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Old 03-04-2009, 04:51 PM
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thanks for the review.......I'm sold.
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Old 08-21-2009, 05:18 PM
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Looks like there's JUST enough room to fit these behind a set of 18's???
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Old 08-22-2009, 03:17 AM
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Originally Posted by 24v GTI Guy
My car did not have brembos. It was equipped with the factory 2005+ brakes.

As far as driving, I love the way they perform for the most part.
I do feel like the pedal travel needed to really get the brakes grabbing is longer than I think is ususal.
is the master cylinder larger in the g37?
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Old 08-22-2009, 05:22 AM
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Any reports of track use on these brakes?
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Old 08-22-2009, 09:11 AM
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They look good I am wanting to pick up some for the f/r
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Old 08-24-2009, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by 24v GTI Guy
I do not have any track days that I'm signed up for coming up. Im going to be traveling too much in the coming months to track, however if there happens to be one on a weekend Im free i may go up. I need to replace my front tires, and do a few other things before I put my money into goin back to the track,
Any news if anyone out there has thrown together a 2 peice rotor set for these?
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Old 08-24-2009, 09:25 AM
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www.racingbrake.com has some now i believe, DBA may have them out now too.
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Old 08-24-2009, 11:10 AM
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^ Ouch.

The one thing i dislike about this kit is the damn 1 peice blank rotors it comes with. Upgrade to a 2 peice and your looking at another 14-15 hundred.
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Old 08-24-2009, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by GeauxLadyZ
^ Ouch.

The one thing i dislike about this kit is the damn 1 peice blank rotors it comes with. Upgrade to a 2 peice and your looking at another 14-15 hundred.
You could get a set without the rotors from one of the vendors here, and just get the 2-piece aftermarkets instead. I think overall it's still cheaper than any other aftermarket BBK. Especially considering a full set of OEM used Brembos still go for around $1200, I think these are a steal.

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Old 08-24-2009, 11:56 PM
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Could you not just buy the calipers from the dealer and then just buy your own 2 piece rotors. I do believe you can get the adapters separately aswell no?
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Old 08-25-2009, 05:14 AM
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No one makes the adapters, that I know of, except CZP and some company in Japan that has them delivered only on special order.

http://www.conceptzperformance.com/C...069.255.32.193



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this guy made his own:
https://my350z.com/forum/brakes-and-...-for-350z.html


I know there is a company in Japan that makes them too, maybe directly thought Nissan??? I'm not sure. I was trying to find this ebay listing that I saw yesterday for you, which was basically the CZP upgrade kit, but it included brackets made by a different company.
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Old 08-25-2009, 06:07 AM
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Couldnt you just buy the whole kit (lines/calipers/adaptors/pads) - the rotors? I wonder if a vendor could do that....hmmm.
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Old 08-25-2009, 06:09 AM
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refer to the first link in post #31
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Old 08-25-2009, 06:19 AM
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Found this:

http://www.czp.us/Cart/description.p..._Type=G35&UID=

Is perfect fer me!
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Originally Posted by pfregeolle
No, 1 peice rotors, didnt catch it until I posted. I will keep looking.

I want the entire kit, but w/ 2 peice rotors.
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this brake set up is awesome on my 350z. road & track......actually, overkill for road use.
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You have this kit on your Z? What size wheels do you run?
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Old 08-25-2009, 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by ReV2Red
Could you not just buy the calipers from the dealer and then just buy your own 2 piece rotors. I do believe you can get the adapters separately aswell no?
The adapter brackets cost as much as the pair of front calipers. At least if you subtract out the price of the brake hardware from the kits, the brackets end up being nearly half the cost.

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Old 08-27-2009, 09:27 PM
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My kit comes in tonight via UPS. I will test fit and share some pix (not to thread-jack) and also give my input once I have them on and pads bedded.
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