Z32 Brake Upgrade/5 Lug

[Elizabeth Reed]

I found this link pretty helpful when i was looking for information on upgrading to 5 lug and z32 brakes. maybe this, along with Will's braking thread will help answer some questions

http://my240.epijunkie.com/5_Lug_and_Z32_Brake_Conversion

[Elizabeth Reed]

yeah i forgot no one posts in the tech sections lol

[SCato]

lol yea.

[Casey]

good info. if you have any questions on brakes myself, and wes know a whole lot about z32. we've both had experience in it and have yabberd our heads off back and forth on how to do the ebrakes and all that jaz lol. so if you need any help *anyone* feel free to ask.

[Elizabeth Reed]

if you just do FRONT z32 brakes and just use OEM s14 rear rotors do you suggest upgrading BMC?

[Casey]

if you just do FRONT z32 brakes and just use OEM s14 rear rotors do you suggest upgrading BMC?

ive got the 26mm z32 fronts and stock rears.
and i hate it.

my rear brakes arent strong enough. i want all 4 brakes to lock when i slam the brakes down and throw the clutch in. but only the fronts do.

im going to do hawk pads, and z32 rears eventually.

[Elizabeth Reed]

yeah i guess im just going to have to just piece stuff together slowly unless i get lucky and find an entire 5 lug all together

[Casey]

yeah i guess im just going to have to just piece stuff together slowly unless i get lucky and find an entire 5 lug all together

s14 front lower control arms

s14 front 5 lug spindles

spindle sleves to use oem struts *S13 bolt and strut hole is smaller than s14.*

s14 adjustable tension rods

you can keep oem tie rods, but they suck. or buy aftermarket rods. tein or whatever you like. and fi you do this i would get s13 stuff cuz its all adjustable. if you dont know the s13 LCA is 10mm shorter than s14 LCA.

[Elizabeth Reed]

i know using oem stuff is better but i was planning on getting the attain front and rear 5 lug hubs..

[Wes]

i know using oem stuff is better but i was planning on getting the attain front and rear 5 lug hubs..

Just get S14 OEM fronts and Z32 rears, and put new S14 ball joints in the S13 arms.

Atleast, thats what I did.

[Elizabeth Reed]

So don't get any aftermarket hub conversiions?

[Wes]

I would say go with OEM, just on the simplicity of wheel bearing replacement if you have to. And it probably would come out cheaper anyways.

[Elizabeth Reed]

True fact. Id really like to do z32s all the way around I just gotta figure out what to get,

If I'm using aftermarket arms is there a need to replace the balljoints?

[Wes]

Cant use Z32's up fronts, Z32 has a FLCA and a FUCA, it wont mount up, haha, I tried when I had all 4 corners from a Z32.

Aftermarket arms should come with new balljoints, but if they are S13 aftermarket arms, you'd still have to put S14 ball joints in them.

[Elizabeth Reed]

Yeah ok I understand better now. This is a whole new area for me that I just now started looking into

When I saif z32s all the way around I meant z32 brake.

[Wes]

Whenever you start on it, just holler at me, I dont mind lending a hand.

But yeah, just get S14 front hubs/spindles. Z32NA or S14 rear hubs, and all your brakes will bolt back up, just gotta rerdrill the rotors.

And yeah, get the Agency spacers for the struts, or use S14 front struts/coilovers and the S14 bolts.
Im just using S14 struts up front for the time being.

I just wanted to go OEM so I had an excuse to get new balljoints, I figured since my hatch had over 220k on it, and they were probably original, it was a good time to anyways.

[AFSil80]

No matter what, be sure you use S14 ball joints with S14 spindles.

Using S13 ball joints = big no-no.