LS 4-piston Brake setup for my SC4
06-09-04, 12:45 AM
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Originally posted by One HoT SC400
Don't really need SS lines, unless your current lines are defective...It brakes good as it is....IMO
I was thinking of doing the SUPRA rears also...Gives the ride more of a balanced feel...Then again, don't really need it...It's not like my car is running on 500+HP to the wheels anyways...
Don't really need SS lines, unless your current lines are defective...It brakes good as it is....IMO
I was thinking of doing the SUPRA rears also...Gives the ride more of a balanced feel...Then again, don't really need it...It's not like my car is running on 500+HP to the wheels anyways...
at this point i will only change if it's needed!
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06-09-04, 04:51 AM
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Here's a pic of my LS 400 upgrade. I have to touch up the calipers, put on the stickers and paint the rotors and it'll be finalized. Until then, just great braking power! 
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06-09-04, 09:49 AM
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Originally posted by jeremyp111
Here's a pic of my LS 400 upgrade. I have to touch up the calipers, put on the stickers and paint the rotors and it'll be finalized. Until then, just great braking power!
Here's a pic of my LS 400 upgrade. I have to touch up the calipers, put on the stickers and paint the rotors and it'll be finalized. Until then, just great braking power!
06-09-04, 12:05 PM
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Originally posted by nextlevelcoupe
looks good... how are your hankook ventus tires??
looks good... how are your hankook ventus tires??
06-09-04, 02:25 PM
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Originally posted by jeremyp111
Pretty good, actually. I expected the worst from them (cuz they're cheap), but I have to say that for the money they are a very good tire. I thought I'd have to have them roadforce balanced, but they were perfect. Maybe I just got a lucky set, I don't know. I only paid $132 ea mounted and balanced so they are a definite bargain for an 18" hi performance tire.
Pretty good, actually. I expected the worst from them (cuz they're cheap), but I have to say that for the money they are a very good tire. I thought I'd have to have them roadforce balanced, but they were perfect. Maybe I just got a lucky set, I don't know. I only paid $132 ea mounted and balanced so they are a definite bargain for an 18" hi performance tire.
06-21-04, 11:47 PM
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Originally posted by One HoT SC400
The hardest part of the install was cutting the dust shield off...It took me 20 minutes of hacking to get that thing out....
It is very important to bleed the brakes after installation..
The hardest part of the install was cutting the dust shield off...It took me 20 minutes of hacking to get that thing out....
It is very important to bleed the brakes after installation..
Did you get a new LS dust shield?
And what do you mean by bleed the brakes?
Thanks
06-22-04, 02:53 AM
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The LS dust shield won't fit the SC. I bought a set when I did my LS brake upgrade and found out the hard way. I just bent my shield and reshaped it so the larger rotors fit with it in place. You could buy some Supra TT dust shields and throw them on, but I'd save the money and just cut it off or bend it.
10-07-05, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by aliga
if you have 2.75" from the face of the rotor to the inner spoke of your rim, then the wheels will clear.
10-07-05, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by 97Soarer
I wished I read this thread earlier. I have 2" to play with from the rotor to the inner face of the spokes. I guess my rims didn't have a type 2 face. I'm surprised these are fitting for a lot of people. Does this have to do anything with the width of the rim, the offset, or how much of a lip the rim has?
I don't think you'll be able to do it with only 2". I measured about 2.5" on my wheels before
installing the brakes and my wheels barely clear. Where are you located in CA?
10-09-05, 11:30 PM
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I carefully measured how much space I had before I installed the rotors and LS400 calipers.
First pic: I have about 2.5" from the face of the rotor to the inside of the spoke.
First pic: I have about 2.5" from the face of the rotor to the inside of the spoke.