Is it worth purchasing the akebono brake kit for your sedan?

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May 6, 2016 | 09:38 PM

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Thanks for all the info.

One thing tickled the back of my mind. I installed the BBK.

I did not upgrade the master cylinder.

My brakes feel great. No deep pedal travel, great linear response, no fade. As I said: great. I drive with enthusiasm around my area which is nothing but twisties and hills. No issues.

Sooooooo......master cylinder upgrade?

Sean

May 6, 2016 | 10:55 PM

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These feel pretty good;

May 7, 2016 | 11:33 AM

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He won't. 4DRZ already has the BBK. But I say ban him anyway, just for making the suggestion.

That's a shame you didn't pick up my sarcasm as I was laying it on pretty thick. Time to ban Rochester for being dense.

May 7, 2016 | 12:02 PM

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Now I think you should get banned for suggesting I get banned after saying you should get banned when Brad suggested banning you.

May 7, 2016 | 12:19 PM

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Now I think you should get banned for suggesting I get banned after saying you should get banned when Brad suggested banning you.

"So it's gotta be your bull."

Brad was suggesting the OP get banned if he got the covers so that means an auto lifetime ban for you. Nice knowing you buddy

May 7, 2016 | 12:42 PM

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^^^
I had to look that up.

Tommy Boy, LOL

May 7, 2016 | 01:37 PM

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^^^
I had to look that up.

Tommy Boy, LOL

Yeah, I thought I would continue with Tommy Boy quotes after the "laying on the sarcasm pretty thick" line.

May 7, 2016 | 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Falker11

If you do, get them painted before install!

edit: did the xS not already come with these??

To my understanding the sedan had a "sport appearance package" (different seats, paddle shifters, aluminum pedal, 18" rims) as where the coupes package (as well as the RWD sedan sport?) came with the akebonos and some suspensiopn upgrades.

May 7, 2016 | 03:24 PM

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I have the sedan Sport and it has the Akebonos and suspension upgrades. It's not the magic carpet that is a regular Journey.

May 7, 2016 | 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Rochester

If you're looking for jaw-braking performance (see what I did there? LOL), then no. For a daily driver, the non-sport setup stops the car just as well as the sport brakes.

If what you want is impressive looking hardware, then absolutely. The Akebono BBK that Nissan has been using for the last decade is some of the most attractive brakes on the market for an OEM car. The rotors are huge, and the calipers are so sexy. It's really quite a shock when you look at this understated sedan, and see that hardware. I love that my 6MT has it.

My advice would be to paint your non-sport calipers flat-black. Then buy aftermarket rims that don't showcase the brakes. A wheel with narrow 15-spokes, for example. Something elegant rather than aggressive, like this:

Yeah the plan has always been to go to 19"s or 20", my think is that if im replacing the wheel im most defenitely going to replace the breaks at the same time. (especially after this post, lol)

Now is there anything else required when installing these on a sedan versus a coupe? any extra hardware or elbow grease required?

May 7, 2016 | 03:28 PM

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What's broken that you're replacing?

May 7, 2016 | 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by blnewt

If you do this I will personally go out of my way to ban your membership, and not just temporarily.

And if you follow that Akebono link that I posted you can put together a new Akebono kit for about $1100 (last I checked)

Lmao you wont have to worry about that. Nothing looks cheaper than someting cheap trying to look expensive. And yeah I definitely cruised right passed your post so disregard the plug and play question.

Thanks again brothaman!

May 7, 2016 | 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by slartibartfast

What's broken that you're replacing?

Shopping for knowledge before investing in future upgrades. I appreciate your implication that "if it isn't broken dont fix it" but thats not what I'm asking here. If so, the thread would be titled more like "my brakes dont work...halp"

Good Day Sir