Down Under 370Z Road Test

ChrisSlicks

Yes. They just fit.

NissanZ46

Are you 100% that we actually get an upgraded brake package. Stuff me if I'll buy this without the 19" - Nissan Oz are a bunch of numb-nuts, offering a 370Z without even an option of getting 19" - just defeats the purpose, car looks pretty shyte with the original 18" rims IMHO.

semtex

I understand your sentiments about not being able to have the 19" rims as an option, but if you don't believe him regarding the upgraded brakes fitting the 18" rims, why don't you just go to the Nissan Australia website and look at the car? Or would that be too logical?

Here's a screenshot from the Nissan Australia site. (I'll save you the effort seeing how I'm already there checking it myself.)



Those would be the same brakes we get in the US as part of the 'sports package'.

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ChrisSlicks

There's nothing all that great about the large brakes anyway. Better fade resistance my a$$, my 13" rotors and single piston calipers on my G35 sedan resisted fade better than these "sport brakes". Apparently they dropped the Brembo's for cost concerns, but whichever engineer designed this replacement Akebono system seriously dropped the ball on performance.

bullitt5897

I completely Disagree!!! I changed my brake fluid to super blue DOT4 and took the car to lil tally which is notorious for killing brakes and these brakes were phenomenal!!! I mean I was 4th gear 105mph and waitng til the 2nd to last cone to brake and the car would stop on a dime!!!! I mean my passengers were commenting on how they were gonna have bruises from the seat belt it stopped so hard.

The brakes are amazing I cant wait to see what the aftermarket ones can do!

ChrisSlicks

They work great until they fail. Do 3 or 4 runs in a row with no more than a 10 minute rest in between and you'll see what I mean. I have larger sticker tires so I'm generating even more braking force and heat, once the rotors are heat soaked they are garbage.

miguez

bullit, one are that I have not experienced yet is exchanging the stock fluid for something else, like what you mentioned. How much change (and what type of change) did you actually see?

Thanks,

NissanZ46

See - I just knew someone will spend their 20seconds instead of me

PS: I didn't even know what the std brakes are, and Nissan website kept crashing while I was trying to open the 370Z page.