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Old 04-29-2019, 01:30 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Nut_N_Much View Post
Hey brother,
Just some pointers if you do this your self.

1. Any after market steel braided or Kevlar brake line kit for the Z will work well. You can't mount the rear lines due to the bango fitting on the stock lines, you will need SS lines for the rear no matter what. The front can be modded and will work with some modification of the hard line but better to go with full set of lines.

2. Mounting Bolts, you don't need new bolts to mount them, just reuse the stock bolts the hold your base model calipers on for the front and rear.

3. Rotors, easy day use the set screw on the stock rotors and they will pop right off with a 12mm socket. The rear rotors use a 2x4 and a hammer to pop the rotor over the safety brake lip inside the rotor and it should pop right off after that.

4. Installing the rotors: The front is easy day, The dust shield on the rear will need to be trimmed. Its made to fit the Base rotors, I trim the lip off and from the mounting bolts I trim a large section off to clear the new caliper.

5. Brake lines: The aftermarket brake lines need to be attached to the back of your new calipers first. They are compression fittings so don't use Teflon. You have to mount the lines to the caliper first the run the connection strait to the hard line coming off the fender well. Ignore the brass blocks that come with the kit. It's a strait connection from hard line to caliper, make sure the line is ran around the strut and doesn't bind on anything.

6. Bleeding order from the Nissan Brake System PDF Manual R/Rear then L/Front then L/Rear then last R/Front.

So all in all the only issue with the swap is trimming the rear brake dust shields and getting new SS lines. Hope this helps you out. Easy swap..

This car is a Base Model we installed Infinity Calipers that have been powder coated, same calipers as the 370Z.

Getting ready to install some brake components myself. Got a couple questions..
I purchased (2) bottles of Motul RBF600 DOT 4 fluid in June 2017. They are still factory sealed and unopened. Are these still ok to use?
Can I use DOT 4 fluid in my 2011 370Z?
Also I noticed the Bleeding order from the Nissan Brake System PDF Manual as well. R/Rear then L/Front then L/Rear then last R/Front.
I always thought you were suppose to start at the furthest away and work towards the master cylinder. Just curious why they say R/Rear then L/Front then L/Rear then last R/Front.?

Thanks for any guidance!
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