I'm confused about which brake calipers I have. (2010 nismo)

makugx · 10-16-2016, 01:13 PM

Hello

I hear there's 3 versions.
Normal
Sports
Nismo

Which one do I have?
It doesn't say BREMBO in the caliper. It's a black caliper.

Thank you.

solidus · 10-16-2016, 01:45 PM

There are only two types. If you can see the back of the pads from outside the caliper you have base brakes. If the calipers say Nissan on the outside and they are powdercoated red or silver they are Akebono"s . Just google an image for 370z akebono caliper. Those are what come on the sport and the Nismo. ( Also on the G37/Q60 sport) I've never seen a black caliper that was'nt custom.

cv129 · 10-16-2016, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by solidus

There are only two types. If you can see the back of the pads from outside the caliper you have base brakes. If the calipers say Nissan on the outside and they are powdercoated red or silver they are Akebono"s . Just google an image for 370z akebono caliper. Those are what come on the sport and the Nismo. ( Also on the G37/Q60 sport) I've never seen a black caliper that was'nt custom.

pre 13 sport and Nismo cars came with black calipers (except for the 40th anniversary)

makugx · 10-16-2016, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by solidus

There are only two types. If you can see the back of the pads from outside the caliper you have base brakes. If the calipers say Nissan on the outside and they are powdercoated red or silver they are Akebono"s . Just google an image for 370z akebono caliper. Those are what come on the sport and the Nismo. ( Also on the G37/Q60 sport) I've never seen a black caliper that was'nt custom.

Oooh!! oK! thank you so much!
that was all the details I needed!

Ghost116 · 01-30-2017, 09:18 PM

Buys nismo doesn't know what brakes are on it

POS VETT · 01-30-2017, 10:44 PM

Brembo calipers are used on 350Z NISMO (Z33).

JARblue · 01-31-2017, 12:23 AM

Pretty useless response for a 4 month old thread bump

FWIW, the sport package and pre-14 Nismo brakes are actually gunmetal (they're not really black or silver). Later Nismo models are painted red. But they are the same calipers.

10-16-2016, 01:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
makugx Base Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: St petersburg, FL Posts: 90 Drives: 14 370Z nismo Rep Power: 14	I'm confused about which brake calipers I have. (2010 nismo) Hello I hear there's 3 versions. Normal Sports Nismo Which one do I have? It doesn't say BREMBO in the caliper. It's a black caliper. Thank you.

01-31-2017, 12:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 44 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	Pretty useless response for a 4 month old thread bump FWIW, the sport package and pre-14 Nismo brakes are actually gunmetal (they're not really black or silver). Later Nismo models are painted red. But they are the same calipers. axmea?, Hotrodz, Halfkiddio and 1 others like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

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10-16-2016, 01:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
solidus Track Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 694 Drives: 15' Nismo Black 6MT Rep Power: 10081	There are only two types. If you can see the back of the pads from outside the caliper you have base brakes. If the calipers say Nissan on the outside and they are powdercoated red or silver they are Akebono"s . Just google an image for 370z akebono caliper. Those are what come on the sport and the Nismo. ( Also on the G37/Q60 sport) I've never seen a black caliper that was'nt custom.

01-30-2017, 09:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ghost116 Base Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Ontario Posts: 167 Drives: Up coming Rep Power: 367	Buys nismo doesn't know what brakes are on it

01-30-2017, 10:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
POS VETT Track Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Columbus OH Posts: 612 Drives: Z34\|C4LT4\|C6Z06\|V25 Rep Power: 3366	Brembo calipers are used on 350Z NISMO (Z33).