sport trim brake squeal after heavy braking

[Exquisite_Red]

I pulled a bunch of part numbers since I haven't seen any definitive information on this, and have actually seen some people stating some incorrect information as fact.

Looks like upgrading to the Nismo brakes could be tricky. I've seen people argue that the booster and master cylinder don't need to be swapped, that the differences are negligible. Only seen this cited as "trust me, bro", though. What scares me more is the different ABS control unit. If the Nismo has a unique control unit, it's safe to assume there is some other incompatible electronic shenanigans going on.

Upgrading from Sport to Performance is much more straight forward. However, I was surprised to find that the Sport has a unique parking brake assembly. Not sure why, or if that would even matter for a brake swap. But it's odd that I've never even seen it mentioned.

Also worth noting that these are pre-facelift part numbers, so a lot of them will be obsolete. But this was more about understanding the differences in trims than getting up to date part numbers.

Anyways, maybe this info will be useful to someone.

 

[Who.Am.Eye.2716]

I pulled a bunch of part numbers since I haven't seen any definitive information on this, and have actually seen some people stating some incorrect information as fact.

Looks like upgrading to the Nismo brakes could be tricky. I've seen people argue that the booster and master cylinder don't need to be swapped, that the differences are negligible. Only seen this cited as "trust me, bro", though. What scares me more is the different ABS control unit. If the Nismo has a unique control unit, it's safe to assume there is some other incompatible electronic shenanigans going on.

Upgrading from Sport to Performance is much more straight forward. However, I was surprised to find that the Sport has a unique parking brake assembly. Not sure why, or if that would even matter for a brake swap. But it's odd that I've never even seen it mentioned.

Also worth noting that these are pre-facelift part numbers, so a lot of them will be obsolete. But this was more about understanding the differences in trims than getting up to date part numbers.

Anyways, maybe this info will be useful to someone.

Thanks for creating the spreadsheet for comparison. Lot more than just BMC and Booster to upgrade to Nismo calipers.

I think you helped me save a few $$$$ by not going with Nismo caliper upgrade

 

[takemorepills]

On my Q60, they came with either the same brakes as the Sport Z or the same brakes as the Performance Z (Akebono).

The Akebono brakes really aren't that much better than the dual caliper iron brakes. But, they look far better, especially with bigger wheels.

On the Q60, you just need the Akebono rotors, pads, calipers and brake lines to upgrade from the base level brakes. The MC and ABS system are the same, and knowing Nissan, I'm 99% sure this will apply to the Z.

I had the Akebono brakes on my Q60, and honest opinion here, I'd be looking at skipping the Akebono on the Sport Z and going for something better, like Nismo. The Q60 was too heavy for the Akebono during spirited driving, admittedly the Q60 is a tank.

A decade or so ago, the 370Z platform was tested for braking performance between the 2 piston cast iron brakes and Akebono. Turned out the stopping distance was essentially the same, but the Akebono brakes had a very slight advantage on managing thermal loading after repeated braking, but not enough to declare them "track ready" the test was conducted out of curiosity after a journalist test driver stuffed a then-new 370Z into a wall. It had the Akebono brakes. Nissan did revise the pads after that embarrassing event, but they still didn't perform all that well even after the revision.