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Finally got my IS350 bbk installed. So for those of you guys wondering if you can swap IS250 small brakes with a IS350 bbk YES YOU CAN! It's pretty much a direct swap: rotors, calipers, and splash guards.
Special thanks to Tommy @ Musicbox for the install and Nigel for some parts.
Enough talking on the pics:
IS250(296mm) rotor vs IS350 (334mm) rotor:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/princox/car%20pics/IMG_0210.jpg)
Fully mounted: (yes i know decal is backwards... i'll fix it when i have time
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![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/princox/car%20pics/IMG_0211.jpg)
The closest clearance ever... 2mm lol
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/princox/car%20pics/IMG_0212.jpg)
Before:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/princox/car%20pics/IMG_4981.jpg)
After much better:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/princox/car%20pics/IMG_0213.jpg)
Spotted Tommy's new projector car.![Cool](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/cool.gif)
Special thanks to Tommy @ Musicbox for the install and Nigel for some parts.
Enough talking on the pics:
IS250(296mm) rotor vs IS350 (334mm) rotor:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/princox/car%20pics/IMG_0210.jpg)
Fully mounted: (yes i know decal is backwards... i'll fix it when i have time
![Smilie](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/princox/car%20pics/IMG_0211.jpg)
The closest clearance ever... 2mm lol
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/princox/car%20pics/IMG_0212.jpg)
Before:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/princox/car%20pics/IMG_4981.jpg)
After much better:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/princox/car%20pics/IMG_0213.jpg)
Spotted Tommy's new projector car.
![Cool](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/cool.gif)
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/princox/car%20pics/IMG_0206.jpg)
Last edited by XprincoX; 03-10-09 at 12:39 AM.
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Arent your lexus decals the wrong way round? They look a lot better with the words facing the other way IMO
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LOL...I could only get as close as 3mm?? and I had to shave down the front calipers a little bit to fit a 3mm spacer?? There must be something different on the IS250 that allows the smaller spacer. Why not just add the 1 extra mm (3mm spacer) or just go 5mm? There is going to be some flex so you will hit the caliper. I dont thing you will damage the rims but it will chip/nick up those nicely painted calipers.
Looks great Tony
Looks great Tony
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i'd stick a bigger spacer on the front wheels to be safe...that gap looks a little too close for comfort.
Or you can use this as an excuse to get new wheels with a more appropriate offset
Or you can use this as an excuse to get new wheels with a more appropriate offset
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nice set up bro...my calipers are pretty close to my Varianzas as well. too close for comfort. i wanna buy bigger spacers but like the way the wheels are sitting right now...flushed with the fender. u planning to get bigger spacers? mines are 19X8.5 +35 in the front.