434 each!!

 

looks great adrian! im still waiting for them to produce mine...and when the heck did you get baller wheels?!!?

 

GT-R Brembo:


A's Akebono's:


Vanes are oriented the same. Interestingly enough, some pics show the rotor facing the opposite way. Like Ian said, I don't think it really matters.

 

so since it's a two piece rotor you only have to replace the rotor part of it next time right?

How much is that by it self?

Never mind. I found the price.


Looks great.

 

nice, very functional looking. not as visually pleasing to the eye as i had hoped though.

 

any word on rears? at least 1pc rears w/matching slots, if 2pc are gonna be a problem.

 

The rotors are installed in the correct direction.
Slots are cut across the direction of the internal vanes.
It would really weaken the rotor if they were parallel direction.

My Stoptechs are another example.

 

Sorry for the OT, but do you have any full car pics of the GT30's mounted? I would like to see how those offsets look....

 

Well, this is a nice surprise.. mine just arrived.

 

Mmmmm tasty mods...

dangit! stop temping me with all these sessy toys!

 

Thanks, man!

As other have already mentioned, the slots are correct. I know it looks a little odd, but they are actually supposed to be installed that way. The slots run parallel to the interal vanes on the vented rotor and it's the direction of the vanes that determine the direction of rotation, not the actually slots. Installed this way, the vane actually create a suction effect and pull air through the holes in the slots, helping to keep them cool, vent gasses, and prevent the slots from packing with brake dust.


It's called an "open slot" design and it is patented by RacingBrake. It give you the best of both worlds (i.e. slotted and drilled) without any of the drawbacks. You can read more about it on their web-site.

http://www.racingbrake.com/v/main/two_piece_compare.asp

Thanks, Ian!!

Per Mike at Racing Brake's recommendation, I went with the Hawk HPS pads. He recommended them over the Hawk Ceramics or Project Mu's. He says that since these rotors are so hard, they require an equally hard pad to match them and most other performance street pads are just too soft. I'll let you know how I like them once I get some miles on them.

They aren't cheap. Here's a link to the product page on their web-site:

http://www.racingbrake.com/G37S_Akeb...133-381-02.htm

They ran a pre-order group buy back in August when we started this project, so they were offering them at a discounted price, albeit, they were still quite expensive.

I know, S!!! Crazy, huh?!?! 14" rotors look nice with 19" wheels, but they don't quite cut it with 20" wheels. I actually just installed a 15" Alliance BBK on my buddy's car and those things really fill up the 20" wheels nicely... Makes me want to upgrade again already.


My thanks to SoundMike and E-Ticket Ride for helping to answer all the questions on these. And, congrats to the guys that already received their new RacingBrake rotors!!!

 

Hehehe... I've had the new wheels for a couple of months now. I originally ordered a set of Forgestar's back in August, but they screwed them up somehow and in December they told me it would be another 6 to 7 months, so they credited back my money and I started looking for something else. I ended up getting the GT-30's used from a forum member over on MyG37. They only had apx 6K miles on them and are in virtually perfect condition, so I'm happy!

Yup, you are correct! You can simply replace the ring (disc part) so you don't have to buy a complete new rotor assembly. The replacement rings are still quite expensive, but not nearly as expensive as a complete new rotor.

I know you said you already found it, but for everyone else, here's a link the the replacement rings on RacingBrake's web-site: http://www.racingbrake.com/G37S_Akeb...403-02-381.htm

Note that these include all replacement hardware required to swap the rings, so there's no need to purchase anything else.

My calipers are currently off getting powder coated, but as soon as they come back and I get the car back on the road I will take some updated pics to post up. I've got several new mods that haven't been posted on here yet, so stay tuned!

For what it's worth, the offsets work pretty well if you don't mind running some negative camber in the rear. The rear is actually a bit more aggressive than I prefer, but with -2.4° negative camber in back, evryone says that it looks perfect. The front offset is nearly perfect, but I may add 5 mm spacers in the future so they match the rears a little better.

I know what you mean, man... I'm always drooling over all the new mods I find on this site... makes it hard to not to spend all my disposable income on my G. LOL

 

No problem. You pretty much answered what I was looking for. I was most curious about the rears, and I did not think the fronts would be a problem. Looking forward to pics when you get everything back together....

 

Cool. Glad to help. I'll let you know once I post up some updated pics of the car. Should be within the next week or two.

 

Some more photos for the curious.

Lifting this alternately with the OEM, you can *definitely* tell the difference in weight.