G37 / FX50 Akebono Brake Retrofit

Airvtec said:
Turbocad6 is checking the length the studs needed for the rears. This might mean the studs that come with the Ichiba V1 spacers might not be the right length?
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I think I'm missing something here.. Why would you need to replace the rear studs to get the rear kit working? Also, there's plenty of space at the rear to fit even a 4 piston caliper there with 15mm spacers.. I don't think the 2 piston g37 calipers will have a clearance issue..

Also, I think the Gianelle Spideros will fit without any spacers. I put them on last week and will check the gap soon..

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Yup. It's exactly 15mm apart using this ruler BUT since there is about 2-3mm more space from the ruler's edge, I'd say Spideros would fit without any spacers at all.. I'd rather keep the look with the spacers though.. :smile:
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the bolts that I need to pull out & measure have nothing to do with the studs. I need to measure the 4 rear hub bolts cause they need to be longer than stock...

I still don't have the corrected pdf's but I have the originals which are close enough for you to see parts #'s & prices... there are a few smal differences with a clip & some pins but nothing significant. these kits I asked for with stoptech SS lines but they are optional. the reason why I wanted to include stoptech lines is cause the stoptech banjo bolts are a bit shorter then the stock bolts & shortening them is as easy as chamfering the center hole with a counterbore bit in a drill press or even with a drill & a vice, stoptech bolts don't need to be cut at all just countersink the center hole where stock bolts do need to actually be shortened & then bored...

also, on the rear brakes, I also included the 2 backing plates but if you wanted to shave $200 off the top of this rear setup you could cut your original backing plates & not have to change them, but a cleaner job with new correct backing plates... if you leave out the backing plates & the stoptech lines your getting closer to the $2k mark than the $2,500 mark....



remember, these pdf's are not 100% acurate. 4 of the shown front clips are not necissary & the 2 rear same clips are not necissary, & the rear has only 2 pins listed where it really requires 4.
 
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EG3 said:
I think I'm missing something here.. Why would you need to replace the rear studs to get the rear kit working? Also, there's plenty of space at the rear to fit even a 4 piston caliper there with 15mm spacers.. I don't think the 2 piston g37 calipers will have a clearance issue..

Also, I think the Gianelle Spideros will fit without any spacers. I put them on last week and will check the gap soon..

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Yup. It's exactly 15mm apart using this ruler BUT since there is about 2-3mm more space from the ruler's edge, I'd say Spideros would fit without any spacers at all.. I'd rather keep the look with the spacers though.. :smile:
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Okay, my bad. I thought the bolts Turbo is talking about are the ones the wheels would mount to (same as the replacement studs supplied by Ichiba V1 spacer kit). If that was the case, then my concern was that if I got the Ichiba V1, the studs might not be the correct length any more, cuz Turbo has custom length bolts. My mistake obviously. I know the rears will fit the FX50 kit without any spacers, but I like to keep the front & rear at even width, especially with AWD. :rolleyes:
 
Thanks for the updates, looks like this is getting close to finish. Question......are we looking for Joe to initiate a group buy or will you yourself just give us the ok to call Joe to place are orders?

Once again gotta say thanx for making this happen. No way it would have happen without you doing the ground work. :tup:
 
from reading turbocad's price quote from infinitiparts, it looks like they give volume discounts.
But I think it would make more sense when we try a "group" buy that we do it by regions, to save on shipping cost.

* I only thing I was contemplating is getting non-oem rotors.
 
theMerchant said:
* I only thing I was contemplating is getting non-oem rotors.
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+1 but I first need to get in contact with this company that's close to me to see if I can just hand walk in the oem rotors from Joe. See if they can drill and slot the rotors from Joe...........maybe possible. http://www.r1concepts.com/index.php

They use oem rotors.
These items are Original Equipment Manufactured items and will NOT require any type of additional modifications. However, we do recommend the use of new brake pads.
http://www.r1concepts.com/faq.php
 
done, big thanks to turbocad.

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ok, I know it's been a long time with these... they've already been on my car for months & months now & have now been transfered to soons fx as you see above :smile: I can honestly say that these are great brakes, worlds better than stock Fx brakes for sure, quiet & trouble free, much less finicky than even the rotoras... every time I get the rotora squeal I wonder why I didn't just stay with the FX50 brakes :tongue:

I've had the balljoint adapters for a while now, well I just finally got all my bolts & washers in too & I now have available the complete mounting kit for these rear brakes...

I have not bought a whole bunch of pieces of the brake line bolts to shorten... I hesitate to invest that much more money into this when I don't know how many guys are even going to do this retrofit... as it stands now already I have a pretty significant investment in these kits... the brake line bolts can be delt with on an individual basis, & the variable there is wether you go with stop tech lines or not... if you do go with stop tech lines then the bolts they do include with the stop tech lines are already a bit shorter & only require a slight amount of reaming the tip with a drill bit, this is probably the best way for most to go really so I don't want to buy a bunch of stock bolts to modify... this is easy enough to do yourselves really & I can show you how... if you have & can work a drill you can shorten the stop-tech bolts, it's very easy...

this is the kit, this is everything that is necissary to mount these in your fx. the rest of the parts are listed in the pdf's that I attached...

