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Hay guys i dont got no skylines but looking at upgrading my brakes on my 180sx :) its 4 stud and iam thinking of getting 300zx rotors from DBA pre drilled to 4 stud get some z32 calipers at the front and maybe Z32 master cylinder, i still dont know weather its a benifit to change the master cylinder when i do a brake upgrade :D

also should i be doing anything with the back? rotors or just put some good pads?

will doing this stuff up my ABS system if any one can tell me :rofl:

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thanks geoff, rang them today and got a quote for slotted fronts, plain rears and lucas pads (he says they're better than bendix ultimates and have 10degree higher max temp), all for $800 supplied, $920 fitted, but i want to spray my calipers so ill just fit myself ;)

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nah your master cylinder will be fine dude

Ummmm i dont think so.......not familiar with a 180s braking system however i would assume that changing your brake calipers and leaving the exsisting mastercylinder would require some sort of proportioning valve

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thanks geoff, rang them today and got a quote for slotted fronts, plain rears and lucas pads (he says they're better than bendix ultimates and have 10degree higher max temp), all for $800 supplied, $920 fitted, but i want to spray my calipers so ill just fit myself :(
Great to hear, although I am no fan of bendix, and have no experience with lucas, but am totally sold on the racebrakes stuff.

With the spraying, cleaning is the key element, as well as laying up a number of coats, but I then used a gas torch to melt in the paint as some cleaners will strip the VHT off onto the driveway.

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racebrakes.. u mean lalor brake n clutch LOL

yer well i probably wont spray my calipers now, i cbf, ill wait til the holidays to do it properly and research into what paint to use etc, i wanna do em black just a nice gloss black so i guess that'd be one of the easiest colours to find

so yer off to lalor brake and clutch soon to get em to fit my new brake system :(

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