# Brake Upgrade **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [August 19, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-upgrade/108713 "2007-08-19T18:13:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blazin\_blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@blazin\_blue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/blazin_blue)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-upgrade/108713/1 "2007-08-19T18:13:36Z")
hey everyone, planning on a brake upgrade, at the moment, my 1990 s13, bone stock, non abs, is in bad condition, the rears are ok but the front brakes are gone, metal to metal, bad calipers and bad rotos, now i was just wondering what i would need to do exactly if i wanted to upgrade to a better braking system. There is this s14 braking system selling at the moment i was thinking about with rotors, pads and calipers and would i only have to re-drill the rotors to attach them to my s13? Thanks. P.S. anyone noe lyk general prices for a brake upgrade system? ---
**Author:** ![matty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matty/32/5043_2.png) [@matty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-upgrade/108713/2 "2007-08-19T19:07:08Z")
ive got a q45 big brake kit for the fronts if your 5 lug, its 100% bolt on, and these are wayyyyy bigger then stock same size rotors as z32, dul piston calipers, hawk hp pads pm me if your interested price is super cheap ---
**Author:** ![tosh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/58956e/32.png) [@tosh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tosh)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-upgrade/108713/3 "2007-08-19T21:02:44Z")
q45 kit was a nissan factory upgrade. and a good one at that. the z32 is supposed to be better, > **[300ZX Brake Swap – The E-Brake](http://importnut.net/300zxbrakeswap-ebrake-htm.htm)** > > This is a page that should have been written a long time ago.  The e-brake is the most difficult element of the entire brake swap and require more time and research to try and figure out the best s… do some research. how much money you got and what kind of driving do you do? peace ---
**Author:** ![veloz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/veloz/32/5586_2.png) [@veloz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/veloz)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-upgrade/108713/4 "2007-08-19T21:15:10Z")
Buy Good Pads, Good rotors, good fluid and bleed it well. Unless you are planning to track it, there is no need for anything bigger. BTW, I have R32 brakes all around, Awesome, but can get very pricey. I could have bought an S13 for that price. ---
**Author:** ![Jedi\_Car\_Fan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Jedi\_Car\_Fan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jedi_Car_Fan)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 6:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-upgrade/108713/5 "2007-08-20T06:20:16Z")
> [@So I made a promise.....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-made-a-promise/13763/2): > > ive got a q45 big brake kit for the fronts > > if your 5 lug, its 100% bolt on, and these are wayyyyy bigger then stock > > same size rotors as z32, dul piston calipers, hawk hp pads Q45 has a 280mm x 22mm rotor meaning the Altima/180sx Rotor is exactly the same but in 4 lug vs 5 lug so even if your not 5 lug, just buy Altima rotors instead of re-drilling the Q45 5 lug rotors. ---
**Author:** ![matty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matty/32/5043_2.png) [@matty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2007, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-upgrade/108713/6 "2007-08-20T07:13:10Z")
jeff i think your wrong theyre the same size, the q45 rotor is just 4mm thinner [http://www.ka24development.com/brake\_upgrades.html](http://www.ka24development.com/brake_upgrades.html) z32 rotors specs - 11 inchs, 32 mm wide, 12.5lbs q45 rotor specs - 11 inches, 28mm wide, 12.5 lbs according to this, theyre almost identical rotors jeff, keep in mind, i have a 180sx, and with this rotor up against mine, there definately not the same size im not saying the altima is the same or not, because i dont know altima specs