Will Z32 Brakes Clear SE's

[BigJack]

My question is whether 30mm Z32 brakes will clear S13 SE alloys. I saw this on the 240SX tech page:

30mm iron or aluminum calipers will NOT fit these wheels w/o spacers. Sorry.

Nissan produced two types of s-13 se wheels over the years, and there is not really any determining factor regarding which cars received them. To put it in SilBeer's words, its all based on "luck of the draw."
Wheels that clear brakes look like this:
http://is.rely.net/3-40-1353-l-eSzEBWtY1zdlesdqxYXf9g.jpg Wheels that don't clear look like this:
http://is.rely.net/3-40-1354-l-RE8EqwKRDxw8gp50tjGNgA.jpg

Has anyone heard of this? I am about to go out and check my wheels to see if they are the same as the one in the top picture.

[Elizabeth Reed]

no they will not, atleast from what i've heard.

[BigJack]

Well I just took pics of the inside of my wheel and they are just like the top picture. There really is a difference between those two different designs of the S13 SE's and it is understandable that the bottom one would not fit, while the top one is much thinner.

[Elizabeth Reed]

i remember some guy at the southeastdrift meet thing at andrettis there was a guy there who had like 25 mm spacers on his car just so he coul dkeep his se's..

[BigJack]

Here are my wheels:
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii244/bigjacsoc/Picture001-1.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii244/bigjacsoc/Picture002-1.jpg

If I get Z32 brakes here are my Goodridge SS lines that will be for sale:

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii244/bigjacsoc/Picture003-1.jpg

Here is the main reason why I want new brakes. I painted them without taping anything off and got paint on everything and it crystalized the rotors and pads:

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii244/bigjacsoc/Picture004.jpg

[SCato]

so get new pads and rotors?

you saw how long it takes yesterday, like no time at all.

but if you do sell those lines i wantz them

[Elizabeth Reed]

i have 4 stock replacement s13 rotors that are bnib i never used...

[SCato]

o and about clearing? PM Andy and see if you can test fit your wheel on his fronts. he has z32 fronts

[BigJack]

so get new pads and rotors?

you saw how long it takes yesterday, like no time at all.

but if you do sell those lines i wantz them
I WILL get Z32 brakes. When I do I will sell you the fronts since I won't do the backs. They really are great. And I will ask Andy if I can test fit my wheels on his car, I think he has spacers. But I looked all over the Nico forums and I found a few people saying that there are 2 kinds, the good ones (in the top pic), and the bad ones (bottom pic). I guess I just got lucky and ended up with the better, more rare one.

[Infinite]

if you get z32 fronts and redrill them to 4-lug i'll slap you

[Elizabeth Reed]

lol im gonna do that when i get q45s....DOH

[Infinite]

lol im gonna do that when i get q45s....DOH
well i'll dip you in honey and throw you to the homo's

[Elizabeth Reed]

god damn don't do that. i started flipping shit just how many gays were at opera lolol.

[Andy C]

stop talkin about me behind my back!

jk

yep come by whenever u want.

[BigJack]

I just read online that without a spacer, even the top rim doesn't fit 30mm, but the top one does with 26mm without a spacer, so Andy, if my wheel fits yours then it's 26mm, if not, they are 30mm.

[Casey]

I just read online that without a spacer, even the top rim doesn't fit 30mm, but the top one does with 26mm without a spacer, so Andy, if my wheel fits yours then it's 26mm, if not, they are 30mm.

if you end up getting z32 calipers in a few months i might trade you and get myself a set of 30mm aluminum calipers. i have the 26mm calipers so by your info if the 30's dont clear my 26's will. but im 5 lug so youd have to redrill the rotors. id sell them to you for the low when i do the swap. the 30mm is just less prone to brake fade but a little heavier.

[BigJack]

if you end up getting z32 calipers in a few months i might trade you and get myself a set of 30mm aluminum calipers. i have the 26mm calipers so by your info if the 30's dont clear my 26's will. but im 5 lug so youd have to redrill the rotors. id sell them to you for the low when i do the swap. the 30mm is just less prone to brake fade but a little heavier.
If I'm going to do something like this, I'm going to do it right the first time. Get 30mm aluminums, bead blast them, powder coat them, rebuild, SS lines, Hawk pads, and Brembo rotors. Done.

[Elizabeth Reed]

bead blast?

[BigJack]

bead blast?
Like sand blasting.