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this is the same kit that rookie used to mount his G37 brembo kit to his fx... the price for this kit is $70 to you guys, now I can only hope that I wind up eventually selling enough to at least break even :shy: if anyone wants them they are available now, everything is available now & you can have this on your own fx, a complete OEM quality front & rear big brake kit for around $2,500 or so, depending on the rotors & brake lines you decide to go with... the backing plates that are listed in the pdf's are NOT necissary really, you can easily trim youre existing backing plates as I winded up doing on soons car & eliminate the expense of the backing plates ...

if anyone wants this kit, paypal me $70 +$8 shipping in the USA to turbocad6 at mindspring dot com, include your address & a note with your payment that this is for the fx50 brake adapter kit & I'll get this out to you... I don't know if I'll ever do another batch of these, I'll see how it goes, but if anyone wants them they are available now...

please direct your questions to this thread if you can, as my PM's are always close to full & it's easier for me to deal with support for these here...
 
What a journey, and I just happened to see this today for its conclusion. Great work and persistence to all involved.
 
If only I can convince soon to transfer them to my fx...

Great job turbo....I call dibs on one set! I have no excuse now that i know it'll fit my rims.
 
Nightkidz_FX said:
Hey Soonster, How's the ride with the new Brake kit from John. I would really like to upgrade mine soon. :laugh:
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the bite is crazy and firm. the oem's had lots of fade. I believe john has written lots of the technical info since he was the primary tester on the FX platform. for the fronts, that's the best bang for the $$$ and going to the rear setup completes it entirely. good luck on your decision, I'm glad I got these on for (1) safety and (2) looks.:wink:
 
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I want....but i know for sure they wont clear my Rims. My OEM barley clears......
 
soonster said:
here's another option - stoptech's cross drilled/slotted for front g37 bbk (should be fully compatible for the fx50s)

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chiFX45 said:
i wonder how long until they come out with slotted/drilled rotors for these?!
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they are available , 1piece rotor: stoptech is selling the front G37s (same for the FX50s). nothing for the rears for the FX50s yet.
 
Hi Turbo, just sent you the money for the kit.

I figured I might as well try to summarize this, so please edit this as needed:

Caliper clearance required:
47.5 millimeters = 1.87007874 inches
Caliper clearance recommended:
49.5 millimeters = 1.9488189 inches

This is basically the same size as the Brembo GT 4 piston FX35/FX45 kit in terms of clearance.

Modifications: Need to shorten brake line bolts by reaming the tip with a drill bit.

Question:
1) Do both the front and rear brake lines need to have the brake line bolts shortened?
2) If we do decide to purchase stainless steel lines, the Stoptech FX35/FX45 stainless steel brake lines front and rear are the correct to buy? (I can't tell from the part number)
3) Any reason to purchase the rear plate assembly? It's a dust shield? Any other purpose where cutting or removing the old one would be harmful for the car?

Turbo, if you could modify this list as you said some of the Pins/Clips might need updating:

Front Kit:
1 INF D1060-JL00B / Pad Kit-Disc Brake
1 INF D1080-JL00A / Disc Brake kit – can get aftermarket instead of these, I believe any G37S or FX50S rotor will fit
2 INF 40206-JL00A / Rotor Disc Brake Front
1 INF 41001-JL00A / Caliper Assy-Front Right
1 INF 41011-JL00A / Caliper Assy-Front Left
4 INF 41217-JL00A / Pin
4 INF 41218-JL00A / Clip
1 9504200 / Stop-tech SS Front Brake lines
Total Cost: $1,168.66 - $264.63 Discount + $45.97 shipping = $950.00
*discount that Turbo got

Rear Kit:
2 Turbocad's 2 Ball joint adapters
8 Turbocad's bolts
8 Turbocad's washers
1 95042500 / Stop-tech SS Rear Brake lines
1 INF D4060-JL00A / Pad Kit-Disc BR
1 INF D4080-JL00A / Hardware Kit
2 INF 40262-EG010 / Nut-Knuckle Spindle
2 INF 41218-JL00A / Clip
1 INF 43019-1CA0A / Housing-Rear Axle, RH
1 INF 43019-1CA0A / Housing-Rear Axle, LH
2 INF 43206-JL00A / Rotor Brake – can get aftermarket instead of these, what fits? G37S and FX50S rotors?
1 INF 44001-JL00A / A Caliper RH 99
1 INF 44011-JL00A / Brake-Rear LH
1 INF 44020-1CA6A / Plate Assy-Back, Rear – I think these are not required if you want to trim your old ones
1 INF 44030-1CA6A / Plate Assy-Back, Rear – I think these are not required if you want to trim your old ones
2 INF 44217-JL00A / Pin
Total Cost: $1,964.52 - $479.81 Discount + $55.30 shipping = $1,540.00
*discount that Turbo got
 
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