[Shotimes] Interesting Rear Brake Upgrade

[Bill Murray]

Hmm... replying to my own messages.  I wonder if you'd be able to find a
fixed caliper anywhere that would not have either a separate parking
brake caliper or a drum parking brake.  Fixed caliper means it doesn't
move, and uses just hydraulic pressure for braking.  The parking brake
cable is mechanical and pulls the floating caliper against the rotor
with mechanical force instead of hydraulic.  So I doubt a fixed caliper
will have a spot for a p-brake cable.

Bill Murray

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bill Murray
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 2:31 AM
To: SHOTimes
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Interesting Rear Brake Upgrade

Don't know about the 350, but the 300 rear brakes have a drum parking
brake.  This is a very common mod on the 240sx since the brakes bolt
right on.  This is also better for use on cars that are "put away wet".
You don't have to worry about warping the brakes since the caliper isn't
clamping a certain part of the disk while it cools.

Bill Murray

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
ianf@eden.rutgers.edu
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 1:51 PM
To: SHOtimes@midwestsho.com; jndleyden@mindspring.com;
clubairth@cajunnet.com; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Interesting Rear Brake Upgrade

Well...I was considering finding the fixed 2 piston rear calipers from 
the 300ZX or the 350Z. If they have a parking brake cable provision, 
they would be an excellent candidate for a rear brake upgrade. (and no 
more stuck slider pins!!!)
Ian

> They are mine...  I was going to put them on the 95' SLO, which I 
opted to
> sell for a SHO.  There are no balance problems at all.  It actually 
flattens
> out the car alot so you are "pivoting" on the front wheels in a 
turn.  They
> utilize the 94' - 99' calipers and the 11.6" rotors.
> 
> They are made from 1/2" thick cold rolled steel, but the machine shop
> assured me that there wouldn't be a problem.
> 
> In hindsite, I should have just made a bracket that holds the stock 
calipers
> out farther, which is what I will do next time around.
> 
> Mike Kopstain
> Midwest SHO Specialists
> 827 North Chestnut Avenue
> Arlington Heights, IL 60004
> www.MidwestSHO.com
> Sales@midwestsho.com
 

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