Hi all, after doing research on upgrading my G35X's brakes, I finally had the dealership install the Akebono BBK with SS brake lines. Of course, I had to upgrade the wheels from 17"s to OEM 18 x 8 all around. The wheels fit without spacers and the braking is very smooth. Overall, the set up is great and it makes the car brake a lot smoother than factory stock set up.

 

Nice. Can I ask how much it cost for you to do the upgrade?

 

I payed total 2K between the kit from Coz at CZP and the dealer install.

 

That's a good price! One last question; do you get any squealing noises? I've been thinking of upgrading my brakes in hopes that it'll fix my squealing noises coming from my front brakes. Been bothering me like crazy.

 

I did not have noises. I changed them because I been planning to change them for over a year.

 

You shouldn't be having any kind of noises coming from your brakes, do you have shims installed? greased pins? what kind of pads?

-Nick

Good write up, calipers look great!

 

nice, thanks for the info!

 

Not sure what you paid for just the brakes but Z1 motorsports have what I believe is a full akebono kit for around $1600.

 

I paid 1500 for the kit and brake lines from CZP

 

Those are decent kits, but very very heavy adding a lot of unsprung weight. "real" BBk's have forged aluminum calipers with 2 piece rotors which save a lot of weight, but the akebono kit is a great alternative.