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350z brembo rotor as replacement for discontinued 1 pc rotora bbk disc?
Hey all,
Recently upgraded to a set of Rotora BBK, the 1 pc disc that is discontinued. I also realized the rotors are rusted and not runnable on the set I purchased and also know that this 1 pc rotor is discontinued by Rotora.
I have been looking for a replacement set and was thinking that the 350z drilled/slotted brembo rotor that we use for the RL BBK conversion would be a direct replacement since Rotora only sells the 2 pc disc now and it is incompatible with my model and they are both 13" discs (the 350z disc and the rotora disc).
Not sure if anyone has tried this before but I'm 99% sure it will work and plan on ordering a set in hopes of a test fit and replacement.
Any help would be appreciated if anyone knows or could chime in.
I've spoke with Excelerate about this and informed them I'd be ordering a set as well to test it out since they were also able to provide me with replacement set of brake pads since my Rotora brake pads were no good as well.
- Teo
Last edited by mugenspire; 10-12-2014 at 01:23 PM.
If length is correct the only issue now is thickness. Do you have the specs for it? In worst case the 350z rotors are thicker and you will have to run them down to spec and it will work BUT if the 350z Rotors are thinner you will have a lower brake pressure all the time.
If length is correct the only issue now is thickness. Do you have the specs for it? In worst case the 350z rotors are thicker and you will have to run them down to spec and it will work BUT if the 350z Rotors are thinner you will have a lower brake pressure all the time.
Okay cool that makes sense. Yea I'll have to look up the specs for the thickness then cause I don't have either. Let's hope for a match!
Since the rotors are not cracked or warped and only rusted, wouldn't I just be able to clean them up to run them? Looked into the product 'Metal Rescue' and feel confident after watching a few videos and reading reviews in soaking the rotors for a few hours to cure/clean them up.
The only reason I've been looking for a replacement set is just because of the rust, no cracks or breaks on the rotors themselves, I just assumed I wouldn't want to run a set that is rusted and was lazy to clean it at the time.
Yea because basically...you have to upgrade to the 2pc disc now for like 1k + and trade in your old set. Fuck that. I would've just went with another brand/setup if I knew that was going to be the case.
But no worries, I always work with what I've got and I'll make this set work and it'll be glorious hahaha. I plan to clean off the rust on the rotors and get a new set of brake pads and call it a day!
Rotora left a ton of customers out in the cold when they stopped supporting their 1pc rotor BBK’s. A lot of people invested in them, and Rotora stopped producing replacement rotors, refusing to back their product and telling people they could only trade in their old kits for new 2pc rotor BBK’s. There are numerous threads here with people desperately researching solutions. I myself talked to several vendors and got close a couple times to finding a rotor that would work, but it was still a dead end. Spent a lot of time scouring the internet.
I was talking with Casey at XLR8 last year and they went to Stop Tech, but nothing came of it. They suggested two factory rotors for other cars that wouldn't work iirc. Another vendor was pretty helpful and we found some late 80's/early 90's Saleen rotors that were close, but not close. Two other vendors said they could reproduce the rotors, but the price wasn't worth it. Anyway Rotora could have easily continued to offer the rotors, but chose to screw people over instead of offering what's called customer service.
Rotora left a ton of customers out in the cold when they stopped supporting their 1pc rotor BBK’s. A lot of people invested in them, and Rotora stopped producing replacement rotors, refusing to back their product and telling people they could only trade in their old kits for new 2pc rotor BBK’s. There are numerous threads here with people desperately researching solutions. I myself talked to several vendors and got close a couple times to finding a rotor that would work, but it was still a dead end. Spent a lot of time scouring the internet. I was talking with Casey at XLR8 last year and they went to Stop Tech, but nothing came of it. They suggested two factory rotors for other cars that wouldn't work iirc. Another vendor was pretty helpful and we found some late 80's/early 90's Saleen rotors that were close, but not close. Two other vendors said they could reproduce the rotors, but the price wasn't worth it. Anyway Rotora could have easily continued to offer the rotors, but chose to screw people over instead of offering what's called customer service. But I'm not bitter or anything...
Yea found that out after searching and speaking with XLR8 as well. Thank god for metal rescue and sand paper to clean up the bbk rotors and make them look brand new! All I need now is a new set of Rotora brake pads and I'm set for this bbk repaint/rebuild/install kit!
Are the rotora calipers 2 piece? (ie separate in the middle)? If so you could run separate them, make a shim to go between the 2 pieces and run a thicker rotor like the 350z
Are the rotora calipers 2 piece? (ie separate in the middle)? If so you could run separate them, make a shim to go between the 2 pieces and run a thicker rotor like the 350z
Unfortunately they are the original 1 pc. caliper, but that would be a great idea if they were 2 pc.
Spacing the caliper is an interesting idea. But wouldn't that be a problem when it comes to piston travel? And you'd have to extend the lines that span both sides of the caliper
Slipped my mind the extra width wouldn't be there since the rotor is wider, duh. As long as the retrofitted lines are secure/air tight yea that should work.
Something else that would be affected is the wheel spacing.
10-12-2014, 01:20 PM
all the time.
