Originally Posted by
happynole 
91-94 Maxima or P10 rear calipers are to be used for the B13 chassis to upgrade rear brakes. I prefer the P10 calipers as the dog ear is a little longer making for an easier e-brake attachment.
Check, just purchased:
(1) Pair of AD22VF calipers, hardware, etc...
(1) Pair of P10 rear calipers, hardware (? - have to check)
Are the 91-94 Maxima rear calipers and the P10's essentially the same except for the longer dog-ear on the P10's? Interchangeable as far as this rear upgrade goes?
Originally Posted by
icerace2 F/R brake balance is generally not an issue with the stock calipers and master cylinders a car came with. The Altima MC and Maxima rear calipers were just another stock set up for the NX2000's sold in Europe as NX100. That means Nissan's engineers already figured out the brake bias saving you lots of testing.
The change to the full system as Nissan intended, transformed the car under braking. There was an improvement in feel, modulation and stability. I had messed it up by just throwing an Altima MC at it. Finally finishing the job brought back what had been one of the great things about the car.
Nissan gave you the Euro package described in this thread and others: Altima master cylinder, Maxima SE calipers and 10" rotors (same size as the fronts!).
Freaking awesome.
That is what I am talking about. A bad-ass Nissan upgrade, where their uber-brainiac engineers did all the bias/proportioning testing for us. I
love factory upgrades.
Originally Posted by
vqman that is good to know from a brake bias perspective.. I have upgraded my B13 front brakes to AD22's and planned on doing the Altima MC and P10 rear brakes.. but didn't realize some Nissan came standard with that setup.. it makes me feel more confident with choosing this route.
Holy geez, this stuff makes my head hurt. I've had three (3) windows open and been reading about brakes till my eyes got blurry.
Once again, are the P10 calipers going to keep the brake proportioning correct front to rear, just like if one were to use the Maxima SE calipers? Same/same?
To reiterate, I just bought used:
(1) Pair AD22VF front calipers, complete
(1) Pair P10 rear calipers, complete (? - pretty sure)
Therefore I would need:
(1) Altima GXE MC (Greg V....U13?)
(1) Pair front USDM NX2000 blanks rotors (Greg V...Brembos or equal)
(1) Pair rear JDM NX2000 rotors, the "bigger ones" that come drilled with the correct 4X100 hole pattern (Greg V)
(1) Set SS lines (Greg V's lines....Crown? I think....)
(1) lot fancy brake fluid (Greg V)
(1) lot brake pads (Greg V's recommendation for street/road course)
Anything I am missing?
Appreciate any expertise or enlightenment.
Shawn B
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