Ls Big brakes or Brembo?
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Originally Posted by Rajshnu
Guys:
Sorry for the misunderstanding.... The rear left caliper pin got stuck and messed up the rotor... which by my mechanic's understanding is deemed a "soft" rotor.... with no room left to resurface... The idea is to upgrade my entire brake system because I have the 20's on and I don't feel much braking power, so here are the options...
1) Replace rear caliper with factory, replace all four rotors at the same time with brembo sport (factory fit) slotted / drilled at $280 on ebay... and just make sure to use ceramic pads all around..
2) Replace rear caliper with factory, replace both rear rotors only with factory, new rear ceramic pads AND the LS400 big brake front setup as suggested by Aliga on that thread...
Problem is that i have 20's with about a 2 inch or more lip all around... I don't know if the LS400 setup would fit up front but I'm going to do the measurement from the rotor tonight.
hope this clarifies....ADVICE....
On another nore, I am hearing a whining noice when I first start my car for about 10 minutes and also when I turn.... I wonder if this is power steering or bushings....
Sorry for the misunderstanding.... The rear left caliper pin got stuck and messed up the rotor... which by my mechanic's understanding is deemed a "soft" rotor.... with no room left to resurface... The idea is to upgrade my entire brake system because I have the 20's on and I don't feel much braking power, so here are the options...
1) Replace rear caliper with factory, replace all four rotors at the same time with brembo sport (factory fit) slotted / drilled at $280 on ebay... and just make sure to use ceramic pads all around..
2) Replace rear caliper with factory, replace both rear rotors only with factory, new rear ceramic pads AND the LS400 big brake front setup as suggested by Aliga on that thread...
Problem is that i have 20's with about a 2 inch or more lip all around... I don't know if the LS400 setup would fit up front but I'm going to do the measurement from the rotor tonight.
hope this clarifies....ADVICE....
On another nore, I am hearing a whining noice when I first start my car for about 10 minutes and also when I turn.... I wonder if this is power steering or bushings....
Being as you have 20's (I'm assuming they're chrome, and if so that's a good amount of unsprung weight...that rotating mass could probably use the benefit of the LS brakes) I'd suggest the brake upgrade. And yes, you will then need 2 new front rotors which are compatible with LS calipers. Now this takes care of the fronts.
What you should do to save time and money is to buy your LS calipers from CL member "aliga" and at the same time also buy from him a working stock left rear caliper, it will be cheaper than you can find anywhere else and Aliga will send you a quality part, not some random junk you might get from somewhere else. You can still get your rotors off ebay if you choose, or I have some used N/A rear rotors I'll give you for free, you just pay for shipping.
Does all this make sense? If not ask away and I'll try to answer more of your questions.
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Originally Posted by Neo
For you and Mike who voted Brembo, I and just clarifying thatyou are voting for the Brembo rotors option and not the Brembo BBK. Just wanted to be sure.
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you guys are some good help. I think I might go with the LS upgrade. That way I dont have to mess with the rear rotors or calipers right? All I need is the LS calipers from Aliga and LS front rotors right?
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I believe Aliga includes pads with the LS calipers but of course they're "used" pads...but still good enough until you can put together the money for new pads, if you're on a budget I mean. That way all you really have to worry about are rotors, which are easily obtained
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Originally Posted by mikeloc24
I believe Aliga includes pads with the LS calipers but of course they're "used" pads...but still good enough until you can put together the money for new pads, if you're on a budget I mean. That way all you really have to worry about are rotors, which are easily obtained
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Unless you plan on carrying an anchor in the car, I'd highly recommend new pads and rotors. The brakes are the only thing to save you from hitting that wall at 80 mph.
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Originally Posted by BrownDuckz
If you have everything apart it would be stupid not to replace the pads... mine were slick, lol.
I was probably lucky. I got my LS brakes from Aliga but I wanted a special set, a newer set. I have calipers off a 2000 LS and the pads I received with them were basically new, so in my case there was no need to get new pads. But I can't say everyone else will receive parts in the same condition, unless you request it, pay a bit more, and then sit back and be patient.
Have a good weekend guys.
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hey guy's,
im in the process of doing my ls400 brake setup. so far, ive purchased loaded rebuilt calipers, rotors from rockauto.com , and stoptech stainless steel front brakelines. I have everything done, all that you really need to do is just cut off your dust sheild with a dremel and bending it, then get a washer or two to use as a spacer between the caliper bolts, there just a tid bit too long. if your going to use your stock brake line dremel the little extra fitting down till you can bolt the brake line flush on the caliper. if you plan to use the better stainless steel lines they just bolt right in.
they look plain sick painted red, there so huge compared to the stock sc300 brakes!
im in the process of doing my ls400 brake setup. so far, ive purchased loaded rebuilt calipers, rotors from rockauto.com , and stoptech stainless steel front brakelines. I have everything done, all that you really need to do is just cut off your dust sheild with a dremel and bending it, then get a washer or two to use as a spacer between the caliper bolts, there just a tid bit too long. if your going to use your stock brake line dremel the little extra fitting down till you can bolt the brake line flush on the caliper. if you plan to use the better stainless steel lines they just bolt right in.
they look plain sick painted red, there so huge compared to the stock sc300 brakes!
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