Owgasm Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Hey, Just abit about what i've done. Sold my R34 GT-R Brakes a while ago and fitted a complete brake set from a Mercedes-Benz AMG. I got 8-Piston Monoblock Brembos and 4-Piston Brembos from it. Also 365mm Rotors for the front and 355mm Rotors for the rear. Brackets were custom made and designed to fit as the Merc brackets weren't suitable. At first the 18's wouldn't fit, but managed to get them over now with a bit of room to spare. I think it looks better than if i had 19's on as the brakes fill the rims nicely. What do you all think? *No Sour Lemons please. Pm me for that stuff.* Pics while fitting: Test fit rim with SSR 18s x 11s Then recent photos with current 18s. Enjoy Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/194010-gtr-with-mercedes-benz-amg-8-piston-monoblock-brembos-amg-4-piston-brembos/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrStabby Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 That's some hardcore brake pr0n - nice one. Why did you choose this setup over one of the high end bolt on kits? A bit of adventure? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/194010-gtr-with-mercedes-benz-amg-8-piston-monoblock-brembos-amg-4-piston-brembos/#findComment-3479712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin 09 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 i like. excellent to try smething differnt. questions 1. $ front, rear, and custom brackets (PM me if you want) 2. bolt pattern the same? 3. rotor thickness front and rear 4. master cylinder changes? 5. what's with the valves on the black wheels being truck valves that face inward? lol Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/194010-gtr-with-mercedes-benz-amg-8-piston-monoblock-brembos-amg-4-piston-brembos/#findComment-3479724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTS4WD Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 sex! Its awesome seeing something diff! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/194010-gtr-with-mercedes-benz-amg-8-piston-monoblock-brembos-amg-4-piston-brembos/#findComment-3479747 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Keets Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 You should be able to get a few noobs going with that one.." yeah it's a special spec. Euro V-Spec...spec" lol. Any ideas on pad availability and cost? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/194010-gtr-with-mercedes-benz-amg-8-piston-monoblock-brembos-amg-4-piston-brembos/#findComment-3479868 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 nice. as coincidence would have it i just spent last week on the phone trying to track down a set of these to do precisely what you've done. nothing available, even o/s. you must have better search skills. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/194010-gtr-with-mercedes-benz-amg-8-piston-monoblock-brembos-amg-4-piston-brembos/#findComment-3480411 Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkymonkey Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 nice.as coincidence would have it i just spent last week on the phone trying to track down a set of these to do precisely what you've done. nothing available, even o/s. you must have better search skills. or an ebay account http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...em=320180032411 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/194010-gtr-with-mercedes-benz-amg-8-piston-monoblock-brembos-amg-4-piston-brembos/#findComment-3480437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owgasm Posted November 17, 2007 Author Share Posted November 17, 2007 Thanks all for the comments. MrKotter: Chose this setup cause it was something different, thats why i didn't re-paint them and change the look. I wanted to show where they came from . High end kits? I prefer these, i know the quality must be superb, real brembos and from the weight of mercs, i know they should stop any car with ease + they are 8-piston and 4-pistons anyway. Ronin_09: The bolt patterns were/are the same. Didn't need to modify the rotors. Not sure how thick the rotors are but will measure when i get the chance. Mastercylinder didn't need changing. LOL. The valves, don't ask. Nothing wrong with inward facing valves Mr Keets: Yeah. n00bs - wtf is that? Must be a E(uro)-Spec. Scooby: Keep trying, they will turn up. Try getting the rotors as well. or go ebay like FunkyMunky. FunkyMunky: No rotors there. Cheers to all! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/194010-gtr-with-mercedes-benz-amg-8-piston-monoblock-brembos-amg-4-piston-brembos/#findComment-3480518 Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1GTR Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Awesome Good to see someone being different. Can i ask how much that set you back (roughly)? PM if prefer, cheers Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/194010-gtr-with-mercedes-benz-amg-8-piston-monoblock-brembos-amg-4-piston-brembos/#findComment-3480639 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 (edited) or an ebay accounthttp://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...em=320180032411 Noooooooooooo! I just bought a Brembo F50 front kit on Jap Yahoo. Simon I agree, keep them the way they are; if it's good enough for AMG it's good enough for the GTR. Can I ask how you went adapting the handbrake? Not sure of the AMG offset but the Falcon GT-P and Viper SRT10 rear 355mm disc offsets are similar to the GTR if you need discs down the track. Edited November 17, 2007 by Scooby Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/194010-gtr-with-mercedes-benz-amg-8-piston-monoblock-brembos-amg-4-piston-brembos/#findComment-3480654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owgasm Posted November 17, 2007 Author Share Posted November 17, 2007 Noooooooooooo! I just bought a Brembo F50 front kit on Jap Yahoo.Simon I agree, keep them the way they are; if it's good enough for AMG it's good enough for the GTR. Can I ask how you went adapting the handbrake? Not sure of the AMG offset but the Falcon GT-P and Viper SRT10 rear 355mm disc offsets are similar to the GTR if you need discs down the track. The handbrake had no problems whatsoever. Remove and re-attach as if you were replacing. Are the Brembo F50 kits any good? