinder (unlikely) is a different spec/part number. Have the Parts Dept. cross-reference the spec/part number of these parts to determine whether they are different then the ones on you Z and post the information.

Good Luck!!
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 04:03 PM
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But even in the worst case scenario, if this combo of a 13" BBK in the front would have a disbalance with the G37 rear brakes, would a brake proportioning valve take care of this?
They are only, what, like 100$ a piece?
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