The Nissan 300ZX was offered through the mid 1980’s until 1996 as the third and fourth generations of the Nissan Z cars. The Z cars, led by the wild success of the venerably Datsun 240Z, are among Nissan’s most desirable cars. Powerful, sporty, and with brilliant handling, the Z cars are a blast to drive.

Part of the fun factor of any sports car comes from the knowledge the powerful brakes can bring you to a halt or slow you down smoothly and evenly on the entrance to a turn. The skeleton that binds all of the brake components together is the brake caliper.

The Nissan 300ZX brake caliper is essentially a metal housing that serves as a mount point for the pads, rotors, and brake hose. It contains the piston that compresses the brake pads against the rotors, slowing the vehicle. Like all vehicles, the Nissan 300ZX’s brake calipers are prone to wear. The rubber piston seals will degenerate over time, and they can be damaged by road debris, although this is not a common scenario. The most common symptom of a worn out brake caliper is dragging brakes, which means that the brakes of a particular wheel are being lightly engaged, even with no input from the driver at the brake pedal. If you notice premature wear of one set of brakes over all the others, you may have a faulty Nissan 300ZX brake caliper. While caliper rebuilt kits are available, if is far simpler to simply replace the caliper. Replacing the caliper is only slightly more involved than simply changing the brake rotors and pads. If your Nissan 300ZX brake caliper is failing to perform, you need to order a new or remanufactured caliper immediately, if not for performance, than simply for safety.Order anytime through our convenient 24/7 online system.