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Old 11-14-2018, 09:32 PM   #1
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240sx z32 brake swap, need help please

I own a 240sx (s13) with stock brakes, 4 lug all the way around.
I've tried to do research but I've gotten confused, im a beginner with all of this so any help would be great.

So for the front swap I'd need the rotor and a z32 caliper

however the rears confuse me...Id need a
- 2 drilled slotted rotors
- 4 z32 rear calipers (dual caliper)
- gteckh dual caliper bracket
- r33 gts e brake line

- new brake cables??


and then would i have to get z32 knuckles aswell for the swap???

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Use R33 brake cables, SS lines for calipers.
Some even make the Z32 stock lines work with some modifications.

Not sure for S13 but my S14 knuckles worked just fine, didn’t need z32 knuckles

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https://importnut.net/300zxbrakeswap.htm
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Use R33 brake cables, SS lines for calipers.
Some even make the Z32 stock lines work with some modifications.

Not sure for S13 but my S14 knuckles worked just fine, didn’t need z32 knuckles

Your bible:

https://importnut.net/300zxbrakeswap.htm

thanks for the help, and ive read over that swap link just confused me alittle, they removed the knuckles but ive seen people who didn't so i may just be confused with it all
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thanks for the help, and ive read over that swap link just confused me alittle, they removed the knuckles but ive seen people who didn't so i may just be confused with it all
I’ve seen it both ways, if you have the right tools you can turn the axles and have access to the bolts that hold the hubs. Don’t confuse knuckles with the hubs. I never removed the knuckles, but you will need to unbolt the hubs to install the adapters and z32 dust shields.
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I’ve seen it both ways, if you have the right tools you can turn the axles and have access to the bolts that hold the hubs. Don’t confuse knuckles with the hubs. I never removed the knuckles, but you will need to unbolt the hubs to install the adapters and z32 dust shields.
The hub seems easy to change, there’s just some YouTube vids where they fully takeout the knuckle and Even cut a part of it off for clesrance I just never knew why
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S13 you use z32 2+2 ebrake cables, unless doing splice method. R33 are for s14. Google z32 ebrake conversion and it will come up. Info has been covered many times. Next time do some research, info is all over the web.
And you dont need z32 knuckles. Stock will be fine.
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or you could just get regular discs in the back and not slotted and just a set of rear brakes unless youre going for the duel rear caliper setup. could setup a hydro ebrake if you went the rear dual ebrake setup.
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S13 you use z32 2+2 ebrake cables, unless doing splice method. R33 are for s14. Google z32 ebrake conversion and it will come up. Info has been covered many times. Next time do some research, info is all over the web.
And you dont need z32 knuckles. Stock will be fine.


"next time do some research" next time don't be a dick.. as I've stated above i have done research and got confused so im on a thread where people can help me.
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or you could just get regular discs in the back and not slotted and just a set of rear brakes unless youre going for the duel rear caliper setup. could setup a hydro ebrake if you went the rear dual ebrake setup.

i was planning on a dual caliper z32 rear swap
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"next time do some research" next time don't be a dick.. as I've stated above i have done research and got confused so im on a thread where people can help me.
Spoon feeding, and getting called a dick. Lol. Obviously you haven't searched enough. Google, youtube will give you all the info on 13. I told you, z32 2+2 cables for s13. Brackets will be necessary, unless you fab your own. With that attitude, you wont last on zilvia for long. Surprised, that you are not from Florida
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do your American S13's not have internal drum handbrakes?
if they do then its all the same as a z32 so you can just retain all your s13 handbrake stuff.
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i was planning on a dual caliper z32 rear swap
i realize that. what im saying is that you dont need drilled and slotted to do it.
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I thought dual calipers were to use the second caliper as the ebrake? In that case, you can just skip right over all of the z32 drum ebrake and cable stuff. Install the rear calipers like normal, then run the lines and stuff needed for the new hydro ebrake to the second calipers, done.

Most of the previous replies to this thread are assuming you're doing a standard brake upgrade with the stock ebrake setup. That's probably why all of the info is confusing you.
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