R32 Gts4 Brake Upgrade ?

[Jamie72]

hey,was looking at the specs or r32gtr front calipers and r32gtst.from what ive read they are the same?

so is it worth the bother fitting gtr calipers to my 32gts4? thanks in advance.

[Grunter]

The diffence between the two are GTR measure 296 x 32 and GTS measure 280 x 30

I upgraded to GTR front brakes on my GTS and it is a worth while upgrade out on the

race track I had no brake fade at all and they felt very strong and consistent.I still used

the GTS rims (16 x 6.5) GTR are (16 x 8) and the only drama that I had was the the rim

was very close the the Nissan logo on the caliper about 2mm gap so what I did was file

the logo off and repainted them in high temp paint.With after market wheels this won't

be a problem apart from that it is 100% bolt on fit.The rear brakes on the GTS are the

same as early model GTR's same part number on the rotors and pads.

[Roy]

I think your money would be better spent on good pads, and when the 280mm rotor screams enoough then consider changing to another Skyline brake setup then, but i think you will find that on the street you wont notice any difference at all. A

At the track, if you go then i think again you will be hard pressed to tell the difference between the setups if you are running the same pads. But no doubt it is a good upgrade but maybe not so budget by the time you buy the GTR calipers, buy new rotors, and throw your pads in there it is probably a $1000 upgrade,

[heller44]

Not meaning to sidetrack this at all but a semi-relevant question..

Roy, What do you think are the biggest brakes to fit on the front of a gtst/gts4 under a 17x8 rim (unsure of offset but all inside guard)?

Currently I am running r32 gtr sumitomos with 296 rotors. I am thinking of going to dogbones and 324 rotors with these callipers.. do you have an opinion on this?

James.

[Roy]

Yeh, the 324mm will fit under majority of 17" wheels, I know i have never had a set of wheels that have clashed with my 324mm setup, and i have probably had 8-10 set of wheels on the car.

Biggest problem i have had is going to an aftermaket caliper with 330-343mm rotors which is when it becomes dependant on wheel types and quality, along with offsets etc.

[Jamie72]

Thanks guys,much appreciated,will try some good pads first and go from there.thanks again,Jamie

[bubba]

33gtst setup is pretty much the same as 32gtr but a tad heavier, I'm running them but I put braided lines and a master cyl stopper in at the same time so can't really comment on just the calliper/rotor upgrade.

I don't know what people charge for 32gtr brakes but 33gtst would do the job without the gtr tax..

[heller44]

I paid the 'lets rebuild a whole car from munted' tax for the good bits it came with, plus the graffiti, rust, wiring nightmare etc..

[MYRB30]

Roy what are those 330 and 343 rotors off?

[Roy]

Alcon make 343mm, CSC/B-spec make 343mm. Performance friction also make 343mm. Project U make 345mm. RDD made 343mm, Biot make 340mm. Brembo/Stoptech/Dixcel all make 332mm. Alcon, AP and Wilwood all make 330mm. Just Jap and the G4/K-sport along with Greddy do a 330mm rotor as well. Then you have a bucket load of people making 324mm replacement rotors for GTRs and Supras

[MYRB30]

Will the 343mm rotors fit a 17 inch rim?

[SHANE666]

just throw on r32 gtst rotors and calipers, with a good set of high performance pads, and you should have enough braking power for a gts4's potential power.

[heller44]

gts4 stock brakes are the same as the gtst brakes.

[heller44]

After getting halfway through this project, and then finding that I needed to remove both front driveshafts as 3x cv boots were stuffed and had to be repaired in between, It seems that I have a rare set of 17" rims that the 324mm discs and caliper adapters will not fit under..

Seems that the inner diameter of these gmax m100 rims are just too close.

Just a heads up for anyone else heading this route. Now I have to work out which way to go.

ffs.

Edited June 9, 2009 by heller44