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Z32 Brake Swap & Master-Cylinder Guide

S13/S14 240SX with Z32 donor brake components

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WHERE TO BUY

Open an exact listing, then confirm fitment, stock, price, and shipping with the seller before ordering.

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What you need to know

For the front swap, match the Z32 caliper to rotor thickness and use conversion brake lines. The cited guide identifies 26 mm aluminum calipers as 1990 non-turbo only; 30 mm aluminum calipers as 1990 twin-turbo and all 1991 through mid-1992.5; and 30 mm iron calipers as mid-1992.5 through 1996. The Z32 front brake swap itself does not require an S14 upright or S14 ball joint; those parts are required only when an S13 owner chooses an OEM S14 front 5-lug conversion. For a full rear conversion, the guide specifies non-turbo Z32 parking-brake/backing hardware and non-turbo Z32 or S14 hubs when converting to 5-lug. Handle S13/S14 parking-brake cable routing through SCH-0018.

OEM numbers

Centric 130.42603 is an aftermarket early-Z32 brake master-cylinder application with a published 26.988 mm/1-1/16-inch bore and three portsthe cited fitment source covers 1990 and early-1991 Z32 variants through 1/91. No Nissan caliper or rotor part-number matrix is claimed in this row.

Supersession

Not applicable. This is a crossover-fitment guide; Centric 130.42603 is an aftermarket application number, not a Nissan supersession.

Fitment

For the front swap, match the Z32 caliper to rotor thickness and use conversion brake lines. The cited guide identifies 26 mm aluminum calipers as 1990 non-turbo only; 30 mm aluminum calipers as 1990 twin-turbo and all 1991 through mid-1992.5; and 30 mm iron calipers as mid-1992.5 through 1996. The Z32 front brake swap itself does not require an S14 upright or S14 ball joint; those parts are required only when an S13 owner chooses an OEM S14 front 5-lug conversion. For a full rear conversion, the guide specifies non-turbo Z32 parking-brake/backing hardware and non-turbo Z32 or S14 hubs when converting to 5-lug. Handle S13/S14 parking-brake cable routing through SCH-0018.

Aftermarket options

Checked 240SXMotoring package at $394.99 combines conversion lines, P2M rotors, and selected Hawk pads and says it usually ships the same business day. Calipers are explicitly not included. Rear conversion additionally needs drum parking-brake hardware and the SCH-0018 cable path. Centric 130.42603 is a verified early-Z32 1-1/16-inch three-port reference but the checked seller marked it discontinued and out of stock.

Before you buy

Match 26 mm or 30 mm calipers to rotor thickness. The checked package excludes calipers and rear parking-brake hardware. Used-caliper inventory is unreplenished and selection-specific. Front brake conversion does not itself require S14 uprights/ball joints. Centric 130.42603 was discontinued/out of stock at the checked seller.

Research and fitment sources

Supersede reviewed 8 unique research sources for this guide. 3 also appear above as a seller or official action and are not repeated here; 5 additional citations follow.

Research last verified .

  1. Importnut — 300zxbrakeswap
  2. Buybrakes — centric 130.42603 premium brake master cylinder
  3. Nicoclub — rebuilding 300zx z32 calipers
  4. Concept Z Performance — Z32 Z33AdapterKit
  5. Nissan Parts Deal — nissan cyl brke mas 46010 30p01