Any reason Wilwood's wouldn't fit an X?

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Old Jun 6, 2012 | 01:41 PM
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Any reason Wilwood's wouldn't fit an X?

On Wilwood's website when you search BBKs for G35 (mine is 2005 X) there are notes in red saying they will not fit all wheel drive models. Why?

Also would they clear 19x9 Advan RS +29 if i could get the BBK to fit an X?

And yes, I searched. On a side note however I've heard that doing BBK in front and stock setup rear is bad for the car due to braking balance being uneven. What sort of problems does that actually cause? other than the obvious uneven brake balance.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 08:17 AM
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Can't help you with the first part of the question. Call them and ask? It is not that different there....
Regarding the balance-those "street" kits are sized to work with stock master cylinder. So no problems with balance there.
But, there can be issues with mismatch between front and rear pad material level of friction, if you retain stock rear caliper.
There's a way around it though-number of pad manufacturers (Hawk one of them) make usual pad compounds for both stock and Wilwood calipers.
19" wheels are usually more than enough for 14" kit. Ask BBK manufacturer for brake outline template.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by matt_81108
On Wilwood's website when you search BBKs for G35 (mine is 2005 X) there are notes in red saying they will not fit all wheel drive models. Why?

While not the 'absolute' answer on this...looking at the stock rotor info:

The overall height of both rotors is the same at 1.9"

One of them however is a 1.10" wide part, the other is a .950" wide part.

Both sharing the same overall height but different rotor widths tells me the hat offsets are not the same. That means that while the Wilwood kit would replace one of them the offset of both the hat and the rotor mounting bracket would be off by quite a bit when fit to the other spindle. Any potential for caliper fit issues aside, to make the kit work you'd need to adjust for this change in centering. One way of moving it could be pretty simple with some spacers/shims, the other way however needing a different or modified rotor hat and possibly mill work or new brackets.

My guess is that due to a very limited production of this car and demand for such a kit it just never happened.
 
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