back 4 piston calipers

Z eliminator · 07-09-2011, 05:16 PM

Can any 4 piston caliper be modified to fit the rear stock sport rotors.
I have the racing brake rotor on he rears/
I want to 6 piston on the front.

Z

djpathfinder · 07-09-2011, 05:23 PM

How about a big brake kit?

Da.Menace · 07-15-2011, 06:08 AM

I'm also researching on this topic.

Here's what I found out.

370z BBK Kit = 2P1.8021A
Which uses the same brake pads as 2P1.9016A (Chevy Camaro SS)
Which also has a rear caliper upgrade only kit 2P0.8001A

The calipers should be the same, however I dont think brembo can supply you an bridge adapter that would let you use stock rotors. You may have to machine one yourself.

Please don't use what I said as facts, this is merely my research.

Mike · 07-15-2011, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Da.Menace

I'm also researching on this topic.

Here's what I found out.

370z BBK Kit = 2P1.8021A
Which uses the same brake pads as 2P1.9016A (Chevy Camaro SS)
Which also has a rear caliper upgrade only kit 2P0.8001A

The calipers should be the same, however I dont think brembo can supply you an bridge adapter that would let you use stock rotors. You may have to machine one yourself.

Please don't use what I said as facts, this is merely my research.

the camaro ones won't work. Spacing between the mounting bolts is different. I already thought of that and checked since I have five sets of Camaro cores in my shop.

Da.Menace · 07-16-2011, 04:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike

the camaro ones won't work. Spacing between the mounting bolts is different. I already thought of that and checked since I have five sets of Camaro cores in my shop.

Would a custom made/brembo 370z specific bridge adapter fix the problem?

BTW your brakes works great Mike! Thanks again!

Mike · 07-16-2011, 01:11 PM

Maybe, but the camaro brakes are like the akebonos and have the mounting points integral to the caliper, not like the front radially mounted brembos.

Glad you like them!

Da.Menace · 07-16-2011, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike

Maybe, but the camaro brakes are like the akebonos and have the mounting points integral to the caliper, not like the front radially mounted brembos.

Wait... are we talking about the same thing here? I'm not talking about the ones that came with Camaro, but Brembo's own "Caliper Upgrade Kit".

I havent seen the camaro's caliper upgrade kit in person, so I dont know for sure :S

Mike · 07-17-2011, 10:22 AM

oh, I was talking stock camaro brakes. Would have been a great upgrade because I can get them for under 100 each.

ResIpsa · 07-18-2011, 12:04 PM

Be very careful when messing around with the rear brakes. If you were able to mount the front calipers on the rear of your Z it would become a death trap.

There is a really good reason why our cars (and every other car on the planet) has smaller rear brakes. This is because too much rear brake will cause the rears to lock up under heavy braking and spin your car.

Even on cars that appear to have identical size front and rear calipers, if you actually took the caliper off you would notice that the pistons in the rear are one third of the size of the fronts.

UNKNOWN_370 · 07-18-2011, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ResIpsa

Be very careful when messing around with the rear brakes. If you were able to mount the front calipers on the rear of your Z it would become a death trap.

There is a really good reason why our cars (and every other car on the planet) has smaller rear brakes. This is because too much rear brake will cause the rears to lock up under heavy braking and spin your car.

Even on cars that appear to have identical size front and rear calipers, if you actually took the caliper off you would notice that the pistons in the rear are one third of the size of the fronts.

This is true... that would make one for you tube. Lol.

Da.Menace · 07-18-2011, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ResIpsa

There is a really good reason why our cars (and every other car on the planet) has smaller rear brakes. This is because too much rear brake will cause the rears to lock up under heavy braking and spin your car.

Even on cars that appear to have identical size front and rear calipers, if you actually took the caliper off you would notice that the pistons in the rear are one third of the size of the fronts.

Which is why I'm only looking for identical calipers matching the Rear BBK produced by Brembo.

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Da.Menace Track Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 698 Drives: people crazy Rep Power: 16	I'm also researching on this topic. Here's what I found out. 370z BBK Kit = 2P1.8021A Which uses the same brake pads as 2P1.9016A (Chevy Camaro SS) Which also has a rear caliper upgrade only kit 2P0.8001A The calipers should be the same, however I dont think brembo can supply you an bridge adapter that would let you use stock rotors. You may have to machine one yourself. Please don't use what I said as facts, this is merely my research. __________________ Brembo :: H&R :: KW :: SPC :: Stillen

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Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2186	Maybe, but the camaro brakes are like the akebonos and have the mounting points integral to the caliper, not like the front radially mounted brembos. Glad you like them! __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

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Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2186	oh, I was talking stock camaro brakes. Would have been a great upgrade because I can get them for under 100 each. __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

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ResIpsa Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 564 Drives: 09 RACING HEN Rep Power: 338	Bad Idea! Be very careful when messing around with the rear brakes. If you were able to mount the front calipers on the rear of your Z it would become a death trap. There is a really good reason why our cars (and every other car on the planet) has smaller rear brakes. This is because too much rear brake will cause the rears to lock up under heavy braking and spin your car. Even on cars that appear to have identical size front and rear calipers, if you actually took the caliper off you would notice that the pistons in the rear are one third of the size of the fronts. __________________ The Reed Law Firm; Michael Fasano VA Attorney and Counselor at Law: A Virginia Traffic, Criminal, and Family Lawyer.https://reedlawva.com/

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