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Brembo's: The Swap and Maintenance Guide

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This may be a repost, but I did go back and check to see if this was done yet, as well I did a few searches to see if this has been done. I didn't find anything so I figured I would do it, if for anything myself just so I have all the info in one spot for when I need it. This will hopefully come in handy for a few other members as well.

This thread is basically going to be one stop spot for all the Brembo info the 3G guys will need to do the swap, either drum to disk or stock disk to Brembo, as well as service, care and maintenance of your investment

Up first, the swap to Brembo's:



http://www.club3g.com/forum/performance/140080-how-install-evo-8-9-brembo-brakes.html - this thread is drunkoffjuic's how to on swapping the GT stock brakes to Brembo's, with parts necessary to include Mitsubishi part numbers

http://www.club3g.com/forum/performance/17421-how-convert-your-gs-rear-drums-discs.html and http://www.club3g.com/forum/performance/134637-how-drum-disc-swap-using-evo-8-brakes.html - these two threads are concerned with the GS drum to disk/Brembo disk swap. First one has no pictures but a ton of info, and the second one has a lot of pics so use them together. Both include info on what cars you can pull the backplate off of in a junkyard to save from spending about $70 for each plate from the dealer

http://www.club3g.com/forum/wheels-...on-before-i-go-through-evo-8-brembo-swap.html - more random info concerned with the drum to disk swap, as well as the issue with the splash guard and what metric bolts to look for if your not going to go with the dealer part

Next section is where to get parts for the swap:

http://www.club3g.com/forum/vendor-sales/108598-goodridge-stainless-steel-brake-lines.html - stainless steel brake lines at a good price, good service and include the new banjo bolts and crush washers you'll need

Mitsubishi Auto Parts, Up to 70 % Off | Discount OEM Factory Direct Wholesale Mitsubishi Parts Warehouse - good place to get factory parts at a good price, JUST ENSURE YOU KNOW THE PART NUMBER BEFORE YOU ORDER, or have a VIN to the car the part is from to prevent things from getting messed up

Disasembly and seal replacement:

HOW TO: Brembo Caliper Breakdown - Club4G Forum : Mitsubishi Eclipse 4G Forums - 2006-2012 Eclipse Authority - great picture loaded how to from C4G of how to break down the Brembo's

The Evo 8 manual thanks to Special K: Index of /mirage/EVO 8 USA/xEvo8US/Evo8US

Here is the brake Specific Section, great for finding torque specs: http://www.lilevo.com/mirage/EVO 8 USA/xEvo8US/Evo8US/GR00006800-35A.pdf

Seals & Sensors - great price on replacement seals and dust boots for the front and rear Brembo's

Added info thanks to drunkoffjuic for seal/dustboot rebuild kits

Evo brembo rebuild

Evo
Front disc: 320x32mm
Rear disc: 300x22mm
Front caliper: 4-piston 40/46mm pistons
Rear caliper: 2-piston 40mm pistons

STi
Front disc: 326x30mm
Rear disc: 316x20mm
Front caliper: 4-piston 40/46mm pistons
Rear caliper: 2-piston 36mm pistons

350Z/G35C
Front disc: 324x30mm
Rear disc: 322x22mm
Front caliper: 4-piston 38/44mm pistons
Rear caliper: 2-piston 40mm pistons

Front Rebuild kit:*

Part # 26297FE010 Qty. 1 (enough for both sides)
~$65 + Shipping
from subarugenuineparts.com

Rear Rebuild kit:* Part # 4412012U25 Qty. 1 (enough for both sides)
~$38 + Shipping
from any Nissan OEM parts website or dealer.

*double check these part numbers with a dealer
Lancer EVO 6,7,8,9 - good place to get pads rotors and what-not for your Brembo's

Tire Rack - Your performance experts for tires and wheels - another good place to pick up Brembo pads, rotors and brake lines, just know the year of the Evo brakes your using for order accuracy

Changing Pads:

How to change your Brake Pads - evolutionm.net - EvoM how to on replacing brake pads and killing brake noise

Proven noise killing pads, thanks to NSFEclipseGT

Things to consider before powder coating your Brembo's:

Obviously you are buying your brakes used, and have no idea what condition they are really in, also they are going to be a little worn seeing as how the factory clear coat is total garbage and just a little brake fluid/brake parts cleaner is all it takes to start failing, like this:



Powder coating is a great oppurtunity to completely disasemble your calipers and check the seals, pistons, bores and dust boots, while at the same time preparing them to look brand new. Kind of like this:



