R34 Gtr Brembos Compared To Evo Brembos?

[smithers]

How do the brembos on a 34gtr compare to those on an evo? The evos calipers look a lot bigger. Are they or is it just an illusion?

Can anyone help me out?

[mxfly]

They are almost identical in size, if not the same front and back. But I can tell you a distinguishable difference. The R34's rarely fade but Brembos on Evo's have a horrible tendency to lose their colour very quickly for some reason. I'm guessing the clear they use were very poor.

[gotRICE?]

They are pretty similar. The Evo ones are slightly larger though. Just.

And, they are a f**k load cheaper than GTR items.

You can pick up a pair of Evo 6/7/8 Fronts for as little as $250 NZD over here.

Good luck finding R34 GTR Brembos for that price.. $1K+++

Edited September 5, 2010 by gotRICE?

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

They are almost identical in size, if not the same front and back. But I can tell you a distinguishable difference. The R34's rarely fade but Brembos on Evo's have a horrible tendency to lose their colour very quickly for some reason. I'm guessing the clear they use were very poor.

GTS-T Sedan (Nick) told me that EVO Brembo's have a clear coat on them and over time, the heat boils it off + the weather...

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

They are pretty similar. The Evo ones are slightly larger though. Just.

And, they are a f**k load cheaper than GTR items.

You can pick up a pair of Evo 6/7/8 Fronts for as little as $250 NZD over here.

Good luck finding R34 GTR Brembos for that price.. $1K+++

Are the EVO Brembo's interchangeable on the GTR's?

As in, are they a straight swap / fit or will modification be needed?

[darrinspencer]

Are the EVO Brembo's interchangeable on the GTR's?

As in, are they a straight swap / fit or will modification be needed?

Hvae a search in the brake section, plenty of info

They do not bolt on. The Evo front brembo's have larger pistons and external line. Much better caliper than the GTR ones.

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

Cool, thanks!

[sloutch]

GTS-T Sedan (Nick) told me that EVO Brembo's have a clear coat on them and over time, the heat boils it off + the weather...

Not really due to weather, i would say more of brake heat. Hard driving / tracking the evo causes the caliper colour to fade. Try going for 1 track day on a set of brand new brembo calipers on an evo and inspect the calipers at the end of the day.

Therefore, when inspecting an evo, by telling the colour of the calipers, u will know how hard the car has been driven.

[gotRICE?]

Not really due to weather, i would say more of brake heat. Hard driving / tracking the evo causes the caliper colour to fade. Try going for 1 track day on a set of brand new brembo calipers on an evo and inspect the calipers at the end of the day.

Therefore, when inspecting an evo, by telling the colour of the calipers, u will know how hard the car has been driven.

Nah. They all just do it regardless of track use.

The Americans complained about it when the 7's were new, it was doing it daily driving.

My mates 8 he bought with 28K on the clock, they were ok, but after 6 months they were pink. No trackdays.

[Touge Kyousou]

Had a v35 with brembos (almost identical to 34gtr brembos) and they were POS. Mates sti brembos crapped all over it then again his car was almost 200kg lighter and then the front calipers were considerably larger.

[smithers]

i was certain the nissans were smaller, on my evo i gave them a spray with silicon every time i washed the car. never faded in the 3 years i had it though was a pain for brake dust stickin to the wheels

[darrinspencer]

I did a fair bit of research on these a few weeks ago.

EVO 8 & 9 fronts use a 330x32mm disc

Evo 10 fronts use a 355x32mm disc

Used set of 4 calipers approx $750-800 delivered from US ebay. A set here usually sell for a bit more approx $1000

Custom made 2 peice rotor size 340-355mm x 32mm with hats suit $330+gst each

Custom made adaptor (dogbones) $250-300 front only

Braid lines to suit $120-200 front only

Most the calipers at this cheaper price have paint problems so will need to repaint them first. More cost

GTR disc are 324x30mm thick, so not really usable.

I looked at a set of front the other day and they are pretty big. I have 19x9.5 Rays GT-c's and they would probably not fit over a 355m disc due to a couple of reasons. The wheels being 2 peice have a set of nuts around the inside that will foul the caliper. Plus they are a "B" disc rim

The Brembo pad shape is fairly square opposed to a long rectangle pad like AP or similar, so this makes the brembo caliper quite bulky.

I decided in the end, when I get around to it, I can get a 6 piston Ap design copy caliper (not chinese made) with custom rotors, hats, apdators and braided lines fully fitted to suit my wheels for $2400 drive in drive out from BHSS in Brisbane

So do your research before you try them.