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Hey everyone.

My brother recently sent me a link to THIS and said "You should get these."

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I had my original rotors machined about 15,000KM ago and have already noticed they were beginning to warp once again.

So after a few emails to Concept Z, I had the kit delivered to my door 5 days later for $2063.00!!!

Today we decided to fit them!

After removing the old caliper / rotor I threw on the nice CNC machined adapter:

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Then we put the new rotors on.... they are a little bigger than stock. :banana:

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The calipers are also a little larger too...:laugh:

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BEFORE:

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AFTER:

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Rear:

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It was a simple bolt-on.

The only trouble I ran into was having to cut down my front Banjo bolt (I used the supplied rear banjo) and had to run a spacer on the front wheels to clear the caliper.

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On the drive home I have noticed a huge improvement in power and the pads are obviously still bedding-in. I didn't notice any change with the additional weight.. but will see how things go through the week. :cheers:

Chris.

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Wow they're HUGE! Great stuff guys, and not that big of a hit to the pocket either. Keen to hear how they pull up after they've really bedded in. This may well be on the cards for me this year :thumbsup:

What size / offset are your wheels? Would be nice to be able to fit them without a spacer.. but somehow I dont think my lowly 17's will cut it :P

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BASTARD!!!!!

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I figure on Monday I still should be able to pull away at a fast enough rate to cover the corner from you under brakes!!...atm!

$2,000....linki please!

Link is at the top Craig, jealous much?

zomg. Epic. Found the kit and put the link up a couple of weeks ago on some other site. Awesome upgrade for the money.

Agree ^ about wheels and spacers, but who cares!

Even the colour suits it! Good buy.

yeah you need massive wheels to fit these

Chris has 19 x 9.5 with already aggressive offsets and they still had to be spaced 12mm out to fit. There is also only 8-9mm of clearance between the top of the caliper and rim. So you will need minimum 19's for these to work.

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yeah you need massive wheels to fit these

Chris has 19 x 9.5 with already aggressive offsets and they still had to be spaced 12mm out to fit. There is also only 8-9mm of clearance between the top of the caliper and rim. So you will need minimum 19's for these to work.

:cheers: Cheers for the heads up, will have to keep this in mind when speaking to my wheels guy! :D

ok, i've been looking in to this myself as a v35 is next on the cards for me.

the rotors are huge, at 355mm, but from all the information i've read about them they weigh an absolute tonne. the blokes that have done the conversion have said that the increase in unsprung weight is huge and that you are best off buying 2 piece rotors from the start

here's a couple of pics of the g37 akebonos in comparison to r34 gtr brembos

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An awesome upgrade... now you just need to make your car quicker! hehe

So true!

Wow they're HUGE! Great stuff guys, and not that big of a hit to the pocket either. Keen to hear how they pull up after they've really bedded in. This may well be on the cards for me this year :thumbsup:

What size / offset are your wheels? Would be nice to be able to fit them without a spacer.. but somehow I dont think my lowly 17's will cut it :P

I am sure I read somewhere on a 350Z forum that someone got the kit working at a stock 18" wheel.

holy crap they are massive!!

how wide was the spacer at the front?

I ended up running a 12mm spacer all round. Wheels sit super flush.

:cheers: Cheers for the heads up, will have to keep this in mind when speaking to my wheels guy! :D

Do the brakes and then find wheels to fit! :P

ok, i've been looking in to this myself as a v35 is next on the cards for me.

the rotors are huge, at 355mm, but from all the information i've read about them they weigh an absolute tonne. the blokes that have done the conversion have said that the increase in unsprung weight is huge and that you are best off buying 2 piece rotors from the start

here's a couple of pics of the g37 akebonos in comparison to r34 gtr brembos

I really couldn't notice any difference to be honest. I wouldn't mind the 2 piece rotors, but I think they are a little out of my price range...

I will see if Ben is keen for a run at the lights tomorrow.

I am sure I read somewhere on a 350Z forum that someone got the kit working at a stock 18" wheel.

Looking at the I.D. of your wheels Chris, I'm sure they would fit behind the 350GT 18's I bought from you. Maybe measure when you do the 1000km bolt check and I'll measure the 18's?

The only thing I'd have doubts about is the caliper to wheel claerance, the calipers look very wide!

BTW nice pics in the current AMB mag, best job ever?:worship:

Edited by Daleo

I really couldn't notice any difference to be honest. I wouldn't mind the 2 piece rotors, but I think they are a little out of my price range...

FYI

I can get custom made 356mmx32mm 2 piece rotors for around $350 each. Can machine down diameter to suit smaller wheels.

Similar DBA are approx $650 each trade.

Can also get a full drive in drive out custom setup to suit yur car and wheels clearances for around $2600 with braided lines etc. Calipers are 8 pot made in South Africa and discs, custom hats and braided lines and caliper brackets made in Brisbane.

They can also do the rears by attaching a new bigger disk to the factory centre to retain the drum handbrake and use a smaller 6 pot caliper.

Just food for thought

What are the piston spec's on the new calipers?

Are they any better than the factory brembo's, which are not higher regarded as a good caliper. Poor man's entry level really.

Better version is the EVO7,8,9,10 brembo's. Very similar to the F40's version.

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no good for my nismo rims :(

but looks the goods, thats for sure!

They should juuuust fit, but you'll need to use 15mm or 20mm spacers (from memory)

I have a template for this brake kit that you can print, cut out and put inside your current wheel to see if they will fit... but it is on the home PC. Will post it up tonight.

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