R32 Brake Upgrade

[salad]

howdy, i was lookin at a DBA catalogue and noticed that R33 and R34 brake rotors are the same width as the R32 rotors, but are larger.

i was wondering if anyone has put R33 or R34 rotors on an R32 with the R32 calipers.

also what is a good brand for rotors? is it worth payin extra for slotted rotors? how do these after market ones compare to factory nissan ones?

[RAZOR32]

Hello mate, i asked the same thing last week and a guy replyed to me with this,

(I have had the 324 dba conversion on mine only for a few months.

I bought the adapters and rotors, DBA 4000 from Unique Autosports for a good price as he gives SAU members a discount. I still had to machine 2mm off the diameter of the rotors as when they were first installed they were rubbing the caliper slightly. If you do, do the conversion make sure u bend completely out of the way the stock brake dust brackets as they will rub on the calipers also after a while

They are preety easy to install and me and a mate installed them at his workshop in a few hours after we figured out how the bracket went on as there wasent any instructions.

They make a huge difference on the track compared to the old rotors-280mm. I put in some Ferodo DS2500 front pads in there also to replace the RB74's i previously had which also helped.)

So Hopfully this will help you out a bit mate and i am going to do this mod very soon.

[Roy]

LOL...i know who posted that:)

On the R33 GTST they start off with 296mm, not 280mm, but still a big change to the 324mm.

You cant go bigger rotor unless you buy the matching caliper as they are all offset differently.

Dependign what you want to do with the car then th eDBA replacements rotors (slotted) with soem nice pads and good fluid will work wondersl.

From there its a matter of how much money you want to, or dont want to spend.

[RAZOR32]

Yes sorry the 280mm are from the front of R32 Gts-t's

[RAZOR32]

Yes sorry the 280mm are from the front of R32 Gts-t's, which are what mine are at the moment.

[Josh]

With swapping the R32 brakes to R33 ones - Will I need bigger wheels? I'n only using the factory 15's at the minute...

[RAZOR32]

Well i think you will find your factory rims are 16 inch not 15's and if you are going to change them you would be changing to R33 or R34 GTR size rotors not R33 Gts-t because they are only 296mm. And no you will need 17's for the 324mm rotors and there is no point changing to R33 gts-t calipers as they are very much the same size as R32 gts-t calipers

[Josh]

No - they are factory 15in - I know this 100% as I just had new tyres fitted

No - they are not the same calipers, I have 2 pot calipers, not 4 spot so the upgrade is worth it.

Jeez - hasn't anyone heard of a non type - m spec R32?

So my question is the same - Will R33 GTSt rotors etc fit with 15in wheels..?

[Josh]

Double post...

Edited October 26, 2005 by Josh

[Roy]

Nope, the bulky 4 pot caliper ad 296mm rotor of the R33 GTS-25T will require you to run a 16" wheel. I think you will find even the 280mm Type M R32 GTST rotor and 4 pot caliper will require you to run a 16" wheel

[Josh]

Yeh, thats what I thought - No problem then - Cheers Roy. A lot of people seem to think that the R32's all came with 4 pots... don't know why....

[jazza08]

I was under the impression the Type M's came with 4 pot brakes up front? How do you check?

[Josh]

Yeh they do, They will have pretty big calipers up front as opposed to really small looking ones - I will find a pic that shows the difference.

[Josh]

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...showtopic=61703

unfortunately I don't think the pictures work...

If you were desperate to know, just take one caliper off, remove the pads and if it is a type m 4 pot, then there will 2 pistons on each side..

[RAZOR32]

yes sorry josh i was wrong with what i was saying, i did not no that there was a R32 Gts-t modle that came out with only 2 pot front brakes and 15's and i was just suggesting that if you where going to up grade that you would be better off going to the 324mm rotors

[RAZOR32]

yes sorry josh i was wrong with what i was saying, i did not no that there was a R32 Gts-t modle that came out with only 2 pot front brakes and 15's and i was just suggesting that if you where going to up grade that you would be better off going to the 324mm rotors

[jazza08]

Damn 2 pot brakes on the front would suck lol

[predator]

yes, yes they do..

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[sewid]

To be fair many "performance" cars manufactured today still come with two pistons in the front and 1 in the rear. The XR6t has this configuration i believe. With rotors not too much bigger than the gtst...

Makes you think.

[Josh]

Wow those top brakes look familiar...