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R32 Gt-r Brakes - Early Vs Late Models

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Hey guys,

I am friggin confused. Thinking about brakes etc... According to the DBA website:

32R early model = 1989 - Aug 1993

Diameter 296mm x thickness 32mm - Front

Diameter 292mm x thickness 18mm - Rear

32R late model = Aug 1993 - 1994

Diameter 324mm x thickness 30mm - Front

Diameter 300mm x thickness 22mm - Rear

Now the figures on the late model 32R looks exactly the same as the Brembo fitted 32R v-spec.

My question is:

Did the late model 32R come with different non-brembo calipers compared with the early model?

Or

Did they just increase the friggin size of the rotors but kept the same calipers?

Cheers,

Xiao

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My 94 GTR (non-vspec) runs the sumitomo setup:

Diameter 296mm x thickness 32mm - Front

Diameter 292mm x thickness 18mm - Rear

Is it possible that a non-vspec got the Brembo brakes? no, because they simply wouldn't fit under the stock 16" wheels, there's a reason why the V-Spec has 17" wheels.

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My 94 GTR (non-vspec) runs the sumitomo setup:

Diameter 296mm x thickness 32mm - Front

Diameter 292mm x thickness 18mm - Rear

Is it possible that a non-vspec got the Brembo brakes? no, because they simply wouldn't fit under the stock 16" wheels, there's a reason why the V-Spec has 17" wheels.

Interesting to hear that your Sumitomo setup uses the above size rotors...

Do a search on the DBA website for "late model" 32 GT-R (non-vspec). It actually gives you larger rotors front and rear.

http://dba.com.au/product-search

I know that in the late model 32's they upgraded few things such as the clutch & maybe the rear diff housing... I was wondering if they uped the size of the rotors too but kept the same calipers? Would it even fit under the 16's?

Or is this an error by DBA?

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