Should have my new brake callipers here by Wednesday and as I'm buying new braided hoses

can the hoses plug directly into the standard aluminium callipers or do they still need that small

piece of copper pipe ?

 

Also what's the best kind of braided hoses recommended ?

It depends what hoses you buy. I think 99% of kits connect at the copper pipe (which you can buy new from Mike for relatively little). Danny had a kit made up that joins straight to the caliper but they're no longer available. Be careful what kit you buy as there are some kits listed for the 300zx which in fact aren't compatible.

Already pm'd mike and he cant get the small copper bits and recommended getting them made.

 

But strapped for cash and likely wont be getting a garage to make them so a direct fit kit would be best so I can do them myself.

Speak to Simon (funky), he's recently replaced his I think.

I used the drift works ones, they replace everything g back to the hard line on the car. Downside is tough that they don't have the rubber retaining gromits.

 

I replaced my hard lines Lee. They're pretty inexpensive. I personally wouldn't fit SS lines straight to the calliper especially if they didn't have the correct fixing points.

i'll likely order these in from concept next week.

 

Although they don't list the rears do they have similar pipes ?

i'll likely order these in from concept next week.

 

Although they don't list the rears do they have similar pipes ?

Its a similar arrangement....the little metal pipes will be different length tho.

 

If you are fitting braided lines direct to the caliper you will need a banjo type fitting at the caliper end and as Si has already stated they WILL need to be supported.

Making the little metal pipes is easy and very cheap and IMO is an easier solution as you dont need braided lines with banjos just the conventional Nissan style side clip fittings

No banjo fittings on my calipers.

Got any pics?

 

No banjo fittings on my calipers.

As they say in the boating trade "fraid not"

Just use these mate.

http://www.zcentre.co.uk/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.pbv.tpl&product_id=20&category_id=2&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=7

It looks like you still have to use the hard line but at the caliper but just get them made locally. I had a pair or hard lines made for my old car like this and it cost pounds, really not expensive. Just found a local hydraulics shop.

Edited August 11, 201510 yr by Stephen

Just use these mate.

http://www.zcentre.co.uk/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.pbv.tpl&product_id=20&category_id=2&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=7

It looks like you still have to use the hard line but at the caliper but just get them made locally. I had a pair or hard lines made for my old car like this and it cost pounds, really not expensive. Just found a local hydraulics shop.

 

I'm not sure if it was a 1off, but Simon bought that Zcentre kit and it had incorrect fittings.

Correct. I need to speak to Luke and get it returned as the fittings were M/F not F/F.

 

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i'll likely order these in from concept next week.

 

Although they don't list the rears do they have similar pipes ?

 

Only one rear pipe is still available, I can't remember which side.

The pics on his site show f/f.

 

I've only managed to break the front hose pipe so i'll order new fronts and be extra careful removing the rears.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSAN-300ZX-TWIN-TURBO-Z32-AEROQUIP-BRAIDED-BRAKE-LINES-HOSES-PIPES-MLR-VA-/151355068133?fits=Model%3A300+ZX&hash=item233d770ee5

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