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The stock rear brakes are fairly good, a large (for such a light car) 8" x 1.75 brake shoe. Make sure the brakes and clean and adjusted correctly. Using a performance pad will improve it.
But for coolness sake... read on.
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H145
Pitroad Kit
Pitroad rear disc adapters for B110
- Uses late model S130 (280ZX) caliper and rotor (I think it says it uses Skyline HR30 adapters)
44155-N3202 machined with: * 4 new holes for the H145 pattern * an insert for the smaller diameter axle tube interface
Andy: The Pitroad rear disk brake kit only includes the brackets, E-brake cables, axle sleeve thingys, clips, rubber brake hoses, and axle bolts. You supply the calipers, pads, and rotors from an 82-83 280ZX, as well as new oil seals for the axles, wheel bearings, etc. It's pretty straight forward, you have to pull off the old drum brake assemblies and put on their new bracket just before you put the new wheel bearings in. You do have to drill two really small holes on the E brake cable holder, but other than that it's really easy.
In general, 1982 280ZX and 300ZX has a smaller rear caliper with larger pads than the early (1979-1981) 280ZX. The offset of the early vs. late caliper is quite different.
R31 Australia
You can fit the Australian-built R31 Pintara/Skyline disc brakes onto H145/H150 axle. See "Disc Over Drum" for fitting the same to H165.
Custom-made bracket similar to Pitroad adapter
AE86
To fit AE86 calipers on B110 rear axle housing, create an adapter.
H165
Sentra Rotor Adaption
Moar Piccies! See 3rotor's gallery
Factory Disc Adapters
Fits H165 and H190 rear axle assemblies, like the 1200 Ute axle assembly.
Disc Over Drum
You can do a conversion to a H165 ute diff with a Australia-built Bluebird disc rear
"Disc Over Drum" -- easy conversion for H165 or H190 diffs! Fits over 14" wheels.
Find an Aussie Bluebird with rear discs and just swap the brakes over to the H165.
Version 1 of these rear disk brakes were used on all Nissan Bluebird Series 1 [910] TRX models & LX models except for the first few weeks of LX production. These were all sedans.
Version 2 of these brakes were used on all Series 2 & Series 3 Bluebird [910] TRX models [sedans] & LX models [sedans & wagons]
They use the drum shoes as the emergency/parking brake.
R31 Australia
You can do a conversion to a H165 ute diff with a Australia-built R31 Skyline/Pintara disc rear setup.
finned caliper
Fitted the calipers facing forward as you can then run the cables back and loop around and utilise the existing hand brake bracket and cabling on the diff.
Click each photo to read the comments and find more detail:
910
910 Sedan (810/Maxima/Bluebird) use a conversion plate to bolt a rotor to drum-brake-spec hub.
Narrow Pattern
44155-N3202 ADAPTER-CALIPER 44165 $72 USD
* yoke type/double piston (wide bolt pattern)
* USA 910 1981 (0780-0681) sedan Datsun 810/Maxima IRS
* JPN F30 8009-8208 L28E Leopard/TR-X
8009-8107 L20E#
Stock Use:
44151 BAFFLE-PLATE
44151-U7800 0780-0681
44001 CALIPER ASSY-REAR RH,W/O PADS OR SHIMS [or yoke]
44001-F5490 0780-0681 <2> 44001-W1390
240Z use: use early 280ZX caliper & rotor
1200 use: same as 240Z?
fullsize
Wide Pattern
Use the same install method as the Pitroad adapters (above). The Pitroad units appear to be 44155-N3202 machined with 4 new holes for the H145 pattern, and an insert for the smaller diameter axle tube interface.
44155-04S10 ADAPTER-CALIPER 44165 * single piston type (narrow bolt pattern) * USA 910 1982-1984 (0781-) sedan 810/Maxima * JPN C31 8111- GX#+K.L20.MD Laurel * JPN F30 8108- L20E# * JPN R30 8108-8108 L20ET Skyline Stock Use: 44151 BAFFLE-PLATE 44151-04S10 0781-0683 <> 44151-04S70 44151-04S60 0783- 44151-04S70 44001 CALIPER ASSY-REAR RH,W/O PADS OR SHIMS 44001-04S90 0781- <2> D4001-04S90 240Z use: use late 280ZX caliper & rotor
1200 use: 1982-1983 280ZX (Late ZX) caliper & Rotor
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Compare various methods of use: Z Home
1985-88 Maxima (Bluebird) FWD bracket, the ID of the opening is different, and the offset is different. Machining needed, see HybridZ
Rear Axle Swaps
See Rear Axle Swaps
These include rear disc brakes:
- Complete rear end off a Toyoda with disk brakes (Corolla AE86)
- Complete rear end from a Mazda RX7 GSL-SE
- Complete rear end from a 1980 to 1981 S110 (Silvia, 200SX) H165
- Complete rear end from a 1982 to 1983 S110 H190
200SX either narrow the housing or use fender flares.
Toyoda...cheaper LSD from TRD.
Mad Dat Kit
Mad Dat sells a narrowed Nissan rear axle assembly with disc brakes. Shortened R31 28 spline unit (looks like an Aussie R31 BW78 unit).
See main article: Mad Dat Diff
