Synlubes Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Hey Scottie-GNZ I was Cking out your pics, The wheels in pic look like 4 lug??? What parts/kit did you use for the 5 lug? ***nice looking car*** Thanks VADriver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 I agree, thats some nice stuff there that Ross is selling. Love the cnc brackets very nice. I agree with Scottie, I've yet to meet (online, havn't met in person) a Hybrid'er who did business that wasn't straight up. Support the few hybrid'ers who sell it, because without them, well you have two options and both of them are slow and expensive and one is unliked by Mike , need any further hints? Regards, Lone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 I can't fight the urge to jump on the Ross C. bandwagen. He's the best. Treated me better than family. Nuff said. (We need a little Chicono graemlin with his arms folded) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie-GNZ Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 VA driver, my fronts, until recently were 4-lugs. The 5-lugs on the rear is standard for the C4 IRS I have installed. I am finsihing up the 5-lug conversion with C4 12" brakes for the fronts but the Z hub cannot support the wide Chevy 5x4.75 bolt pattern. I am using late Chevy style wheels with a very deep BS and have to make my own adaptor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodGuyGary Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Does Ross C has a website for his stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted July 28, 2002 Share Posted July 28, 2002 I have Ross' setup too, everything fits great! http://www.modern-motorsports.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synlubes Posted July 28, 2002 Share Posted July 28, 2002 Scottie-GNZ Thanks for the reply! What did you do for the frt to get the same lug pattern? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synlubes Posted July 28, 2002 Share Posted July 28, 2002 Scottie-GNZ 1 more Q? What rear calipers and rotors are used in the pic of the Z rear u took out of car? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted July 28, 2002 Share Posted July 28, 2002 I also bought Ross C's brackets and they are STRONG! Be aware that they are raw steel and will rust unless you get some kind of coating on there--I wanted to coat them with a high quality clear, but I had this bottle of ricer yellow caliper paint just staring me in the face! Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QWKDTSN Posted July 28, 2002 Author Share Posted July 28, 2002 Yummy. It's so nice to open a box and be greeted with the word 'Brembo'. The brackets are beautifully finished, the lines are awesome. He included the hardware to bolt it up. I have everything except a couple of banjo bolts which I ordered from Nissan today. The calipers aren't in the picture because they're too dirty and ugly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie-GNZ Posted July 28, 2002 Share Posted July 28, 2002 VERY NICE!!! To all Zers out there, support your fellow Zers who are also vendors. It is highly unlikely you will ever get scr*w*d by someone on this forum and when you need support, they are only a log-in away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted July 29, 2002 Share Posted July 29, 2002 It's a great setup! I'm going to get his CV conversion set up as well as soon as I get the blankety blank hubs off my parts car. I painted my caliper brackets with Eastwood Chassis Black the day I got them. I'm going to mask off the rotors and paint with Eastwood Disc Brake caliper paint on the "hats". I can't wait to get the whole rear done as the stock 240 stubs are clanking like nobody's business! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QWKDTSN Posted July 29, 2002 Author Share Posted July 29, 2002 Mike C, what's the most recent word from Reider Racing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted July 29, 2002 Share Posted July 29, 2002 Haven't heard anything yet. I'd like to be able to LSD as I do everything else on the rear, but who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno74Z Posted August 1, 2002 Share Posted August 1, 2002 FYI: I too have Ross's rear brake conversion kit. Beautiful. To complete the conversion my calipers needed the banjo bolts and washers to mount the ss lines. I went to Nissan today and ordered them up. If others need the hardware, here are the # and prices. Washers (called gasket) 46237-A4600 $.44 each (4 needed) Bolt (hose) 46356-0E000 $4.09 (2 needed) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QWKDTSN Posted August 2, 2002 Author Share Posted August 2, 2002 I installed the brakes today, all is good except the E-brake, I am a little confused how to get it working as I haven't seen any pictures anywhere else. It took me pretty much all of today (from 10AM to 5:30PM) but I was working in less than ideal conditions... in a parking lot, on a slope, with tools that are very fussy. I ended up cutting the backing plates off with a sawzall, a hacksaw, a dremel, a propane torch, a screwdriver, and a hammer... Actually, it can be done with just the hacksaw, dremel, and the propane torch. You can't reach the very last inner part that contacts the hub so I ended up heating up that metal and pounding it/bending it/ working at it with the screwdriver till it came free. The first one took a good hour and a half and the second probably only half an hour, since I had the technique down. Then I had some more trouble with the brake lines, one of them was frozen and took about an hour and a half to remove, after turning it from a hexagon into a complete roundagon... Otherwise the lines went together pretty well, I got the 20" hardline in nice and clean with the stock hangers, the passenger side is a little twisted but I guess I will live with it... that side doesn't have swivelling fittings. I am unsure how the e-brake works, I swapped the lines left and right like Ross recommended. One pin goes through the end of the cable and the adapter and is pinned in with the cotter pin, got it, that's like stock... then the other end of the adapter...? Best I can figure is that the pin goes through and the cotter pin goes through that, and the pin rests in a groove on the end of the arm on the caliper. It really doesn't seem secure... I'm super pissed though.. because I took a ton of pictures and now it turns out that none of them got saved to the memory card... My dad dropped teh camera and broke the battery lid and... damn. long story. When I remove the wheels again to bleed the system I will take some more pictures. I wanted to have an illustrated story but I'm afraid it's not going to happen.. i don't really feel like disassembling everything and putting it back together again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno74Z Posted August 9, 2002 Share Posted August 9, 2002 Update: The banjo bolts and washers that I ordered from Nissan fit perfectly. Danno74Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted August 9, 2002 Share Posted August 9, 2002 Nion, I'm having the same problems as you. With the e-brake AND the camera. My camera is being repaired now... Anyway, I have two questions for anyone using this stuff. I shoulda asked Dave while we were at Tim240z's house. 1. Ebrake cable, has a brass or copper fitting on the end which the cable goes thru. One side is bare metal while one side has the push-on hose over it. What side mounts up against the wheel-side of the caliper arm? I tried it two ways and still can't seem to get the horse shoe clip to hold the cable in place. I don't have the 240SX horse shoe clip so maybe that's the prob. When I have the metal fitting flush against the diff-side of the ebrake arm, it doesn't stick out far enough for me the install a clip. 2. Cotter pin. I received on long cotter pin per side. Is this supposed to go thru both holes of the two posts? Or does each post need it's own pin? Hope someone can give some answers. Thanks! Owen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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