Akebono Brake Upgrade - DEAL of the CENTURY!!!

Spartan 1771

If someone on here has an OEM one laying around their garage, feel free to take some specs from it so I can compare. Weight, piston diameter, length, etc.

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dts3

You can even get the remanufactured calipers from Napa... I wonder if people think those are fake too. Notice that the "Akibono" on the caliper is raised and not stamped. You need to have your own cast to fake this. That's a lot of work for a knockoff.

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Spartan 1771

To be 100% transparent, the set I received do not have Akenbono markings.

The front caliper has the following raised markings: "4502", "L" and "R".

The rear caliper has the following raised markings: "4101", "L" and "R".

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~Rob

-DD Air Guide, Stillen G3 CAIs, 63mm Throttle Bodies, Motordyne M370, Berk HFCs, FI TDX CBE (non-res, CF), Sprint booster v3, Ecutek Dyno Tuned, and the list goes on...

OptionZero

Those look like power stop part numbers

They do remanufactured OEM parts for many vehicles

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Spartan 1771

Well they did come with Power Stop pads, so that would make sense.

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~Rob

-DD Air Guide, Stillen G3 CAIs, 63mm Throttle Bodies, Motordyne M370, Berk HFCs, FI TDX CBE (non-res, CF), Sprint booster v3, Ecutek Dyno Tuned, and the list goes on...

dts3

The part number for the caliper are legit. Here is a pic of mine. I know they are not remanufactured because they came to me greasy as **** with the original infinity coating and used pads still in them


Part numbers are the same though.

Jimbo370

So how does the braking feel and what does it look like on your Z?

Spartan 1771

I just got them yesterday. I need rotors and additional hardware before I can install them.

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~Rob

-DD Air Guide, Stillen G3 CAIs, 63mm Throttle Bodies, Motordyne M370, Berk HFCs, FI TDX CBE (non-res, CF), Sprint booster v3, Ecutek Dyno Tuned, and the list goes on...

dts3

I haven't put them on yet lol. I pulled them out of the closet just now to take that pic

Lvcky69

Should have done more research before shelling out 1k on the z1s smh

Spartan 1771

I haven't purchased rotors yet. You have a better recommendation?

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~Rob

-DD Air Guide, Stillen G3 CAIs, 63mm Throttle Bodies, Motordyne M370, Berk HFCs, FI TDX CBE (non-res, CF), Sprint booster v3, Ecutek Dyno Tuned, and the list goes on...

dts3

I'm getting my pads and rotors from Rock Auto

Lvcky69

Get these ones

Spartan 1771

What's so special about these? I'm not big on cross drilled rotors. They have a tendency to crack over time.

I'm big on the Z1 rotors because they have excellent reviews and are significantly lighter. 10lbs lighter each in the front and 5lbs each in the back. That's a 30lbs reduction in unsprung rotational weight.

And just to be clear, I thoroughly research all of my modifications. Hence how I found this deal on calipers.

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~Rob

-DD Air Guide, Stillen G3 CAIs, 63mm Throttle Bodies, Motordyne M370, Berk HFCs, FI TDX CBE (non-res, CF), Sprint booster v3, Ecutek Dyno Tuned, and the list goes on...

Raidernation

Op I ordered these https://www.ebay.com/itm/StopTech-Fr...gAAOSwUsJYV8cN

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