240sx brake upgrades questions

rrr · 05-05-2003, 11:01 PM

Hi, i am not here often but i need a brake upgrade for my '89 240sx. I know people have upgraded the brake system from a 300z. It was a direct bolt on i heard. Does anyone know which 300z's brakes (TT or NA)? Is there a place where i can get such a brake kit? Thanks.

importnut · 05-05-2003, 11:04 PM

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300ZX brake swap

rrr · 05-05-2003, 11:17 PM

Thanks for all the details. Its just what i needed.
I just one more question. Do you have any recomendations to where to get these parts? And about how much do the whole project cost (parts only)?

JayLew · 05-06-2003, 01:08 AM

Heres my parts list so far:

$700 for:
4 26mm aluminum calipers

4 used rotors, which I have opted to use a light sand paper to refinish them

2 rear aluminum spindles/hubs with the 2 small steel sleeves

1 1/16 master cylinder (Which I still need to modify for the extra front brake line)

4 300ZX rims w/o tires

Stuff I bought separate:
$110 for 2 5 lug 1996 front spindles (car-part.com)
$65 for 2 1996 MOOG ball joints (CarQuest auto parts)
$3.50 1996 SE front strut bolts (Nissan dealership)

Stuff I still need:

Front and rear brake lines, which I have already sourced out and should cost less than $100 for all 4 lines (bakerprecision.com)

2 rear N/A 300zx struts +/-$200 depending on what brand I go with (I may use a stock strut since the Z was a considerabley heavier car)

4 Dunlop 225/45/ZR16's which last time I checked were $88 a piece with free shipping, I may go with the Falkens but they are a little more expensive (I might have the prices backwards, the Falkens may be cheaper)

I also will need to have the ball joints pressed in $???

I also need to pick up my 240sx which is still in Pennsylvania