Although the 300ZX is equipped with relatively big 11-inch rotors with four-piston front and two-piston rear calipers from the factory, these brakes are wholly inadequate when the car is being ...

No one offered a brake kit for the rear so he had StopTech create a one-off set using their ST45 series caliper and matching 355x35mm rotor from the front. In the trunk, there’s even a one-off ...

Mechanically, the 300ZX is fairly stout. Aluminum brake calipers tend to warp while the later cast iron units are more durable.

Beefy four-wheel vented disc brakes with four-piston front calipers and standard ABS stop the Z from 70 mph in 171 feet. We observed no signs of fade during repeated hard trials.