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Old 09-10-05 | 08:39 AM
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Finally i get a chance to install my LS400 brake on my SC. Very similiar to Supra TT capiler lil small though. Will take some pix to show you guys soon.
Old 09-10-05 | 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Gs L-tune
Finally i get a chance to install my LS400 brake on my SC. Very similiar to Supra TT capiler lil small though. Will take some pix to show you guys soon.

I went to have it done yesterday, but I think I should order the LS sheilds..

What are you doing regarding your shields.
Old 09-10-05 | 10:26 AM
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do the ls400 brakes fit the sc's stock wheels?
Old 09-10-05 | 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by megadeth
do the ls400 brakes fit the sc's stock wheels?

negative ghostrider.
Old 09-10-05 | 10:50 AM
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Moved to Suspension and Brakes Section
Old 09-10-05 | 10:33 PM
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Why would you order the ls400 shields? I just run mine without shields. There is a little bit more brake dust not much diff if you ask me.
Old 09-10-05 | 11:50 PM
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haha yup i;m just gonna take mine off
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Oh crap, the 95+ LS400 calipers causes clearance issues? I have them sitting in my garage and I'm installing them this weekend. Am I going to run into problems? I run 18" with +42 offset (it was from my FF car).
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Oh crap, the 95+ LS400 calipers causes clearance issues? I have them sitting in my garage and I'm installing them this weekend. Am I going to run into problems? I run 18" with +42 offset (it was from my FF car).
offsets have nothing to do with caliper clearance. YOu need HIGH DISK fitment on your rims in order for it to clear.

Here's a way you can tell...with your 18s right now, check how far your spokes are to the caliper. If they're pretty darn close, i doubt it'll fit.
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Originally Posted by 97Soarer
Oh crap, the 95+ LS400 calipers causes clearance issues? I have them sitting in my garage and I'm installing them this weekend. Am I going to run into problems? I run 18" with +42 offset (it was from my FF car).
if they dont fit ill buy them off u..
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Originally Posted by kietlander
if they dont fit ill buy them off u..
...and if he does not wish to sell you can always get them from Aliga

I got mine from him and I am very pleased.
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how much do the LS400 brake upgrades cost?
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Originally Posted by soardrft
how much do the LS400 brake upgrades cost?
PM aliga.

they're like chump change compared to the TT's.
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I looked at the current clearance. I have about 0.50 inch clearance from the highest point of the caliper to the rim. But I noticed that LS and SC calipers look different.

SC caliper has this quarter circle thing that protrudes out, I think it's called the "carrier," the part where the brake pads attach to. It is this part that is closet to the rim. I know the LS400 with it's 4 piston don't have this. It's so hard to explain, anyone have the shop manual pictures of the SC300 front brake system and the 95+ LS400 front brake?
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Originally Posted by 97Soarer
I looked at the current clearance. I have about 0.50 inch clearance from the highest point of the caliper to the rim. But I noticed that LS and SC calipers look different.

SC caliper has this quarter circle thing that protrudes out, I think it's called the "carrier," the part where the brake pads attach to. It is this part that is closet to the rim. I know the LS400 with it's 4 piston don't have this. It's so hard to explain, anyone have the shop manual pictures of the SC300 front brake system and the 95+ LS400 front brake?
can anybody shed a little more light on this? i'm doing the LS400 upgrade sometime myself this month, and will be installing new rotors also (made for a 1993/05 - 1998 supra) so i'm wondering what i'll have to do as far as the carrier and all that.... kinda learning as i go, so any info would be fantastic.


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