scottyMIz Posted November 9, 2001 Share Posted November 9, 2001 can they be just swapped?Or do they require mods?Someone probably posted a question like this but i'm just too lazy to use the search and i don't know what to look for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromio Posted November 9, 2001 Share Posted November 9, 2001 The 280zx rotors are way small. The swap that you can do is to use the 280zx calipers with slightly turned down 300zx (4 lug) rotors. Terry O's site: http://www.zhome.com/rnt/FordPower/BrakeUpdate.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted November 9, 2001 Share Posted November 9, 2001 Aren't those the rotors that you use the V6 bolt on toyota wide calipers with ?(about the same size as stock 240 rotors but thicker due to being vented). Is the car going to be road raced, or do you need repeated hard stops? Might be a cheap upgrade if its a street car that doesn't demand constant repeated stops. The toyota calipers are heavy mothers though at least the narrower ones, not sure if the wide ones are, but can only assume them being heavier still. If they'll work for you, some good pads and it should stop fine, mine does with the non-vented and 4 piston toyota calipers as long as I don't ask it to do it over and over. Regards, Lone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyMIz Posted November 9, 2001 Author Share Posted November 9, 2001 Hey loe i plan to do just about everything with them.But they will have to stand up to the drag strip cuz i will go there alot next year.I was just wondering cuz if it was a direct swap then i would have done it this winter.I love the way my zx stops it has great breaks.My z does too but not as good as the zx.I plan to put the turbo rears on it along with the calipers i just wanted to upgrade to a vented front rotor. Oh ya i love these new little guys on the bottom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromio Posted November 9, 2001 Share Posted November 9, 2001 Regular Z brakes are terrible. Non-vented rotor is fade city. The vented rotor swap can be done with the 88 4X4 toyo v6 4 piston calipers, which as both Lone and Terry in his write up (that I linked to above) mention, are very heavy. They also require spacers (extra dollars there) cuz they're wide. Check out Terry's write up for a good explanation of the swap and the justification. I'm running the 280ZX calipers (300zx rotors) and I can tell you that it stops. The swap is basically a bolt on whichever caliper yuo choose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyMIz Posted November 10, 2001 Author Share Posted November 10, 2001 Thanks jeromio for the info.I checked out you site you have a good discription too.I'll probably go the same way you did.I thought the zx rotors are vented arem't they?I haven't seen one in a while to check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromio Posted November 10, 2001 Share Posted November 10, 2001 Yes, 280zx rotors are vented, but they're too small in diameter. Much easier to use the 84 300ZX rotors and either turn them down (easy - most any brake shop can do this for you) or move the mount ears out a bit, which is what I did - much harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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