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DrTius · 07-13-2013, 02:40 AM

Hey guys, I have a base 2009 z, bought the z1 motorsports base brake upgrade which came with hawk pads, z1 rotors and z1 stainless steel lines. I ran into 2 issues and wanted to see if anybody could chime in to help out:

1) I can remove the caliper in the rear but can't remove the bottom bolt on the torque member of that brace that holds the brake pads in due to I guess part of the suspension/crossmember bar blocking the path to the hole. I'm unable to fit any sockets back there. I was able to remove the bolt that connects that bar to the frame but tried to remove the bolt that connects that bar to the lower control arm but couldn't budge for my life. Didn't have a breaker bar. Is that how you guys got it loose and moved it out of the way to remove the lower torque member bolt?

2) The z1 stainless steel lines I got are the 4 piece lines. Am I missing any parts or is this how the kit is? Because if so, I guess the rubber hose from the caliper to part of the hard line that attaches behind the suspension and connects to one of the blocks would still be there on the front calipers, is that correct?

Thanks for any help you guys can give me.

07-13-2013, 02:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
DrTius Base Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Houston Posts: 8 Drives: 09 370z base 6mt Rep Power: 13	Help with rear base calipers and rotor removal Hey guys, I have a base 2009 z, bought the z1 motorsports base brake upgrade which came with hawk pads, z1 rotors and z1 stainless steel lines. I ran into 2 issues and wanted to see if anybody could chime in to help out: 1) I can remove the caliper in the rear but can't remove the bottom bolt on the torque member of that brace that holds the brake pads in due to I guess part of the suspension/crossmember bar blocking the path to the hole. I'm unable to fit any sockets back there. I was able to remove the bolt that connects that bar to the frame but tried to remove the bolt that connects that bar to the lower control arm but couldn't budge for my life. Didn't have a breaker bar. Is that how you guys got it loose and moved it out of the way to remove the lower torque member bolt? 2) The z1 stainless steel lines I got are the 4 piece lines. Am I missing any parts or is this how the kit is? Because if so, I guess the rubber hose from the caliper to part of the hard line that attaches behind the suspension and connects to one of the blocks would still be there on the front calipers, is that correct? Thanks for any help you guys can give me.