370Z Brakes?

akaisuzu · 04-01-2010, 05:20 PM

Digged up wikipedia japan and found the following

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曙ブレーキ工業
曙ブレーキ工業株式会社（あけぼのブレーキこうぎょう）は、埼玉県羽生市に本社を置く日本の自動車部品メーカー。1929年創業。

主に自動車用ブレーキを中心に生産し、トヨタや米GM社を中心に各完成車メーカーへの供給を行っている。

Basically it means they started their business in 1929, mainly supplier for Toyota and GM.

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2005年に筆頭株主であった米国の自動車部品メーカー・デルファイ社が供給先のGM社の経営不振等のあおりを受けて保有株を全てトヨタに売却し[1]、現在は同社が筆頭株主となっている。また、ドイツの同業大手のロバート・ボッシュ社とも提携。

If I read this properly, it means they have stopped supplying for GM in 2005, and Akebono brakes are in alliance with Bosch.

boardingnath · 04-04-2010, 08:14 PM

Akebono supply brakes for the Mclaren F1 team. Doesn't mean that the Z brakes will be the best, but they obviously know a thing or two about brakes.

Q8y_drifter · 04-10-2010, 05:27 PM

Car and Driver magazine (I think that's the one) compared both the stock Brembo BBK on a stock 350Z and the Akebono BBK retrofitted on the same 350Z. The front brakes got up to 600F on the Brembo setup after a few laps on the track while the Akebono's only reached around 300F on the same conditions.

Mike · 04-10-2010, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Q8y_drifter

Car and Driver magazine (I think that's the one) compared both the stock Brembo BBK on a stock 350Z and the Akebono BBK retrofitted on the same 350Z. The front brakes got up to 600F on the Brembo setup after a few laps on the track while the Akebono's only reached around 300F on the same conditions.

The akebonos definitely have more mass to them than the brembo ones.

04-04-2010, 08:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
boardingnath Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Home Posts: 37 Drives: 370z On Order Rep Power: 16	Akebono supply brakes for the Mclaren F1 team. Doesn't mean that the Z brakes will be the best, but they obviously know a thing or two about brakes.

04-10-2010, 05:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
Q8y_drifter Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Kuwait Posts: 306 Drives: 08 Infiniti G35 5AT Rep Power: 16	Car and Driver magazine (I think that's the one) compared both the stock Brembo BBK on a stock 350Z and the Akebono BBK retrofitted on the same 350Z. The front brakes got up to 600F on the Brembo setup after a few laps on the track while the Akebono's only reached around 300F on the same conditions.