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/194010-gtr-with-mercedes-benz-amg-8-piston-monoblock-brembos-amg-4-piston-brembos/#findComment-3480670 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 The handbrake had no problems whatsoever. Remove and re-attach as if you were replacing. Are the Brembo F50 kits any good? That's amazing. I got hold of a new F6/R4 Brembo BA FPV GT-P set up and while the front was going to be relatively simple the rear disc offset was a lot different. In the end I decided I'll onsell them at some stage. Nice brakes though. I got quoted $1000 per end to have caliper brackets made up for the big Brembos, that was part of the reason for deciding to move them on. The F50s are OK I guess, biggest 4 pot I'm aware of and run a 355mm disc. They are on the BA GT-Ps also. The thing was the kit comes with two peice hats and Brembo brackets, so it's a drop-in fit. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/194010-gtr-with-mercedes-benz-amg-8-piston-monoblock-brembos-amg-4-piston-brembos/#findComment-3480743 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLR33 Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Owgasm how far do u have to push the brake peddal befoe it goes hard ? did u change your master cyl ? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/194010-gtr-with-mercedes-benz-amg-8-piston-monoblock-brembos-amg-4-piston-brembos/#findComment-3481640 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owgasm Posted November 18, 2007 Author Share Posted November 18, 2007 Owgasmhow far do u have to push the brake peddal befoe it goes hard ? did u change your master cyl ? Before the brakes lock up/are in motion or like as far i can push until i can't anymore? master cyl wasn't changed. That's amazing. I got hold of a new F6/R4 Brembo BA FPV GT-P set up and while the front was going to be relatively simple the rear disc offset was a lot different. In the end I decided I'll onsell them at some stage. Nice brakes though. I got quoted $1000 per end to have caliper brackets made up for the big Brembos, that was part of the reason for deciding to move them on. The F50s are OK I guess, biggest 4 pot I'm aware of and run a 355mm disc. They are on the BA GT-Ps also. The thing was the kit comes with two peice hats and Brembo brackets, so it's a drop-in fit. $1000 per end . Geez. I see why you sold them. The kit is all round or just fronts? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/194010-gtr-with-mercedes-benz-amg-8-piston-monoblock-brembos-amg-4-piston-brembos/#findComment-3481935 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgs Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Impressive, how does it pull up? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/194010-gtr-with-mercedes-benz-amg-8-piston-monoblock-brembos-amg-4-piston-brembos/#findComment-3481942 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owgasm Posted November 18, 2007 Author Share Posted November 18, 2007 Impressive, how does it pull up? Thanks, So far so good, need to run them in evenly first. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/194010-gtr-with-mercedes-benz-amg-8-piston-monoblock-brembos-amg-4-piston-brembos/#findComment-3481948 Share on other sites More sharing options...
unarmed_skyline Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 look at that contact area. love em, i want some Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/194010-gtr-with-mercedes-benz-amg-8-piston-monoblock-brembos-amg-4-piston-brembos/#findComment-3481950 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 $1000 per end . Geez. I see why you sold them. The kit is all round or just fronts? the whole enchilada front and rear. the AMGs i've seen aren't radial mount, any chance of a pic of the bracket? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/194010-gtr-with-mercedes-benz-amg-8-piston-monoblock-brembos-amg-4-piston-brembos/#findComment-3482015 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin 09 Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 sorry to ask a stupid question.. but are the rotors back to front? don't you want the curves of the vanes facing backward, rotationally, rather than forward? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/194010-gtr-with-mercedes-benz-amg-8-piston-monoblock-brembos-amg-4-piston-brembos/#findComment-3482423 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owgasm Posted November 18, 2007 Author Share Posted November 18, 2007 sorry to ask a stupid question.. but are the rotors back to front?don't you want the curves of the vanes facing backward, rotationally, rather than forward? You got me all worried. Got me thinking hard. Looking at the picture. The right rotor is rolling ->> that way. therefore the vents are facing / . I think thats what i've placed it as. Hard to explain. But i think its correctly done already. Else its just a very late night already. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/194010-gtr-with-mercedes-benz-amg-8-piston-monoblock-brembos-amg-4-piston-brembos/#findComment-3482460 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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