Akebono with Stock Brake Lines

Originally Posted by Nut_N_Much

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.

Originally Posted by Nut_N_Much

If your referring to the Z1 kit yes the lines are in the kit, You will save money buying Infinity Calipers and having them powder coated then buy the rotors and lines from Z1. Every one jacks up the price on 370Z calipers. Take you time you can pick a set up for $5 to $700.00.

You will notice the brake isn't as stiff as your base model brakes. The reason is the Booster on the sport model is a different size and the hard lines that are on the sport are slightly larger in diameter than the base hard lines.

Connecting the new SS lines to the hard line and attaching it directly to the caliper helps stiffen the braking feeling a little bit but a good set of Pads you wont know the difference.

Also you need to fill the Brake Reservoir all the way to the top. The Sport brakes used a little more fluid, if you don't top the reservoir off all the way you will get VDC, Traction and E-Brake light will come on and freak you out.

Next time I do a set I'll take pictures and do a DIY for it.

Originally Posted by Nut_N_Much

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.

Originally Posted by CB1

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? Should be fine
Can I use DOT 4 fluid in my 2011 370Z? Yes
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.? It is weird, yes. I just follow the Nissan recommended order. Never had any issues.

Thanks for any guidance!

Originally Posted by JARblue