if they are the brembos then its a direct bolt on and will give you better stopping power, there are many people on here that have done so

 

...just keep in mind that the brembo brake upgrade means you've just limited your wheel choices as well. (you can never go back to 15" wheels much less 14" and so far I've only seen 1 set of unique 16s that fit and even most 17s won't work )

 

i have the g20 sport rims.. now.. are the brembo brake set up the ones that come originaly on the spec-v??

 

Brembo brakes were not available on the 2002 or 2003 SpecV and did not appear until 2004 SpecV

I'm not the authority on SpecV though so I don't know if it was a standard SpecV thing starting with 2004 or an option so I'm sure someone else can chime in.

The brembo option is very obvious though FWIW. They will be gold calipers with BREMBO imprinted right on them for the front (the rear are not brembo IIRC)

 

Since I have the G20 Sport rims.. then that brake setup would not fit correct??

 

incorrect

The g20 sport rims are only 16" and will NOT clear specV brembo brakes.

Like I said, I have only heard of 1 set of specialized rims in 16" to clear the specV brembo brakes.

You will need to find 17s (because my understanding of that 1 lone set of 16s that fit aren't even made any more and were a fluke/luck to find for that one person) -- you can do some searching here to try to find that post/thread (It MIGHT be on the brembo club thread but I don't remember). ..and BTW, NOT ALL 17s clear either so do your research before you buy!!! For example, the 17" factory 2002 or 2003 SpecV wheel does NOT clear the brembo specV brakes of 2004!!!!!

 

thanks chris.. and i just traded a set of 2004-2006 spec-v rims for the G20 sport.. I guess i have to look for another brake setup that would work on the Sport rims.. thanks again..

 

DOH.. Yeah, those wheels would have worked...

You can always do the p11 brake upgrade (cheapest, fastest, easiest without even touching the calipers -- just change rotors, carriers and pads and improve the braking on the p10!)


OR are you talking about a p11 in the first place?

 

The wilwood's do fit on the sport rims, right? If so, that may be an option for you.

I'm just guessing you want the free brakes from your friend instead

 

Sorry I forgot to mention I have a 99 P11T.... I did the trade because I like the Sport rims better...

 

okay, to improve braking, have you considered going SS Brake lines 1st? and improving the brake pads you are using (doing a full flush of the system and possibly upgrading brake fluid?)

You'd be surprised what SS brake lines can do for braking feel for example.

 

no worries.

It seems Techafit is the company to talk to about custom applications (see other brake-line thread here for details) and apparently the only company willing to work with g20 owners so far (goodridge wouldn't give us the time of day when I tried to get them to make modifications for better fitment for example)

and upgrade on brake fluid would be ATE gold or ATE super blue (good for up to 4 years in a street vehicle but only good for a few track events before needing to be bled in that application)

 

yeah ive missed that techafit GB by couple days, but there is a thread on a design flaw on those. any particular brand of fliud you can suggest?

 

ATE Gold or ATE Super Blue. www.ogracing.com sells it for $10.95 a bottle IIRC (that's what I would recommend for someone who want's to keep it in a street car for 2-4 years)

 

so the 2002 and 2003 spec v rims fit both the p11 and p10 correct me if im wrong

 

YES, the SpecV rims fit p10 and p11 fine.. BUT the 2002 and 2003 specV rims will NOT fit over the 2004+ specV Brembo brakes is what I was trying to get at.

 

Those 16" that fit, are you talking about the Regamasters? I know a couple of other high dollar wheels (TE37, SSR Type-C both 16x8) that fit over brembos. Being forged and having small, thin spokes is always a plus.

If you REALLY wanna know what wheels fit, head over to the B15forums. They'd be glad to help you out.

 

if they look very close to SSR typeC then yes...

 

Are we even sure that the brakes are Brembo?

Do they look like these:

 

what ever year the 17" 5 spoke specV's are, i belive they fit over the brembvros....i have seen people with SpecV with those rims & calieprs

 

careful cause the 2002-2003 specV rim and the 2004 specV rims were both 17" so saying the 17s fit may confuse people who don't know the difference between the spokes.

The 04+ are flat spokes and the 02-03 are more of a dished spoke (hard to explain but if you search around for 2002 vs 2004 specV stock wheel photos you'll understand and see what I'm talking about)

 

how much does he want for his brembos??? hehe...might want them...

 

i was reading and i found that the Q45 calipers are some type of upgrades for the P11 is this correct??

 

thanks for the spec v's rob brembo's will be in the future of the p10.. thats why i didn;t need them sport rims lol. If you need brembo's in the future i can get them from Nissan for a pretty gooood price.. about 400 brand new.. just for calipers though.

If you want a nismo strut bar i got it.. i think im going to keep that nissan strut bar and take out the hood latch and put up gas shocks for the hood. Let me know..

 

they are NOT an upgrade... IIRC, they are the same calipers and p11 carriers is all...

 

Actually I was searching for the brembo calipers and I found some for the Spec-V that were "non-Brembo" 4 piston... those might be what he's talking about.

Lemme get a link going here...

 

Is the Q45 calipers and upgrade to the stock P11??

 

Yes it is. single floating piston to dual fixed pistons iirc.

 

http://www.g20.net/forum/showpost.php?p=1286132&postcount=12

Read that carefully.

As for brake clearance.... the only two things that matter are:

1) outside diameter of caliper (i.e. how far out the caliper is from center point of hub to determine minimum inside clearance of wheel), and
2) SPOKE DESIGN ON WHEELS. I don't care what offset what width, the ONLY thing that matters when clearing brake calipers will be the design of the spoke of the wheel.



-alex

 

i got p11 (02 g20 ) was wondering what do i need to do the brembo up grade from the sentra spec V. thanks.....

 

you NEED the calipers(with internal hardware),rotors,brake pads.....the bolts from the p11 work just fine......you also NEED wheels that will clear.....also youll need to cut the dust shield off the car because the spec rotor will hit it.....i tried trimming mine like 3 times and just came to the conclusion i need to just cut it off...trimming it just wont work.....it needs to come completely off....other than those things its a bolt on affair.....not to say you spend more on braided lines but they are not a necessity.

 

if u can do so, i have them on my b15(QG) it feels great

 

From what I recall, `02-`03 SPEC-V 17's will not work with the Brembos unless you run spacers. The Brembo setup came on the '04 - '06 SPEC V's (which are 17 X 7 and not "dished" like a previous poster mentioned).

If you want to stick with your '02 Sport rims, you're better off getting the WILWOOD setup.

Honestly, IMO, if you're just running on the street as a daily-driver, you really don't need to swap out the setup. I would save that money to improve the performance of the motor, get some coilovers, and stiffen the chasis.