300z bbk installed on an ALTIMA

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for everyone who does not know what BBK means....

Big Brake Kit


there is a guy over on maxima.org who sells a bracket to install 300z tt 30mm calipers on stock +04 maxima rotors
Welcome To BlehmCo (http://www.mattblehm.com/)
since SE-R rotors and calipers are the same as +04 maxima.............:D

i needed to do front and rears so,

300z tt 30mm calipers
slotted and drilled front and rear rotors from rotorpros.com
bracket and front 300z SS lines
+04 maxima SS lines (rears are longer than ours)
since I wanted to keep my SE-R setup and not paint it, I bought a set of rear calipers.
Now, all 4 calipers I bought came "fully loaded", meaning pads were included.
Amsoil DOT 3 brake fluid.


This project took me alot longer than I thought it would. I am not savy on brakes...I mean i can swap rotors and pads....but the ss line changeout was... annoying...a pain... grrrrrrr :tongue1:

and lets not get me started on bleeding brakes...:banghead:
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[KlassAct_EJ6]

I can dig it.:goodjob:

[Alan®]

looks good wouldn't call it a BBK necessarily though.

[Frög]

damn thats pretty cool!!

[FasTech]

Adding performance and a great look, I love the look that the rotors give behind the wheels.... goodjob bro:goodjob:

[WHT_EP3]

now that is using your head upgrade brakes before going faster
cause later it might be to late

[Blownb18c]

nice nice--way to put the work in

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looks good wouldn't call it a BBK necessarily though.

300z calipers are 4 piston............. :tongue1:

how is that not a big brake upgrade?:thinking:







:cheers:

[mogaffar]

Cause i have a 300zx and i did a BBK other day with 13" rotors :-D... So yes 11" isn't really BBK but it is a nice upgrade. Looks great btw.

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my rotors are 12.6 in...............


haha!!:crazy:


i could have used the braket jeff makes for the 13 in cobra rotors... but i figured i had pieced together alot already



i see your point... it is an upgrade to me though....

[00CelicaGT]

wat a proect like this run u with everything? my buddy is looking for the same setup.

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wat a proect like this run u with everything? my buddy is looking for the same setup.

depending on how cheap you can find things...


+04 maxima rotors/SE-R altima front rotors are the same thing $100 or so
300z tt 30mm calipers... $100-$200
bracket and SS lines $200

i needed to do my whole setup...
rotors for me on all 4 corners were $200
you can find rear SS lines for $45-$50


if you have the rotors already, you could piece this together for as little as $300 (fronts only)

i did my whole setup for about 7 bills (and that was replacing EVERYTHING)

[00CelicaGT]

damn thats pretty good. ill have to tell my boy bout ur setup thanx. +1

[UpSideDownDesi]

nicely done, but calipers don't cover the full rotor surface? I see a good bit of gap.

[MSRTom]

nicely done, but calipers don't cover the full rotor surface? I see a good bit of gap.

Yeah, that area with no pad contact is essentially just wasted unsprung weight.

Regardless, the setup looks T!TS.

[UpSideDownDesi]

Yeah, that area with no pad contact is essentially just wasted unsprung weight.

Regardless, the setup looks T!TS.
hence no performance gain by rotors other than loss. Going looks wise setup looks awesome.

[HeLLo iM iZzY]

Looks great

[DoriDori]

Great job!!!

[therealgoon9]

Matt makes good stuff I need to order some brakes lines from him when I get unbanned from the .org...

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hence no performance gain by rotors other than loss. Going looks wise setup looks awesome.

not sure what to tell you... those pads on the 300z calipers are bigger than my stock pads..:thinking:


there is a difference in braking.... believe me...


you been making me think about this.........:cry:

i just did some searching and the maxima guys are all the same... the lower section of the rotor looks like mine..:yes:

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Matt makes good stuff I need to order some brakes lines from him when I get unbanned for the .org...


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we all get banned from time to time.......:doh:




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[SampaGuy]

Yeah, that area with no pad contact is essentially just wasted unsprung weight.



True, but it will also dissipate heat better, and the bigger radius will give it more stopping power regardless.

[UpSideDownDesi]

not sure what to tell you... those pads on the 300z calipers are bigger than my stock pads..:thinking:


there is a difference in braking.... believe me...


you been making me think about this.........:cry:

i just did some searching and the maxima guys are all the same... the lower section of the rotor looks like mine..:yes:
that's DEF better than what you had, but that setup isn't up to it's full potential. As you can also see there is unused rotor, and this is very common when you piece your own BBK. None the less better than before. Is there any more more room between the caliper and end of the rotor?

[koukis14]

I had those brakes on my S14. That thing stopped on a dime. Looks good. I would be interested to see if you could get the Brembos on the last gen SER to bolt up.

[nsany(atl)]

those are not 300zx rear calipers, just so you know. In case someone sold them to you as 300zx rears.

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those are not 300zx rear calipers, just so you know. In case someone sold them to you as 300zx rears.

they are altima/maxima stock rears...


these are 300z rears..
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I had those brakes on my S14. That thing stopped on a dime. Looks good. I would be interested to see if you could get the Brembos on the last gen SER to bolt up.

non brembo z rear calipers/rotors bolt right up.

the front brembos do bolt up with some modification (slight)

[thursdaybuff]

Looks good man. I'm probably about to get rid of mine for some upgrades if anyone wants mine.

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Looks good man. I'm probably about to get rid of mine for some upgrades if anyone wants mine.

26mm?
30mm?
iron? aluminum?
fronts only?
rears?


INFO!!!... i might be able to help you get rid of them...:goodjob:

[thursdaybuff]

26mm?
30mm?
iron? aluminum?
fronts only?
rears?


INFO!!!... i might be able to help you get rid of them...:goodjob:
they'll be the 30mm rotors and aluminum calipers, could be front and rear but i'm not sure yet, still gotta save up a little more. i guess it'll be whichever i get a better deal on..