where to get upgraded rotors

[nope]

hey ive got the front 4x4 s12w thing set up on the front of my car with junkyard rusty z31 rotors. im trying to find some nice drilled and slotted 5-lug z31 rotors that will fit but dont know where to buy them and im also uncertain about what year range they should be (is it 84-89 300xz 5lug non-turbo? .. or older?).

 

and for the rear im redrilling my 240z stub axles to 5lug and i think the rotors need to be 300zx turbo from 83-mid 85 according to http://www.modern-motorsports.com/xtrainfo/reardisk.htm

but when i search like on ebay or whatever or rotors the year ranges are all like 84-87 or 84-89 which even though covers the 84 year, im guessing would be the wrong ones.

 

the documentation for the 4lug setup is all over the place but i dont want to drop a couple hundred bucks on the wrong rotors just because im not totally sure about applying that info to the 5lug setup. if they have to be 83 and older then, i also have the problem of not knowing where to get them since ebay stores dont carry z31 rotors that old.

 

clarification would be great. and once i get them ill have pics posted of the entire process online for all the 5lug-ers, just didnt want to upload it yet without the rotors. im hoping that it will make everything really easy for anyone whos starting the same project. it covers switching front hubs, cleaning, painting, de- and re-greasing, dimensions for a different/simpler/better approach to the 4x4 caliper spacers, studs, rear drum and hub removal, redrilling, wheel fitment, etc. just need the rotors! ok thanks guys.

[nope]

simpler version.. i need this info confirmed for 240z 5lug conversion regarding rotors.

 

FRONT: 86-89 non turbo 300zx 5lug.

FOR USE WITH: toyota 4x4 s12w calipers and z31 5lug hubs

 

REAR: any z31 turbo 5lug (11 3/8" discs)

FOR USE WITH: redrilled Z stub axles, s13 240sx rear calipers and adaptor brackets

 

Basically i should be able to buy a late 80s z31 rotor package as long as the fronts are N/A and the rears are Turbo.?

 

this is after reading a grip of threads so dont give me that go read some more bull5hit. i just need a for sure confirm so i can finish up my damn wheels. thaaankxs

[nope]

these. so please hurry im anxious.

[Dat260]

Hi Nope

 

Try these guys. Nice wheels you have there.

http://search.stores.ebay.com/search/search.dll?query=nissan&srchdesc=y&sid=95167721&store=Rotorwork&colorid=15&fp=0&st=2&fsoo=1&fsop=1

[240hoke]

I judt wanna say that flair wheel combo looks awesome. What flairs are those? looks super mean!

 

-Austin

[Mikelly]

Cross drilled rotors are JUNK! I strongly recommend against them for anything performance oriented. Unless you're buying something in the range of a ultra high performance Wilwood or other (BREMBO/ AP) high end LARGE setup, cross drilling does two things... Provides places for heat checks to develop into cracks, and removes brake surface area.

 

KVR sells rotors that you could use that are decent. I'd not recommend any of the cad plated rotors being sold either... 10 minutes and that plating is gone!

 

On the rears, I used the 85 Turbo rotor which was a little larger diameter and cleared the brackets I was using from the JCR rear disc conversion kit from the 90s... Depending on the rear and if it was turbo or not there is a slight variance in the thickness and diameter.

 

I had the setup your refering to on a Zcar, and although the clamping force of the Toyota Caliper was better, the added weight was certainly not good, being that it was placed on the suspension and you could feel it in how the car performed. A better alternative would be the Z31 caliper to go with the rotor, or upgrading the caliper and rotor to larger rotors with a better, higher performance caliper... Nice wheel/ flare combo by the way.

 

Mike

[David K]

After you get everything z31 on that suspension, you can bolt on z32 rotors and calipers.

 

http://www.redz31.com/pages/brakes.html

[nope]

austin. im not sure what type the flares are, they guy i bought the z from just had them and i never asked. ill search around and try to find out which ones they are. eventually ill probably sell them once i can get a mold of their shape, i think at this point id prefer grafting that shape as a seamless part on the front and rear fenders. rear wheels are 17x10 5zigen fn01r-c with 285/40s. btw, nice work.. fan of your site/car.

 

mike. as for rotor preferences, yea i actually would prefer slotted only for these cheaper performance rotors. and as far as plating goes, any type is going to come off sooner than later where the pads are applied. i just dont want the centers or the vents rusting over time. and the 4x4 claipers are kind of temporary until i can get the car running for a while and save up some more for arizona z brakes or soemthing.

 

david. SH||||T. does this really work on the 240z as well? im gonna have to look into this. dammit, and after all the stress of tricking the autozone people to take my tiny pile of rust z brakes as cores for those giant 4x4s.. not to mention wire wheeling and repainting EVERYTHITNG.

 

great stuff to know guys. and thanks.

 

heres flare pics. sick my old wheels are TINY. and for sale now (w slicks)..

[Mikelly]

Nope, Are those flares steel or glass? They look a LOT like the steel ones VB sells...

 

Mike

[nope]

theyre matt glass with a grey gel coat.. pretty thick and rigid.

[JMortensen]

MSA IMSA flares. Power Stop sells cross drilled, slotted, and cross drilled and slotted rotors. They use Brembo rotors. I abused the crap out of mine for years and never had a rotor warp on me. I was very satisfied.