Adam2562

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thats how i had them installed before i took them off my car and sold them to you.... apparently how azdesertgs said.... but hey if its working good for u the way it is juts keep it like that

svt5150

You flipped them! Mine are like Adam2562's. That is the way that Rotora said to install them. Im sure they stop fine but they had to do some R&D for a reason


Your calipers look great tho

milky

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i didnt know the supra calipers clear the stock wheels??

dsouth

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Neither did I. Can anyone confirm this?? I'm installing my brakes soon after I get some rotors.

svt5150

Look @ his sig. You need 15mm spacers.

JeffTsai

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ahhh dammit! Now I gota swap them around again. lol going to take me another hour or two in the garage lol. Ok, just to make sure 100% I need to flip them around right? lol I'm gona kill someone if I flip them and then someone says its the wrong way lol

As for the paint...thanks It took a LOT of work. And I mean a LLLOOOTTT of work lol. The paint took me about 1week to complete. About 2 hours every day. Sand down, bake, prep, add another layer, and polish. Repeated everyday for the whole week! It looks like the rotors have been powerdcoated smooth and glossy like how the brembos and stoptechs come.

Yep as they said. It will clear with 15mm spacer it will clear the stock 17" wheel. It will not clear the 16". The caliper is simply too big to fit in that small rim Thats why I had to get new wheels.

Lexbox

Glad you decided to swap them to the right way.

Adam2562

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yea it does need a 15mm spacer but i'm also looking for wheels... spacers arent a great idea every now n then mine will make a lil noise.. i get a lil freeplay... thats why lately i've been considering G35 rims like Jeff Tsai's maybe in chrome if i can.. or Supra TT wheels preferably in chrome or polished...

svt5150

What did you use to sand the calipers down so smooothly? What grit or sander?

JeffTsai

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lol. ok first i need to warn you again. It's a TON of work
Heres how I got it to finished product.

-Get calipers from member here on forum used....arrives at door. Open and inspect everything.
-Take calipers apart. Everything....remove all seals, pistons, etc. Now the caliper is in 2 pieces.
-Back piece is made of aluminum while outer piece is made of cast iron. Back piece= easy to sand and prep while outer piece is some serious b1tch work. I spent at least 1hour with the dremel and sanding just on the outer piece PER caliper. Initial sanding needs to be done with as low grip as possible. Even 20-40grit is fine, as the cast iron will eat thru that sandpaper like nobodys business in a few minutes of sanding. Oh yea, if you have a sandblaster....this step can be done in about 2minutes. Note: I didn't have a sandblaster
-Work you way up to around 400 grit. Increasing from 20-40grit in 50-100grit increments.
-Once you have reaced 400grit level, dry everything off and prepare to paint calipers.
-Paint calipers with VHT brake caliper paint....spray bottle not the brush.
-Let it dry overnight then the next day bake it in the oven at 500F for 20mins. Remove from oven and set on heatsafe surface for it to cool down.
-Go back to the sink and sand down the paint so it's smooth. At this point use 600grit or higher. Whatever higher level is fine, just more work and time to sand it down.
-Now repeat the bolded steps at least 3times. I did mine about 6-7 times. The paint surface is FREAKIN SMOOTH!

Also, on my calipers I did a two-tone paint. Talk about time consuming! Had to mask everything off two separate times and bake it at separate intervals. I know something I won't be doing next time....lol.

Ok, so just to make sure. I need to flip the rotors around right? Right now they sit as it is in the 2nd and 3rd pix I posted. I need to make it like the 1st pic right? I just want to make sure 100% before I tear apart the brakes again.

svt5150

Your 1st pic was right and so is the one that Adam posted up.

Thanks for teh write up on the painting process.

alredxiii

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Looks good What kind of brake pads are you running?