Rear caliper mounting brackets

[speedyblue]

Would anyone have a drawing of the brackets that would allow me to go to a machine shop and get a pair made up. Preferably the cut-away version so I don't have to remove everything.

I have a cousin who would do it for me at a very reasonable price so it would be a good avenue to try.

Apart from that, I have all the bits ready to go.

Scott

[sblake01]

Originally posted by Mr Camouflage

Whats a 1980 Maxima look like? We didn't get a maxima down under till lthe 1990's. Was wondering if we did get it, but it was called something else.

I believe that in Australia it was the 910 series Bluebird in the early 80s.

[240ZX]

frank13,

Looks like your doing a good job there. The only thing I will elaborate on is the 280ZX and 280ZXT calipers. The latter of the two, the 280ZXT calipers, are the prefereable units IMO and from the info coming in, they are just like the 240SX units with the exception of the e-brake cable attach points. Don't know for sure but who knows? The difference between the ZXT and ZX calipers is visually significant! The ZXT's are a nice looking cast unit and have a similar look compared with the ZX front calipers. The ZX rear calipers on the other hand incorporate some funny looking stamped out pieces that just look cheap IMO...although they work just as well as the ZXT units. Regarding the rear rotors, you definately want to use the non-turbo, standard issue 280ZX rotors. The turbo units have a larger offset and will not work for this upgrade. My reasoning for choosing this upgrade was basically because it cost a lot less than going with Brembo's or an equivalent brand. To sum it up, my 240 weighs about 2300 lbs and the ZX system was designed for a car that weighs in at about 2800+ lbs., add in a good set of pads and SS flex lines, and now I have a factory 4 wheel disc brake system on my series 1 car. I've been using them for approximately two years and I'm more than happy with the upgrade. It even looks pretty cool....kind of a factory installed look!!!

[LanceM]

Frank13,

Rear calipers and rotors from an 81 zx Will Not Work! The caliper is an oddball and the rotors have the wrong offset and will not bolt on, they hit the bracket. 82-83 will work, turbo calipers prefered as they have a slightly larger piston. With a Maxima bracket the 82-83 rotors and calipers are a direct bolt on and the ebrake cable will easily attach simply by rerouting it.

[240ZX]

Thanks for providing a better description of what works and what doesn't work. Now that I think about it, and it's been more than two years ago and I'm over 50, I recall going through the exercise of trying the wrong rotors from an 81ZX. Lance, I'm assuming you've done this mod! If so, did you use a proportioning valve with your Z. I did'nt, based on Terry Oxendales write up on the conversion, and the front to back bias for a street Z is good.

[LanceM]

, well I'm just barley under 50

Yep I just finished up the conversion on my 240 this winter. 83 ZXT calipers and 83 ZX rotors on the rear, 81 280ZX front calipers with 84 300ZX vented front rotors turned down .2" in diameter. I used the valve and MC from an 81ZX, I never tried the 240 valve, I had an 81 parts car that donated a lot of the items.

[speedyblue]

Oooh did I just hit the information jackpot.

Just rang Nissan about the brackets. They can get them in from Japan for $130 each!! (aus dollars)

But I asked the guy if they came on any Australian cars.

He did a bit of a search and bingo. The brackets are also found on an 82-85 R30 Skyline!! The guy even put me onto a wrecker on Brisbane where I should be able to get a set from. How is that for customer service. Have to confirm yet, but looking good.

[petemca]

Is that model skyline an import?

Was about to also do a trip to Nissan to

find the maxima bracket! you saved me a trip!

Cheers,

Peter

[mperdue]

don't jump all over me if this has already been posted!

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[speedyblue]

It should be a standard Aus spec model. We did get Skylines here for years remember, with the L24 engine, and then the RB30 engine for a while before Nissan stopped bringing them in, and the importers started.

[ecp48]

People seem to forget on this issue, that there were two different (non-welded) brackets used on Maximas. This matches the fact that there were two different ZX calipers (I have no knowledge of a specific Turbo caliper). In the back listings/strings on this site, HybridZ and IZCC there are a number of articles which highight the difference. Early used the 280ZX caliper for 79 to appx. 80/81. Later used the ZX caliper 81/82 and later. There is some discussion as to whether the break point was 1980 or 1981. I would imagine it overlapped. The difference is identifiable by the backing plate, floating or not.

I have the late bracket with the 240SX Calipers, could also use the late ZX or Maxima. [Casting Numbers: Bracket 19C (raised on the upper leg) and DD360 stamped on the lower; the caliper has K36 and it's slider component is K37.]

When someone says the rotor won't match up, it's because they are trying to mix and match the early and late styles, ie: the brackets, rotors and calipers must be from the same period.

To totally confuse things, the Maxima seems to have made the changeover after the 280ZX did. Further, while the late style brackets use the calipers from an 82-83 ZX, I have never seen a removable bracket on a 1983 or 84 Maxima, and I've looked! (four of them last week, all welded)

Be prepared to adjust. There was nothing wrong with the early caliper, it's the late ZX caliper which has been heavily panned on this site and Hybrid Z and can always be replace by a 240SX caliper. The early caliper had problems with the emergency brake connection (from memory). (':stupid:')

The following is currently available on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2477508204&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

[frank13]

Ok guy's so it looks like LanceM has tried the '81's ecp48 adds that they will work, if all the parts are from the same time. Which would mean that the rotors from an early maxima will work with calipers from an early ZX. But not early and late together. If this is true, and Lance's not fitting issues were due to this, the question would be "Lance were the parts you were using from early and late 280ZX and Maximas?".

If so then we would be able to use the bindders and rotors from and early 1979-80/81 280ZX(T) or Maxima on the 240Z.

As well we could use the binders and rotors from later 1982-1983 280ZX(T) on the 240Z.

But we can not us the rotors from a late maxima and the calipers from an earlier 280ZX(T) From all the information from all the members, due you guy's agree with this?

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