The Nissan Path

reds12t

Just got the hats test fit onto rotors, and, thankfully they line up wonderfully. Coleman did a wonderful job. I wish I could have gotten them anodized, but that would have added considerably to the cost. Anyway, on to the pictures! http://i.imgur.com/IyPSzDll.jpg http://i.imgur.com/6UVLFbXl.jpg htt...

reds12t

Just picked up my hats, and they look great!

I will post pictures of it mounted up to the the rotor later tonight. Excited to to be one step closer. I should be able to get them test fit this weekend.

reds12t

Sorry for the lack of updates, I have been out of town.

Got an update from Coleman Racing, the rotor hats have shipped, and I should be getting them this week. So I should be doing a final test fit with a bunch of pictures the weekend. Will update with pictures when the hats come in.

reds12t

Fascinating! What's your plan for the rears? I plan on using the 370z 2 piston rear caliper, I really hope it bolts up, but I have no idea if it does, I have yet to buy one to test. For the rotor, I plan on using a 2012 Infiniti FX50 rear rotor. They use the same rear caliper as the 370z, so the wi...

reds12t

The CRX I built when I was still living in Europe was lethal. For the annual safety, they have to measure brake friction per corner on a device that looks like a rolling road dynamometer. It kept popping out, so a big fat mechanic had to sit on the front end to keep it planted enough to get a measu...

reds12t

This is good stuff! I have worked in the Honda Import Performance world for a good number of years (besides tinkering around myself) and we used to do swaps like this on our civics, Integra's etc all the time. I'm running NSX equivalent brakes on my '91 CRX and something similar on my '09 Civic. I ...

reds12t

kevinthefro wrote:I'll be their 2nd customer!

That might be a possibility! I may end up doing a run of these hats and selling them so anyone can make their own Akebono BBK. I want to do some testing first before I get too serious though.

reds12t

Got my design back from Coleman, they should go into production this week!

Sorry for the crappy picture, was a scanned PDF that was edited poorly by myself.

Getting closer!

reds12t

BTW...European Diesels also have 320mm rotors, but has smaller cylinders and pads: CLZ31VD (Euro Diesel) - Rotors: 320 x 28 mm - Cylinders: 45,0 mm - Pads: 130 × 42 × 11 mm CLZ33VB (V6 Gas) - Rotors: 296 x 28 mm - Cylinders: 46,4 mm - Pads: 140 × 47.8 × 11 mm That is good information, it looks like...

reds12t

Got my Project Mu HC+ 800 pads for the Akebono calipers. Supposed to have a very high coefficient of friction, and really good initial "bite". I had done a good bit of research before hand and read many good reviews. Of course, after I purchased them I came across reviews saying the squeal...

reds12t

Got the rotors in, they are quite large! I put a Nissan key fob on one to give some perspective. I went with the sprinkle slotted for a few reasons, the slots make for a little more agressive feel and apparently help with water evacuation. Also my wife liked them because they reminded her of sprinkl...

reds12t

tVK has so much low end it doesn’t even flinch when trying to move this huge beast, and 3.36’s aren’t that low, wish I could find 4.10s. I took it to the dump one day and damn, she’s got some mass on her. I believe you could grab a 3.69 from a 300zx TT for the rear, and then run a Titan 3.73 in the...

reds12t

These Pathfinder’s aren’t well characterized. When I was looking for wheels, it was stated that the V8 version had larger rotors than the V6 versions, still not sure on that and I’ve seen V8 models state the rotor size option is the same for both models. I hope we can clear up all the confusion. Th...

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I think it’s a great idea. I’m just curious how they’d fit behind ,my wheels since thy;re aftermarket. I think I will make a template or at least grab some measurements so anyone can check their wheels. Questions though, are the brake lines the same connection from the Pathy to the new Calipers? Th...

reds12t

Huh, thought this would generate more interest. I requested that the title of the thread be changed to "Akebono brake upgrade for the Pathfinder" to make it more relevant. Anyway, I got a few more items in for the project. http://i.imgur.com/LCxcQQc.jpg I went with Technafit since they off...

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