do it too D! honestly lately it's been crazy. seeing all the guys doing this and that, i feel i am a dead dog

and yeah, very nice hameed, congrats on the new brakes!

 

Dude, those are huge~!

And I thought my Supra brakes were cool.......lol

 

WOW is all I can say Hameed. What an incredible setup!!! You can't get any better than HRE's with a set of StopTech big boys behind them!!

Way to go, beautiful choice!!

 

They look great Hameed!! Now I'm wanting to do mine as well. Keep up the good work.

 

DAMM hameed those things are sweet , man you are building a true german killer

have you thrown anyone out the windshield as yet hitting those huge rotors , couple of guys down here (i think reg and johnee ) had the pleasure of getting pressed up against the windshield when my supra setup was questioned but those should eject some passengers



great setup , i might have to take a trip up to you one day to go for a ride with ya

 

Thanks guys for all the props! The brakes are absolutely amazing and very firm. Whenever I apply them it feels like a parachute has opened up behind me and yanked me to a stop.

Ed, I could not have said it better myself. Yes, all of you FL guys should come out Canada and we can have one major CL meet with hooked up cars!!
Yes indeed - very interesting. The stock 11 inch rotors are definitely heavier than these 14's. Absolutely no question about that.

With the lighter wheels, lighter suspension and lighter brakes, my car is indeed a blast to drive!!!

Now for the next round of mods
EDFC and LSD.........................

 

Hameed excellent work..I love those brakes and hope to upgraded to them in the next few months myself. I will most likely go with Red calipers. Nice wheels as well....keep it up man!

 

Im keeping stock brake setup, but I will need all new rotors and pads in a few months... Ok so far Ive concluded:

OEM toyota pads, front and rear
and:

What do you guys recommend for rotors? I was thinking the basic brembo, non-slotted, non-drilled. Are these significantly lighter than the stock rotors?

Also in slight consideration is an ebay seller that has aftermarket brake rotrs for WICKED cheap... "LP parts" is the brand name, and they go for about $100 for a set of four, which makes me question them alot.

 

I swear man, the one reason I did not want a E39 Beamer when i sold my 1st Gen was because it has TOO MUCH aftermarket support. I would always tell myself, I have too much stuff to buy for that car: wheels, suspension, aero, Angel Eye/Celis lighting, braking, braces, ICE, etc, the list goes on and on.

Day by Day I think to myself "what have I done buying this car"?? I am one of those guys that could have cared less about big brakes, but day by day I want them more and more. Someone needs to start a Mod-oholics Anonymous or something!!!!

Or better yet, you guys stop making threads about things I may want!!!! Dammit!!! LOL

Hameed, if you got the 3.76 gears, then your car is going to be very very quick! Enjoy

 

Yes indeed!

 

2.5hrs for the install? not too bad. So what is next? forced induction?
JPI

 

Hameed, that looks great behind the HRE's. Really fills up the wheel!!
Congrats man!!

 

Hameed,

VERY VERY nice indeed.. Stop by my office and let me take your baby for a test drive so I can seat those brakes in for you..

Congrats you are doing it just right buying quality parts and taking it one step at a time.. If CL has taught us anything this is the way to mod your Lexus.. I tip my cap to you!!

Ken

 

well just imagine if you get the tc as well, then you will have trouble avoiding wheel spin

 

i don't think it will be lighter. the main reason why these big brake rotors are lighter is that only the outside is of heavy duty rotor material. the center is made of strong light weight aluminum. that's where most of the weight saving is. so unless you get these kind of rotors (if one available), i don't think you can save much