Kyle B visited Z Car Garage in last summer when he purchased a Concept Z Performance Akebono big-brake kit from us. The kit included red calipers, Stoptech slotted rotors, Stainless lines and our favorite 309 pads:
We installed the brake kit on Kyle’s 2008 350z:
Stock vs Akebono:
Rear calipers, and they look fantastic behind the Enkei GTC01-RR wheels:
Since this is a base model Z33 it had an open diff. We installed a Quaife LSD assembly and while the diff was being prepped we installed Whiteline diff bushings, a common practice for ZCG:
After the summer Kyle said he would be back for more and his next visit was in January of this year. We had talked about doing KW V1 coil-overs, and eventually upgraded to V3s. ZCG has performed many KW suspension installs and we really like how they work, using them exclusively on the 300zx(z32) and 350z models. Whenever we do a coil-over and lower the ride height we always use the SPC front and rear camber arms. This ensures that a customer gets the ride height, handling and tire wear:
It was time for a clutch upgrade and we installed the JWT HD/clutch and aluminum flywheel. We also replaced the clutch master cylinder, using the CMAK upgrade from ZSpeed to delete the internal slave cylinder:
Finally, we installed some ART pipes so tuning will be the next step for Kyle.
Enjoy The Ride!
