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No, but I am often in this position myself seeing I chew through rear callipers myself for some odd reason.

I'd hit ebay (USA) and search for remanufactured 280zx series 2 callipers:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/AUTOCOM-PSC-Rebuilt-Unloaded-Brake-Caliper-REAR-LEFT-22-00516L-Nissan-280ZX-/251137842443?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a78fb5d0b&_uhb=1#ht_1468wt_1164

They should suit your needs.

i fitted hr31 Aarms to mine converts to inner drum handbrake and allows for easy fitment of r32 onward twin piston calipers. ventilated rotors standard.

if your interested ive got a couple pair of these arms spare complete with brakes and 4bolt shaft type hubs

jon.

Awesome. Thanks very much Drew. I didn't know that the 280zx series 2 calipers are the same. They certainly look the same. Are the piston diameters the same?

The needle rollers on the hand brake adjusting cam have disintegrated on mine.What have you been chewing through on yours?

Jeff

I have a box of rear callipers all in different states of disrepair and found there are a couple of different piston diameter sizes (to my surprise). For the life of me I don't know which calliper has come from which model car. Oddly they all seem to take the same shape brake pad, but according to the bendix website there are some subtle differences: 280zx brake pads have a small metal tab, whereas the R30 stuff is the same shape with no tab. What the tab does (if anything) is beyond me - as the pad with the tab seems to fit the big/small piston callipers anyway.


In short - it seems you can entirely mix and match calliper parts and pads except for the pistons/wheel cylinder kits.


I have no idea what's going on with my calliper's death with. After some time with them on the car there is a scraping sound, and when I grab hold of the calliper there is play in it. You can actually rattle the thing back and forth even though it's firmly bolted to the diff carrier - so maybe I am bending/damaging the two pistons the callipers slides back and forth on. I've replaced discs and pads (and cylinder kits) but still seem to eat the callipers at an unholy rate.

Hi Drew,

I checked out those calipers on ebay. They are the same piston dia as the DR30 at 42mm but they say that the centre to centre dimension of two sliding pins on the ones they have for the 280zx are approx 125mm. The ones off the Dr30 measure 110mm. What do the ones you have measure?

Cheers

Jeff

The busted calliper that I just pulled off the car measures 110mm - they probably came off an r30 hatch.

The set that I just chucked on the car are also stuffed, Ill measure when I remove them, but they are probably also 110mm.

Hey. I'm after some DR30 rear calipers too. Need them to finish my project! It's the last thing on the list. If anyone has a pair please get in touch. Definitely need DR30, not 300ZX/Z31, not R30, not 280ZX...


Cheers, Benny.

04 011 692 65

Thanks for all your answers but I ended up reconditioning my old calipers. I got the original pistons sleeved and got 280zx repair kits which fitted fine. The real problem are the needle roller bearings for the handbrake mechanism. I removed the stuffed needle rollers and made up bronze bushes to replace them. It all seems to work fine.

let us know how the bush goes. I was thinking of going down the same path. not sure over time it might start binding?

other option was i have some z31 rear brakes and was thinking of machining the back out of one and then pressing the bearing out to reuse.

Hey guys. Still looking. Looks like Tokico 5H are the ones I'm after.

I've found one but I can't find another. I'll pay good dollars to find another so it'll be worthwhile...

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The one on the left with the flat bottom is the one I'm after.

Cheers.

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