Here is how mine turned out:



http://www.club3g.com/forum/show-shine/150194-powder-coating.html - thread on Voodoo's powder coat project for his Brembo's, what he did, and how he did it

http://www.club3g.com/forum/vendor-sales/130331-powder-coating.html#post3150933 - member in the vendors section who coated timster's calipers, heres some pics:





http://www.club3g.com/forum/show-shine/157048-bbk-show-off.html - A C3G thread to get some ideas on your setup

http://m.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?t=388860 - EvoM thread on what members there have done to their calipers, just some ideas

Now as you see in Voodoo's thread, he used aircraft stripper and a pressure washer to remove the factory paint. Timster had his sandblasted, and I am doing the same. For sand blasting there are some things you MUST consider. First, the piston bore MUST BE PROTECTED!!!!!!!!!! The shop doing mine bought 40 and 46mm plugs to fill the bores, but people have packed them with duct tape and kepts an eye on them to make sure the media was not blasting through the tape. Second, if you notice there is no external brake line between the 2 sides of the rear calipers. That is because the fluid travels through an internal passage, which means there is seal between the 2 halves of the rears. I do not know how the baking cycle of the powder coating process effects this, but I have seen nor read nothing that should cause concern. If someone knows please say something.

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1210027 - successful sandblasting thread

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1758058 - what happens if the bores are not protected when sandblasting

This is everything I can think of for now but if you have some info you think should be added please do so. Hope this helps you out
 
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#3 ·
:lol: You're really into this Brembo swap huh?


Nice work. :)
 
#7 ·
Yea I had most of these links saved as favorites just for reference because I wantto do it right. I guess because I'm a n00b I've had a few pm requests for info from other new joins. I just decided it would be easier to have it all in one spot for everyone.

As for pics they're already in the how to's I didn't think there was a need for more but it is a long boring looking post I know.
 
#11 ·
I just tried this for the rear caliper and I put air into it using the air compressor but the pistons didn't come out. Maybe not enough air pressure? I had to go to my neighbors and use his air compressor and he didn't turn it up very much. And I am guessing that is why. He told me to undo the bleeders and I was like naww not going to do that.
 
#13 ·
If you undo the bleeders it will let the air out, it needs A LOT of air pressure. Mine was set to 120 psi and they only popped out .25" which is enough to expose the lip to get the 2 flat heads under it and pull it out. Just watch the dust boot.

If the air nozzle has little holes around the end to prevent pressure build up you need to put your fingers over there to get he pressure to build up if that makes sense. I did it for all 4 calipers so I can promise it works. I know voodoo used the same how to so just keep trying
 
#16 ·
i did some supra brakes where we used air to shoot them out, we had a big ass compressor and still took about 20 sec but when they flew out they really flew, we held a bucket over them so the pistons wouldn't hit the ceiling like the first one did, or get brake fluid in our eyes
 
#19 ·
Yayy! It is a sticky now.. A little update I tryed doing it again with my neighbor while he let me use his air compressor but the damn air gun he has the nozzle doesn't fit within the brembo. This week I am going to try taking to my friends house so I can use his air compressor. :happysad:
 
#21 ·
I ordered a set of seals (dust boots) for the front caliper from Girodisc.com and they are from what I can tell just as good as the brembo dust boots. They're just half the price at $52 with shipping. I'll put pics up as soon as I get them on (whenever my brakes are done getting coated)
 
#22 ·
you do understand that is just for one caliper.....right?
 
#26 ·
Evo brembo rebuild


Evo
Front disc: 320x32mm
Rear disc: 300x22mm
Front caliper: 4-piston 40/46mm pistons
Rear caliper: 2-piston 40mm pistons

STi
Front disc: 326x30mm
Rear disc: 316x20mm
Front caliper: 4-piston 40/46mm pistons
Rear caliper: 2-piston 36mm pistons

350Z/G35C
Front disc: 324x30mm
Rear disc: 322x22mm
Front caliper: 4-piston 38/44mm pistons
Rear caliper: 2-piston 40mm pistons


Front Rebuild kit:*

Part # 26297FE010 Qty. 1 (enough for both sides)

~$65 + Shipping

from subarugenuineparts.com


Rear Rebuild kit:*

Part # 4412012U25 Qty. 1 (enough for both sides)

~$38 + Shipping

from any Nissan OEM parts website or dealer.


*double check these part numbers with a dealer
 
#38 ·
Niiiice, love the new pics you put up there, while your at it you may want to add this link too.

Official: RE-PAINTED BREMBO's Thread - evolutionm.net

For anyone who wants to take their brembo color further than just stock red, and let me tell you there are some sexi colors on there. :yum:

F.y.i. I just installed the brembos last weekend and no, the stock Evo bolts will not fit on the rear as some of you may already know, we had to go and get this size instead:

M10-1.50X20MM
 
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