Overall the install was easy and kit from z1 had everything I needed. Most time consuming part of the work was replacing the wheel hubs which were showing signs of wear, and also the inspiration for this project.

If you have to do any suspension work and are sick of burning through pads and rotors I suggest this kit. As long as you have wheels to fit over them.

Diy Write up will be coming soon.
http://m.imgur.com/pPWH62t,8fmMPin

Side note I made the mistake of thinking my new lipped wheels could fit with a 5 mm spacer. Boy was I off. Now I'm selling the old set and in the market for something with a high disk and better offset.

 

So I presume these will not work with the stock rims.

 

The 05-06 brakes are another option. That was infiniti's fix for the crappy 03-04 brakes.

Nowhere near as cool looking though.

 

For the most part you'll need 18's, although there might be some unique 17" wheels and spacer options that might clear the caliper. But pretty much assume you need 18's.

 

Based on research the stock 04 17 won't fit but the 18s and 19s from the coup or sport sedan will fit. Same with the m 35 wheels with spacers.

There is a paper template you can find online to confirm fitment.

 

How many times did you replace them?

My G sedan is ten years old and I have 150K on it. I have replaced the rotors 4 times, once to put on stoptech drilled rotors (big mistake) twice to replace them because the EBC and Hawk HPS pads ate up them like candy and the other time for wear (couldn't be resurfaced). I have changed the pads four times, two of those was trying new compounds (big mistake). I have never had them down to a "metal to metal" state. Mind you in that time I have been through 8 Raging Bull Texas Stampedes each involving an average of 1000 miles of high performance driving.

 

Is there a thread you'd recommend on upgrading to the 05-06 brakes? What's my ballpark cost?

So are you still using the aftermarket kit or...?

 

No, StopTech rotors cracked, went back to OEM rotors and ceramic pads.

 

Cool. Thanks. Now it's time for me to figure out an upgrade for my 05x.

 

Thread. Yes. Looking for it but can't find.

Basically you need the newer 05-06 sedan rotors (front and rear) front calipers and lines and rear calipers (or just the U-shaped bracket for the pads). You'll need to trim the dust shield out back.

Cost depends on if you get used calipers and lines and what you spend on brake rotors and pads.

NOT a huge performance upgrade. You just won't chew through rotors and dust like crazy. Also, they fit under 17" wheels.


PS: only the 05x got the 03-04 brakes for some reason. the 06x and all 05-06 sedans have the bigger brakes. 05-07 coupes have the same brakes as well

 

Plug this search string into Google:

site:g35driver.com brake replace 05-06 03 jeff92se

 

wats the flaw with the oem brakes? and i would assume if ur going through brake pads quick u need to reevaluate ur driving habits

 

My G sedan is 11 years old, owned since new 86,000 mostly stop and go city traffic miles on her. For those that didn't know the brake issue is so bad infiniti offered an extended 3 year warranty on rotors and pads. The issue was undersized brakes for the weight and power of the car.

In the first 3 years my local dealer changed my rotors twice and pads 5 times. They fixed the heavy dust issue with a pad that squealed no matter how hot or cold they were. In the 4th year I went to a hawk pad trying to fix the squeaky noise. In the 5th year I changed two seized calipers. The Hawks lasted a year before the wear sensors starting squealing . Better than stock! Year six was slotted and drilled rotors after the passenger side rotor was found too warped and too thin to repair. Also went to EBC pads. Same as you rotors began to show stress cracking between the drill holes in year 7. Also another seized caliper. So went to slotted rotors and relegated to cheapo auto zone duralast pads for the last 4 years. I got so good at doing pads on the car and burned through them so quick that spending $150 on top end pads for them to last a year VS 43$ for 2 sets of cheapo pads just made short term sense. So in the last 4 years I changed the pads 3 more times and the rotors were ready to be changed again... Another reason I decided now was the time for a permanent fix.

 

I don't think I'm too hard on the car. I do enjoy spirited driving on the twisting long curving roads where the X shines But I don't beat on it.

I will say the issue got better when I moved from New England to a warmer climate. But still bad compared to every other car I have ever owned.

 

BBKs are only needed if you're tracking your ride or for show! Replacing OE rotors with quality aftermarket units will vastly improve how often they and the pads need replacing. I went thru pads in my first 10K miles switching to HAWK HPS pads at that time. Those pads lasted close to 30K miles. Then I replace the OE rotors (wear) with DBA slotted/drilled rotors staying with the HAWK HPS pads. I just replaced the pads and had my rotors trued, she stops on a dime with zero rust and very little dust. It is important using HAWKs to do the "Bed In" process right after installing those pads! Search Hawk Bed in...Gary