Announcing a Ronin Speedworks Group Buy:This is a DIY big brake kit for the FC that uses spacers and adapator brackets to allow use of your OEM 4-piston calipers with brake rotors from Brembo equipped 350Zs (to be purchased separately). The 350z rotor in question is a 2" larger in diameter and more than a 1/4" thicker so the increase in thermal mass is substantial. Futhermore, a wide variety of 350z rotors are avaible up to and including "direct replacement" two piece curved vane style. Significant effort has been made to optimize pad engagement with the new rotors. As such use of this kit will require users to grind open the caliper slot. The caliper spacers to account for added thickness are precisely profiled to serve as a guide with how much to grind. Full details are in the instructions.
This is a front brake kit only. It comes with:2 Caliper relocation brackets
4 Caliper spacers
4 O-rings (for spacer to caliper sealing, other O-ring is factory)
8 Upsized bridge bolts (and damn these were hard to find)
2 Wheel spacers (account for decreased rotor thickness)
4 M12-1.25 x 35mm bolts (caliper to bracket mounting)
4 M12-1.25 x 30mm bolts (knuckle to bracket mounting)
8 Nordlock washers
1 Extremely detailed install document including all torque information.
You have two choices to keep overall brake bias optimized.
1) You can run an adjustable proportioning valve keep your OEM size rear brakes. (I'm doing this).
2) You can go big in back as well with Corksport's for their '99 spec rotor conversion. This will still shift bias forward ~1% but if you're on sticky tires this helps (as one tester was able to prove on a four wheel kit during testing).
We're opening with a group buy at the following price scale for the front kit:
FC brakes
$495 MSRP (aka lot of 1)
$465 group buy with 5 folks paid
$435 group buy with 10
$395 group buy with 20
Plan on +$200 for basic rotors and rotor machining (you need to open up the center bore of the 350z rotor to maintain hubcentricity) and you simply can't get better brakes at this price. You will need 17" wheels to run these brakes, they require 1" clearance more to wheel spokes than the OEM setup. A template for wheel clearance will be forthcoming.
Note: we're still in process of setting up business formalities so further information on group buy details are coming (IE, we need our legal counsel to tell us if we have to wait for LLC and business license to be approved before we can ship parts). I might mention that parts are already built and standing by but if we have to wait for business licenses that could put the release toward late October. Please contact Frijolee if you have immediate needs.
Group buy list:
1) SuperSlow
2) sleeper69
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