Nissan stagea Series 2 Brake Upgrade R32 Callipers

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14-11-2018, 07:05 AM

Borrowed from elsewhere

I went ahead and upgraded the front brakes on my Series 2 today.
I actually didn't think the brakes were bad at all to begin with, but I had access to a kit of parts at a decent price and thought it was worth a go.
The kit uses R32GTR calipers, 330mm discs and some brackets and spacers.

I've used DS2500 pads.

Here's the calipers after cleaning up.

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I decided I wanted something a bit different for the colour. So I went for dark blue smooth hammerite aerosol. I don't believe in these fancy heat resistant brake calipers paints, I just think they are unnecessary.

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The S2 brake mounts are M14 as per R34 and because all other prior models are M12, I had ordered some 14mm O/D 1mm wall stainless tube. This just needed cutting to the correct length to use as sleeves inside the caliper mounting holes on the hub carrier. Here you can see those bits and the old 290mm original disc with the new disc.

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The original caliper unbolted and disc removed, so that I could weigh up fitment. It turned out that I needed to cut just a little of the bottom leading edge of the disc shield to clear the new caliper.

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Here's the adapter bracket fitted ( this is the O/S because I forgot to take a pic of the N/S )

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I used R32 GTR flexy hoses and slightly longer hard pipes into the calipers because the Stagea ones would have been too short and also it just seemed sensible to avoid the well known banjo bolt issues. I will be able to braided lines much easier too.

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A quick bleed up and the finished article

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I took my motor out for a run to bed them in and there is a definate improvement in stopping power, but possibly a little loss of feel, though that may improve with a few more miles.

It took me about 4 and half hours to do the job, but I was slow because I'm still recovering from a broken ankle and I have to keep taking a break.

Overall I think it's worth it, but I'm glad I didn't pay the £400 or so that this sort of kit would normally be because the improvement wouldn't be worth that to me. Though it might be a bigger improvement over S1 brakes.

One other advantage is that the R32 alloy calipers are much lighter than the original iron ones.

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