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Posted by moxie (SF) on December 25, 2011 at 1:56 AM
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Message finally put on my 350z calipers and rotors today. Well, the fronts anyway, the backs are a whole other story. Was a pretty fast process. Did the entire thing in an hour.

One tip for people that are thinking of doing this swap. Spend the $$ on a quality 5/8" drill bit. I bought mine as Osh for $17, took all the hard work out of it. I was able to drill each knuckle in a few minutes and it was the perfect size for the 350z brembo bolts.

Also, I read that the dust shield needed to be cut, but I didn't find that to be necessary. I was able to bend it back enough to get it all installed without any rubbing or issues.

I want to install the rears, but that seems like too much effort. I wish somebody made an bracket or adapter, but I have a feeling that there's really not enough clearance for it, or somebody probably would have.

After bedding the brakes in, holycow, what a difference over my shitty stock brakes. Probably more the new pads than anything else, but I am pretty happy right now.

I'll post some pics up later.

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