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DarkJak · 06-01-2022, 06:30 PM

For stock brakes, the Stoptech replacements for the Akebonos hold up well.
If you're willing to shave off some material from the stock caliper, I have a set of rotors using Wilwood 72 vane rings that also held up really well. Extra bonus being the Wilwood rings are also cheap.

I looked into Racing Brake but was skeptical on long term replacement rings, and haven't looked into Frozen before.

Unfortunately, the extra pad depth (2.25" vs 2") plus the bulky caliper design that has extra material that sits more inwards than necessary means a ton of great ring options just don't work for the Akebonos.

EDIT:
Another option I find interesting the Paragon's 2 piece kit
https://paragonbrakes.com/2-piece-ro...t-nissan-370z/
I have a set of their rotors I just bought for my Exige, which stood out due to vane count and air gap, which other OEM sized 2 piece rotors were worse on. I don't know much on how their rings hold up though.

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DarkJak A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 1,390 Drives: 2009 370Z Rep Power: 13448	For stock brakes, the Stoptech replacements for the Akebonos hold up well. If you're willing to shave off some material from the stock caliper, I have a set of rotors using Wilwood 72 vane rings that also held up really well. Extra bonus being the Wilwood rings are also cheap. I looked into Racing Brake but was skeptical on long term replacement rings, and haven't looked into Frozen before. Unfortunately, the extra pad depth (2.25" vs 2") plus the bulky caliper design that has extra material that sits more inwards than necessary means a ton of great ring options just don't work for the Akebonos. EDIT: Another option I find interesting the Paragon's 2 piece kit https://paragonbrakes.com/2-piece-ro...t-nissan-370z/ I have a set of their rotors I just bought for my Exige, which stood out due to vane count and air gap, which other OEM sized 2 piece rotors were worse on. I don't know much on how their rings hold up though. __________________ @stupidtoycars \| My track vids 09 7AT\|MCS 2WNR\|Topgunz Rotrex\|Ecutek (Eugene)\|Maxxis RC1\|Titan-7 TS-5\|OSG LSD\|Rear Mount Derale Oil Cooler (WIP)+25 Trans Cooler\|Fismo\|G-LOC R12/R10\|Zeta III L\|NLR Wing and Splitter\|CJM Pan and Fuel Hat\|Radium Surge Tank\|AP Racing CP9668 Last edited by DarkJak; 06-03-2022 at 09:52 AM.