aliga is the man, got my LS400 calipers installed.
06-26-04, 11:22 PM
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aliga is the man, got my LS400 calipers installed.
yup, i installed the calipers today and it ws pretty much straight forward. i painted the calipers
with some............heck, i dont even remember. it looked like some grayish color....and i applied two coats
of clear. here's some pics of the painting.........
with some............heck, i dont even remember. it looked like some grayish color....and i applied two coats
of clear. here's some pics of the painting.........
06-26-04, 11:27 PM
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finished painting and intalled.
note that i used the stock rotors for now as i the cross-drilled rotors i ordered will be delayed.
i had to change my brakes anyways cuz it was almost metal to metal....
on this project, i re-used the sc caliper bolts as stated by aliga but you have to use washers cus
thy were a bit longer compared to ls400 caliper bolts. on my case, i only used 1 washer per bolt, so
all in all i used 4. the bolts were still long after i installed the washers but it wasn't touching the rotors
at all, though. i was satisfied with it.
note that i used the stock rotors for now as i the cross-drilled rotors i ordered will be delayed.
i had to change my brakes anyways cuz it was almost metal to metal....
on this project, i re-used the sc caliper bolts as stated by aliga but you have to use washers cus
thy were a bit longer compared to ls400 caliper bolts. on my case, i only used 1 washer per bolt, so
all in all i used 4. the bolts were still long after i installed the washers but it wasn't touching the rotors
at all, though. i was satisfied with it.
Last edited by indypwr; 06-26-04 at 11:45 PM.
06-26-04, 11:33 PM
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i got pretty scared when i installed my wheels cuz the LS400 calipers and the spokes were about
centimeters away from touching. i made sure of course that it wont and the rotors were spinning freely
without any problem.
centimeters away from touching. i made sure of course that it wont and the rotors were spinning freely
without any problem.
Last edited by indypwr; 06-28-04 at 01:44 PM.
06-26-04, 11:39 PM
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here's the last pic....
when i drove the car, i felt better response of braking even with stock rotors! wow........
i can just imagine when i get the cross-drilled ones ......hehhee.
this is a good upgrade for sc owners.....i wanted the tt supra upgrade but it costs too much.
i want to thank aliga for giving me the oppurtunity of owning these calipers........
when i drove the car, i felt better response of braking even with stock rotors! wow........
i can just imagine when i get the cross-drilled ones ......hehhee.
this is a good upgrade for sc owners.....i wanted the tt supra upgrade but it costs too much.
i want to thank aliga for giving me the oppurtunity of owning these calipers........
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Nice job indy!!!
06-28-04, 10:52 AM
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Hey, what are the specs on your wheels? I did the LS400 caliper upgrade and then bought new HP HPR5's, 18x8 w/38mm offset all around and they didn't clear the calipers so I had to (GULP) revert back to stock. Great job on your upgrade! Nice wheels too.
06-28-04, 01:50 PM
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tks guys for the good words...
jeremy: i think the offset of my wheels were 37 up front....not sure about the rear cuz
thy're diff size. the calipers barely cleared my wheels........maybe about 5 centimeters or less...
pretty scary but drove the car with no problems.
jeremy: i think the offset of my wheels were 37 up front....not sure about the rear cuz
thy're diff size. the calipers barely cleared my wheels........maybe about 5 centimeters or less...
pretty scary but drove the car with no problems.
06-28-04, 02:09 PM
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Originally posted by indypwr
tks guys for the good words...
jeremy: i think the offset of my wheels were 37 up front....not sure about the rear cuz
thy're diff size. the calipers barely cleared my wheels........maybe about 5 centimeters or less...
pretty scary but drove the car with no problems.
tks guys for the good words...
jeremy: i think the offset of my wheels were 37 up front....not sure about the rear cuz
thy're diff size. the calipers barely cleared my wheels........maybe about 5 centimeters or less...
pretty scary but drove the car with no problems.
06-28-04, 03:27 PM
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Originally posted by indypwr
tks guys for the good words...
jeremy: i think the offset of my wheels were 37 up front....not sure about the rear cuz
thy're diff size. the calipers barely cleared my wheels........maybe about 5 centimeters or less...
pretty scary but drove the car with no problems.
tks guys for the good words...
jeremy: i think the offset of my wheels were 37 up front....not sure about the rear cuz
thy're diff size. the calipers barely cleared my wheels........maybe about 5 centimeters or less...
pretty scary but drove the car with no problems.
