LS 4-piston Brake setup for my SC4
03-06-06, 03:07 PM
#121
i did the conversion about 10.000 miles ago. for 1.000miles the brakes werent any better than stock but then.... wow. i use 17" summer wheels and 16" winter wheels.
on the front i have brembo rotors plus mintex pads. oh, at the same time i also replaced the back rotors plus pads, both OEM lexus.
now i realized the huge front rotors are still like new and the OEM back rotors and pads are nearly gone. this tells me three possibilities: a) the OEM stuff is much smoother and wears quickly OR b) we should probably also upgrade the braking system of the back OR c) mintex pads are too hard.
any comments? correct me if i am wrong, george/germany
on the front i have brembo rotors plus mintex pads. oh, at the same time i also replaced the back rotors plus pads, both OEM lexus.
now i realized the huge front rotors are still like new and the OEM back rotors and pads are nearly gone. this tells me three possibilities: a) the OEM stuff is much smoother and wears quickly OR b) we should probably also upgrade the braking system of the back OR c) mintex pads are too hard.
any comments? correct me if i am wrong, george/germany
03-10-06, 10:36 PM
#122
I finally got LS fronts
Thanks to the info in this thread I went ahead and got my LS Calipers and rotors also did SS lines. Looks and feels great. I went with a plain rotor and a last minute caliper paint job. WIll redo calipers some time soon. A few pics.
Last edited by plex; 03-11-06 at 08:39 AM.
03-12-06, 02:29 PM
#125
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cherplex, can you go over what you did as far as the carrier was concerned? i'm not sure what i'll have to do yet, as far as that due to the bigger rotors i got, and since it looks like you picked up bigger rotors also, why not just share what you did. 
i'm sure others are curious also.
i'm sure others are curious also.
03-12-06, 04:35 PM
#126
Originally Posted by adidosc
cherplex, can you go over what you did as far as the carrier was concerned? i'm not sure what i'll have to do yet, as far as that due to the bigger rotors i got, and since it looks like you picked up bigger rotors also, why not just share what you did. i'm sure others are curious also.
i'm sure others are curious also.
03-12-06, 06:38 PM
#127
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Originally Posted by cherplex
I'm not sure what carrier is but this was a pretty straightforward swap rotors lines pads. Bleeding the brakes took some time other than that everything bolted right up. I had the help of a Lexus/Toyota certified mechanic.
03-29-06, 02:16 AM
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I'm so doin this after I get my supra wheels in a week or so. Got my hands on super good condition supra wheels with brand new bridgestone 255 and 235 tires for 600.
04-04-06, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by BigWaveSC
I'm about to jump on this conversion,
thanks for all the help everybody.
any recomendations on socal lexus junkyards??
thanks for all the help everybody.
any recomendations on socal lexus junkyards??
04-05-06, 06:38 PM
#135
Originally Posted by VJ RC51
Local autoparts store (Advance Discount Auto) is $46.99 each with lifetime warentee and $25 core charge. Supra TT's are 49.99 each with $50.00 core charge. They are rebuilt with good seals. Don't pay 2-300 for used that you need to rebuild. I check these prices weekly.