supra calipers
10-20-05, 10:16 AM
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supra calipers
So i was browsing napa online.. they are showing rebuilt supra 4 piston front calipers $97 bux each with core (ill put in the 2 piston core of course, like they can tell the difference). So why if so cheap, and i heard of ppl buyin em from napa before... why do ppl want like $400 bux for two used ones?
I really dont see why they are so much, they are 10+yo OEM calipers. Of course when i had a 82 trans am, i paid $105 each for the rear disk calipers from Napa, to convert the car
I really dont see why they are so much, they are 10+yo OEM calipers. Of course when i had a 82 trans am, i paid $105 each for the rear disk calipers from Napa, to convert the car
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10-20-05, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by blksc300mt
i thought about doing the same thing....you dont think they'd notice the core is different though?
10-20-05, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by BrownDuckz
Very doubtful, they only have a car description, and is if the guys could determine the difference between 4 piston and 2 piston calipers anyway
10-20-05, 02:04 PM
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are those OEM made by toyota calipers? i was looking on rockauto, and autozone.com they have TT calipers pretty cheap. im thinking of goin to autozone or whatever and buying the TT ones and return my stockers. now they will never know. i just wont give my info. good idea?
10-20-05, 02:12 PM
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are those OEM made by toyota calipers? i was looking on rockauto, and autozone.com they have TT calipers pretty cheap. im thinking of goin to autozone or whatever and buying the TT ones and return my stockers. now they will never know. i just wont give my info. good idea?
10-20-05, 02:20 PM
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But you still need all the associated hardware.
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10-21-05, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by kietlander
what hardware? i thought all u needed to do the swap was calipers, rotors, and pads? and well SS lines cuz i want to change.
Here's the thread. Check post #8. It's not a lot of cash, it's just that they don't come fully complete.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...+boys+calipers
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10-21-05, 11:33 AM
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bought my "rebuilt" supra calipers and they were just rebuilt OEM sumitomcalipers. I had LOTS of problems with them. THey leaked like crazy and I ended up returning them and getting some factory tt calipers and haven't had any problems since.
When you do buy the calipers ($45 after core charge) you will have to buy the shim kit and everything else which will run you under $35.
JUST BEWARE WHEN BUYING THEM. I also put my stock sc calipers in the box and they didn't know.
I'm not saying all the one you would buy will leak, but a good amount of them have.
Peter
When you do buy the calipers ($45 after core charge) you will have to buy the shim kit and everything else which will run you under $35.
JUST BEWARE WHEN BUYING THEM. I also put my stock sc calipers in the box and they didn't know.
I'm not saying all the one you would buy will leak, but a good amount of them have.
Peter
10-23-05, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by DETUNED
bought my "rebuilt" supra calipers and they were just rebuilt OEM sumitomcalipers. I had LOTS of problems with them. THey leaked like crazy and I ended up returning them and getting some factory tt calipers and haven't had any problems since.
When you do buy the calipers ($45 after core charge) you will have to buy the shim kit and everything else which will run you under $35.
JUST BEWARE WHEN BUYING THEM. I also put my stock sc calipers in the box and they didn't know.
I'm not saying all the one you would buy will leak, but a good amount of them have.
Peter
When you do buy the calipers ($45 after core charge) you will have to buy the shim kit and everything else which will run you under $35.
JUST BEWARE WHEN BUYING THEM. I also put my stock sc calipers in the box and they didn't know.
I'm not saying all the one you would buy will leak, but a good amount of them have.
Peter
10-23-05, 05:04 PM
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You get what you pay for. And good luck finding them in stock anywhere, especially after you find 2 that have leaked and then returned them. They had to return my money since they couldn't get me any other sets and refund me my core charge. Guess what I ended up with? Nothing, not even my cores since they were already sent out.