Guest HIGHRPM Posted October 27, 2001 Share Posted October 27, 2001 HI EVERYONE. I'M IN THE PROCESS OF COLLECTING MY PIECES TO UPGRADE MY 260'S BRAKES. I'VE DECIDED THAT FOR THE REARS I WANT TO DO THE PRE 82 280 ZX CONVERSION WITH THE LARGE CALIPERS. I UNFORTUNATLY DO NOT KNOW WHICH OR WHOS CALIPER BRACKET I NEED TO MAKE IT WORK. ALSO, SINCE I'M CHANGING THE REARS OVER, DOES ANYONE KNOW WHICH PARK BRAKE CABLES WILL FIT??? THANKS FOR TIME GUYS!!! THIS SITE IS THE ULTIMATE !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modern Motorsports Ltd Posted October 27, 2001 Share Posted October 27, 2001 " I WANT TO DO THE PRE 82 280 ZX CONVERSION WITH THE LARGE CALIPERS." FWIW, early 280ZX calipers are the smaller ones. Noone is offering brackets for those AFAIK, as a result of their being no bolt on solutions easily available I've pursued production of some CNC brackets. You can read their pros and info on 280zx on my web. (hopefully prototype pair is made this coming week!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HIGHRPM Posted October 29, 2001 Share Posted October 29, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Ross C: " I WANT TO DO THE PRE 82 280 ZX CONVERSION WITH THE LARGE CALIPERS." FWIW, early 280ZX calipers are the smaller ones. Noone is offering brackets for those AFAIK, as a result of their being no bolt on solutions easily available I've pursued production of some CNC brackets. You can read their pros and info on 280zx on my web. (hopefully prototype pair is made this coming week!) HI ROSS. NOW I'M REALLY CONFUSED. I PULLED THE LARGE REAR CALIPERS OFF OF A 79 280ZX, MAYBE I CAUGHT THE PRODUCTION DATE WRONG??? REGARDING THESE CALIPERS, WHICH ONE WOULD BE BETTER AND DOES ANYONE MAKE A MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE SMALL CALIPERS?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scca Posted October 29, 2001 Share Posted October 29, 2001 the pre 82 zx calipers which are the larger sized ones with a BIG yoke on them are a poorer design than the later caliper. more ebrake sticking issues but IF youwant to use these then a flat bracket will mount them to the rear control arm. the 82 calipers use a maxima bracket if you want a set of these i have a pair of new ones here. and only a 20 minute drive from delta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modern Motorsports Ltd Posted October 30, 2001 Share Posted October 30, 2001 "HI ROSS. NOW I'M REALLY CONFUSED. I PULLED THE LARGE REAR CALIPERS OFF OF A 79 280ZX" Ahh, you meant physically larger. I was referring to pad size. Later ones have 25% larger pads which is a worthwhile gain IMO, as worthwhile as stepping to the 11-3/8's rotors. Early calipers work fine while in good shape as Mike says, I ran them for a few years without hassle once my current ones were refreshed. The ebrake cams in those seem to get bound up over time. They mount with a rather simple bracket, drop me a line personally if you want the detail. Your ebrake geometry and halfshaft clearance isn't ideal with that setup, as long as you know the pros/cons. I didn't notice you're right in Delta the first time. I was over their yesterday , I have all parts but the actual bracket at my place if you're interested in seeing pad size, rotor size, caliper variations, & that detail I mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HIGHRPM Posted October 31, 2001 Share Posted October 31, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Ross C: "HI ROSS. NOW I'M REALLY CONFUSED. I PULLED THE LARGE REAR CALIPERS OFF OF A 79 280ZX" Ahh, you meant physically larger. I was referring to pad size. Later ones have 25% larger pads which is a worthwhile gain IMO, as worthwhile as stepping to the 11-3/8's rotors. Early calipers work fine while in good shape as Mike says, I ran them for a few years without hassle once my current ones were refreshed. The ebrake cams in those seem to get bound up over time. They mount with a rather simple bracket, drop me a line personally if you want the detail. Your ebrake geometry and halfshaft clearance isn't ideal with that setup, as long as you know the pros/cons. I didn't notice you're right in Delta the first time. I was over their yesterday , I have all parts but the actual bracket at my place if you're interested in seeing pad size, rotor size, caliper variations, & that detail I mentioned. THANKS FOR THE HELP!! I THINK THE BEST THING I SHOULD DO IS COME SEE YOU ROSS AND GET SOME EDUCATION REGARDING MY CAR. I'LL EMAIL YOU TO SEE WHEN WE CAN GET TOGETHER, AGAIN THANKS. ROD MAKSYM 74 EARLY 260Z YELLOW 74 EARLY 260Z BLUE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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