big-phil Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 seems to be working good. And the "E" brake works great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batou Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 So how well do they work? I didnt quite catch what setup you used. Maxima brackets/calipers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrumpetRhapsody Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Seems like he's using the 280zx rear caliper and rotor swap with the maxima bracket, yeah. So phil, let us know how the bias feels once you get it back on the road, yeah? Stock front brakes with this, right? Thanks for the vid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4nsm0l3m4n Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 That is interesting you didnt get full pad engagement. I'm running 280zx rotors and 280zx calipers with zraceproducts brackets.. and as you can see my pads cover the whole rotor surface: The maxima brackets look about the same as mine, rotors are looking very similar too... What calipers are you using? It almost looks like theyre sitting themselves high rather than the rotors being too small... though its hard to say either way. Edit: http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=102340&highlight=rear+brakes Looks like thats the way they run with Maxima calipers... though I imagine using ZX calipers will get more pad on the rotor and do a little more braking for you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 That is interesting you didnt get full pad engagement. I'm running 280zx rotors and 280zx calipers with zraceproducts brackets.. and as you can see my pads cover the whole rotor surface: The maxima brackets look about the same as mine, rotors are looking very similar too... What calipers are you using? It almost looks like theyre sitting themselves high rather than the rotors being too small... though its hard to say either way. Edit: http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=102340&highlight=rear+brakes Looks like thats the way they run with Maxima calipers... though I imagine using ZX calipers will get more pad on the rotor and do a little more braking for you... I think they are maxima calipers? I'm getting the zx one if thats what you have. I thought they looked way to high? I want full coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4nsm0l3m4n Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Yeah, I'm using the 280zx calipers.. at least that's what I was told they were off of when I bought them. Seemed to work fine though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huy350Z Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Big Phil, I think the brake dics are not the correct ones. With this swap (using Maxima calipers and brackets), there will be a gap between the calipers and the brake center hubs. The correct discs for this swap are the 1984-85 300zx non-turbo, non-canadian rear rotors, and they need to be turned to a diameter of 11.225 + - .025 (any brake shop can do this for you for less than $10 each). These are the same dics used for the 240SX rear disc brake swap sold by MM. When the correct dics are used, all of the pads will be on the dics. I think "Auxillary" posted a link recently on where to get these discs for cheap. The beauty of this swap is that it will fit under most 14' wheels (slotted mags) which does not apply to your case. Hope this helps, Huy I think they are maxima calipers? I'm getting the zx one if thats what you have. I thought they looked way to high? I want full coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted September 22, 2009 Author Share Posted September 22, 2009 hey thanks man. I drove the car today and she works great, but I'm going to get the right stuff so I get full coverage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuum Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Another consideration is that the early (1979 for instance) 280zx used larger rear rotors than the later (1983 for instance). Early is 10.5" (beckarnley 0801750) Later is 10.15" (beckarnley 0802047) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONGO510 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 There are also 2 types of Maxima bracket. There were 2 different diameters of rotor used on the various years. One bracket spaced the caliper out farther than the other to compensate for the larger diameter. It looks to me like you have a mismatched set. Mongo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
germ818 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 to make this all simple what will i need for this rear disk brake conversion? I have a 78 280z. what year 280zx calipers would i need? what car rotors will i need? year/make/model. what car brakets will i need? year/make/model. is this all i need? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight-280Z Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Very nice work Phil. A little off topic, Just finish watching your Datsun Donut video and your daughter sounds so scared. It's very funny:mrgreen: and nice work on ALL your videos . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OniZ Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Great vid that helps, do you have a picture of the back where the bracket is attached to the caliper? Wondering how the spacing looks back there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBZ Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 How about a video on how to remove the caliper brackets OFF a maxima..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 its after market brackets. 280zx disk, and 240sx calipers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
germ818 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 is it any year 280zx disk? any year 240sx calipers? Thanks Big Phil, i appreciate it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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