I wanted to share some pics of my silver 13" Stoptech brake kit.

 

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Very nice, just the front right? how much? where did you get them from?

 

It is just the front. I bought them from Performance Nissan and if I remember right I paid around $1800.

 

did you install them or you get someone to install for you? how hard is the install? or how much did you pay to get install?

 

I did the install myself. I did not find it difficult at all. I would say if you have every replaced your brake pads or replaced your brake rotors this kit would be a DIY job. It took me about an hour to due both sides. The hardest part is breaking the 22mm caliper bolts. Once you get that done and remove the caliper the rotor will slide out and and the rest is cake.

 

Did you replace your rear rotors or brake lines too or the rears are completely stock?

 

I just replaced the rear brake lines with the Stoptech SS lines only. I already had the SS brake line before the kit.

 

i am sorry i didnt understand what you mean by breaking the 22mm bolt... do u think the g35 brembos will bolt right on to the Z's regular brakes... any info is much appreciated....ty

 

Their nice, but I think you should have gotten red ones. Red on red looks awesome--very ferrari-ish. The silver ones would look perfect on CS, though. Just my opinion of course.

 

He meant it took some effort to get the two 22mm bolts holding down the calipers off. A large breaker bar is definitely a plus for this job. The G35 Brembos are identical to the Z brembos. They will bolt onto your presumably non-brembo Z without any hitch.

Nice pics btw ... STX I've got silver ones on their way. This is the first time I've seen 'silver' in pics ... thanks buddy.

 

thanks THX ... i amma swap my stock G35 brembos to my Z

 

Good deal. The oem Brembos are very sexy in my opionion. I love the gold calipers.

 

Only reason I didn't get red was because I didn't get a four wheel kit. I thought it would look funny with red caliper in front and a stock gray caliper in back.

They should bolt right in if you use the rotors also.

Thanks... I hadn't seen very many pics of the silver either.

 

did you have to cut the metal plate behing the stock brake rotors.... to fit the stoptech big brake system... how about the brake lines... do i also use the ones from the g35 also.... i amma do it this thursday... thanks for the info

 

Yeah you have to cut the dust plate to get the rotor on. The plate is thin so its really easy to cut.

I did have to change my brake lines since the rotors were bigger. You might not though if the stock rotor is not that much bigger. When you put on the brembo rotors and caliper turn you wheel fully right and left to see if the brake lines are clear and don't have alot of tension. If not changing them out using a flare wrench and needle nose pliers to remove the clip. Try to use a rubber mallet to put the clip back in. It makes it easier.

 

was bleeding the brakes relatively easy?

 

Easier than you'd imagine GQ. Although ... it's best performed with two person working in tendon, unless you have speed bleeders or better yet a Vacuum bleeder.

 

thanks stx good info... i amma post some pics with it on afterwards...