Sloppy Mechanics

2003 Altima Rear Brake Upgrade for 240sx

Big Boy Brakes - Poor Boy Cost

The 300zx front caliper swap for 240sx's is probably one of the easiest, and most common modification to S chassis car. A bolt on affair for any car with 5 lug hubs, it is one of the best, and ironically, cheapest modifications for 240sx's. However, with the easy front installation, there really has been no simple bolt on (and cheap) solution for the rear brakes of ours cars - until now. Certainly people can argue that using a Z32/R32/33/34 rear setup is the 'best' in their mind, but it's one big pain in in the ass to me, namely due to the fact that it requires new E brake cables, new brackety, and is costly (due to it being inrotor style). There had to be an easy solution to upgrade the rear setup on our cars, and now it's been found: 2001 Altima rotors.

Now before everyone says 'zomg, your not JDM tyte' or 'zomg it still uses a single piston caliper'....hold your horses. 1. JDM tyte is the last thing I could care about. 2. That may be true, but who cares...run a proper pad, and the difference would be negliable at best. After street and track usage, I will attest to this setup making my car have (dare I say) the perfect brake setup for the car (I currerntly have 300zx calipers with 13" Cobra rotors, and a Z31 master cylinder). With just 300zx stuff, you usually end up with 1 of 2 thigs: Either improper balance (with z32 MC) causing back breaks to lock up...or 2: The rear rotors getting wore out in a hurry, trying to do a ton of work with aggressive pads. To combat that, my new setup kills two birds with one stone.

So alas, here is the setup "brake" down:

1. 2003 Nissan Altima Rotors (makes no difference in trim level if the part store asks...all rear disc 3rd Generation Altimas share the same rotor) (got mine from carquest...any OE setup will work.
2. Z31 Rear Caliper braket (any year Z31 will work) (I sourced mine used from 300zx forum)
3. Stock S14 rear calipers (already on my car, but I got new ones anyway as I'm a parts changer like that)

To easy right?!? Such a simple setup that any monkey with half a brain can install.

So anywho, here are some pics. NOTE: YOU DO NOT NEED WASHERS BETWEEN THE Z31 BRACKET AND THE S14 HUBS ! I know my pictures have them, but they actually were NOT NEEDED. Using washers spaces the rotor to far out, and it rubs the bracket then. Rubbin's gay.

For fully gallery:http://www.codyace.com/gallery/album333

Z31 Bracket on the S14 rear hub. Note that yo need to hack the shit ot of the rear dust cover to make itwork

Here is a picture of the bracket and the rotor

Pad on thebracket

Caliper installed

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