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Old 04-02-2014, 09:57 AM   #1
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V35 320mm brake swap on S-Chassis

I haven't yet heard or read of anyone else who has done the 2005-onward V35 (HV35?/CPV35 6mt) 320mm rotor twin-piston/pot caliper swap on to an S-Chassis, so I thought it may be nice to have a thread with some basic info. I will update the thread as I add photos and get to my install!

In short:
Pre-2005 V35/Z33 non-brembos were 296mm(?) and Post-2005 V35 non-brembos were 320mm
All have the same bolt spacing on the caliper side, i.e. 100mm, which is what is found on S13/S14/S15/Z32 Skyline R32, R33, R34, plus the V35. (R35 and Z34 are different.)

HOWEVER, R34, V35 and Z33 use 14mm caliper-to-knuckle bolts, while the S13, S14, S15, Z32 use 12mm bolts.

Thus, in order to use the R34, V35 or Z33 calipers on your S-chassis, Z32, R32 or R33, you will need to drill out your knuckle bolt holes to 14mm or rethread the calipers to fit the smaller 12mm original bolts. This has been covered in other posts so I won't go into detail.

From previous post on V35/Z33 Brembo install on S13:

"Just bought the set of 2005 V35 Coupe calipers, rotors, and pads for $260 from my local junk yard (Pricey IMO. Was hoping to pay well under $200 until they opened with $390). I chose this for the sake of pedal feel (twin pots vs. 4 pot), rotor size (320mm) and wheel clearance - I like my low disk wheels and care little for pretty calipers. (I care more for rotor size!)

Hoping to install within a month, when I have a free weekend...

Quick deets, will try to get pics up later.

Rotors
Diameter: 320mm
Thickness: 28mm (min: 26mm)
Weight: 21.5lb/ea

Calipers
Twin pot/two piston
Weight: 15.5lb/ea (no pads)
OEM Pads: Hitachi HP66H

As far as I can tell/read, I will only need to worry about the bolt size (14mm on caliper, 12mm on S13 knuckle). I picked up a set of K-craft thread adapters (a whopping $45 - ridiculous!! but seemed better than the alternatives), although I'm not sure they will work until they arrive. Failing those, I am torn between drilling out the knuckles and helicoil-ing (or welding/rethreading) the calipers... Will let you know how this goes.
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[Edit: Pic links removed since it's just not linking into this post.]

(Try https://www.flickr.com/photos/adey/s...57643312965335 since I can't seem to get images to work.)

Rotor images to come... nothing special, though. vented, 28mm thick, 320mm in diameter -- a full 68mm more than the oem S13 non-abs (252mm), and 40mm more than the Kouki/JDM/S14/S15/Z32 brakes.

Last edited by adey; 05-04-2014 at 09:29 AM..
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