Y0SH 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2015 Trying to decide on what brake set up I want to use on the X8, for both the front and rear. I figured since there is a thread for steering angle and engine setups, there might as well be a place to talk about brakes, brake adapters, and e-brakes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tougekid1 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2015 Yea I'm kinda curios as to some of the swaps as well. Im waiting on my Beecher z32 front adapters to show up. But Im worried about the bias without the rear being upgraded. Guess Ill find out in a week or so. New SS lines, StopTech slotted rotors F/R and Hawk HP pads. Eventually Ill do the XM second caliper for hydro but that's not a pressing issue right now. I remember seeing a link on here for a company in Japan that has an adaptor for running the Z32 rears but you have to use JZX100 rear rotors and trying to source them in the US is a fucking pain so I scraped that idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DiscoShit 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2015 Im running evo9 brembo calipers with dba slotted rotors. With an s14 adapter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Y0SH 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2015 Awesome disco! I be been trying to find info on the evo swap ever since I saw you mention them in your build thread but wasn't sure what adapters you used. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tougekid1 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2015 Disco, Is that Front and Rear?? Is this on the IS or X chassis? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DiscoShit 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2015 Just front. I forget who makes the adapter, Probably some zilvia fag but is well made. I abused them alot, mostly brake boosting and highway runs. Still going strong And yeah X chassis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gordo 0 Report post Posted January 11, 2015 You don't have to have JZX100 rear disks to run the Z32/R32 rear calipers, you just need to take your rear brake shoes to a clutch & relining shop, and have them replace the paper thin stock friction material with something thicker to match the larger Lexus drum diameter. Crap, all this shit has been rehashed before......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Y0SH 0 Report post Posted January 11, 2015 Im sure most of the options for brakes are scattered throughout the forum, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to have a thread where you could post your set up and see what other options are out there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tougekid1 0 Report post Posted January 11, 2015 Wait .. I apologize in advance. I on my 71st hour at work since Monday and another 3hrs to go before I'm done today. I am not understanding what your saying Gordo.. Are you saying that a larger drum (e-brake) pad and a new Lexus rotor will allow me to run the Z32 rears?? Sorry again... shit is not computing in my head right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gordo 0 Report post Posted January 11, 2015 Crap, I feel for you. Yes, there are brake pads in Japan where they have put on an extremely thick layer of friction material in order to use a different rear disk that has a larger drum diameter than what was originally on the car. And any large brake shop in capable of installing new material, then grinding it to fit your drum diameter. By the way, the guy that was making the Nissan rear caliper adaptors for the X8, doesn't any more........ There was a pre-pwned (but never installed) set on YJ a few weeks ago, but they were almost as much as what the new set was when they were available, so I passed them up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Y0SH 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2015 I'm torn between going with the Evo setup like disco has, or the GTR setup Gordo has. At least for the front. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swim 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2015 ball out on an evo X setup Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tougekid1 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2015 Thanks Gordo. Ill look into my local area. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzero 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2015 I picked up a set of brembo's off a z32 at the junker. got em for free-finger-discount. Got the set of front z32 adapters, but i couldn't figure out how the flying fuck to mount them. In my defense it was like 2am and 8 or 9 beers deep... maybe ill take another look sometime. What i wanna know is has anyone gotten brembos to work on rear? Which ones, and what adapters did they use? or are they mostly one off brackets fucked together and made to work. i'm getting close to pulling it all apart and just cutting some steel up to mock, then having something machined to make them work. Since i got another set of rears for hydro brake for hella cheap.. it may be worth it. For now i actually don't mind the stock calipers. Managed to find a set of rear e-brake shoes, and it does the trick for now i guess. Since i only have a stock 1j on a pretty much stock chassis, i threw hawk pads in with brembo blanks up front and i think mountain's in the rear. Shit stops the car, job done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bradlee 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2015 brembos don't come on Z32s. was there any additional bracketry on the junk car? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzero 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2015 it was a custom machined bracket, bolted in from the top. i want to say they're from a 350z, or theyre just universal junk. rears were direct bolt-on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Okidriftjr 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2015 I chose c5 vette front calipers since they bolt right the fuck on. I had to redrill the discs for proper lug pattern. In the rear, the geo metro gsi fronts ( the 6 piston ones) fit pretty well on the rears. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markymark 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2015 Do you have pictures more info on this setup. Just got my Cressida and came with no brakes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gordo 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2015 Mark, what's your e-mail addy ? I have a whole file on just brake conversions, including the vette stuff, that I can forward. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kyle 0 Report post Posted February 1, 2015 Gordon, can you please resend the brake pdf to my new email I just pm'd you? That was a good reference chart but my crazy gf changed my email password and I can no longer access it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChriSOL 0 Report post Posted February 1, 2015 markymark, let me know when you get that email. gordos messages to me sometimes get caught in my spam filter and i want to make sure you get it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Y0SH 0 Report post Posted February 1, 2015 Gordo, send that file my way too while your at it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gordo 0 Report post Posted February 1, 2015 You will get it shortly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Y0SH 0 Report post Posted February 3, 2015 disco, could you post up pictures of your Evo brake set up? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
