Trevor Posted November 4, 2000 Share Posted November 4, 2000 At the wrecking ard today, noticed that 87 Mazda RX-7 Had 4 wheel disk brakes, vented rotors all around, and 4-piston (Aluminum?) calipers up front. Has anyone tried putting these on a Z? The mounting lugs are about 6.25" OC, the rotor was about 5/8" thick, So I figure they would work on '84 300ZX Rotors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted November 4, 2000 Share Posted November 4, 2000 Sorry I can't be more specific, but yes I have heard about these calipers used on an early Z before. I believe it was a car out of australia, but I am not sure. I know whoever was running them did have a webpage. Can anyone help us out? ------------------ "Gimme Fuel, Gimme Fire, Gimme that which I desire" -Metallica Drax240z 1972 240z - L28TURBO transplant on the way! http://members.xoom.com/r_lewis/datsun.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted January 18, 2001 Share Posted January 18, 2001 I first saw this on Zcar.com but had no time to research it. Do a search over there and maybe the author can give more info. Owen ------------------ http://www.homestead.com/s30z/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scca Posted January 18, 2001 Share Posted January 18, 2001 the maxda IMO isnt a suitable replacement. the cars are so old now that finding good used ones in the wreckers are next to impossible, you will need to make brackets to bolt them on .. etc.. rebuilding them will cost at least $75 ea plus cores (15 ea) and still not be as good as the ones listed below. i've got a bolt on package in 4 lug with far better quality stuff for $550 . if your going thru all that work use the Z32 or new outlaw or wilwood calipers. Michael SPreadbury has the Rx7 setup on his vg30 v6 conversion 510, but he used the knuckles and all. and converted the car to double a-arm. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest needwaymorespeed Posted January 19, 2001 Share Posted January 19, 2001 Is there any updates on this??? It would be nice to use less weight and a bigger pad than the toyota calipers!! Info PLEASE ANYONE ANYONE????? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 19, 2001 Share Posted January 19, 2001 The bolt spacing is nowhere near the same I don't think..... the s30 caliper bolt spacing is much less than 6.25 inches in front. If you're going to adapt calipers, consider the z32 calipers. They are readily available for cheap and are plenty big. They are also available in aluminum as well as cast iron. ------------------ Morgan http://z31.com/~morgan/s30 http://carfiche.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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