03 sedan G35 - Front brembo and rear akebono?
#1
06-03-2013, 12:48 AM
03 sedan G35 - Front brembo and rear akebono?
Hey everyone, I can't find this anywhere so I thought I would post a new thread here. Weirdly enough I found a local sale for front brembo callipers and a separate sale ad for rear akebono calipers. Personally I find this a little weird to be running two different oem brakes for our cars. My concern is would i be running into any mechanical or other problems if I do decide to purchase these? Im aware that I will need brackets for the akebono but other than that would I run into another problems?
Im also interested to hear if anyone had done this before or have pictures of this combination on their cars.
Im also interested to hear if anyone had done this before or have pictures of this combination on their cars.
#2
06-03-2013, 10:39 AM
Yes, i have adapted different OEM brake setups onto a car that previously had drum brakes, so there are a few things to be aware of.
I'm going to generalize a bit here before someone jumps on me saying you can or can't do something.
#1) Brake bias. I am not sure how the G35 achieves its bias. Some cars have a proportioning valve, some use other means to reduce rear braking power. But if you have very powerful rear brakes, you run the risk of locking them during hard braking. ABS does help this, but constantly activating the ABS may not be the best.
#2) is my biggest concern and that is properly matching the master cylinder to the front and rear brake caliper piston surface area. If you know anything about hydraulics, the smaller the master is in relation to the slave cylinders, the easier braking force gets. This ratio is key in braking because of the master is too small, the brakes are very sensitive, the stroke is long and the pedal feels soft. If the master is too large, the brakes are hard to modulate, hard pedal and you might not be able to achieve full braking power. So this is one of my biggest concerns when you start mixing and matching braking components that were not part of an original system.
Again...i generalized here, so don't jump on me about specifics
I'm going to generalize a bit here before someone jumps on me saying you can or can't do something.
#1) Brake bias. I am not sure how the G35 achieves its bias. Some cars have a proportioning valve, some use other means to reduce rear braking power. But if you have very powerful rear brakes, you run the risk of locking them during hard braking. ABS does help this, but constantly activating the ABS may not be the best.
#2) is my biggest concern and that is properly matching the master cylinder to the front and rear brake caliper piston surface area. If you know anything about hydraulics, the smaller the master is in relation to the slave cylinders, the easier braking force gets. This ratio is key in braking because of the master is too small, the brakes are very sensitive, the stroke is long and the pedal feels soft. If the master is too large, the brakes are hard to modulate, hard pedal and you might not be able to achieve full braking power. So this is one of my biggest concerns when you start mixing and matching braking components that were not part of an original system.
Again...i generalized here, so don't jump on me about specifics
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06-03-2013, 10:43 AM
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