SC300 to LS400 brake upgrade
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sum things up- my understanding is that the 95-99 ls front brakes bolt right on and are very comparable to the supra tt brakes (actually a light weight upgrade sold by trd for the TT supra) and found much cheaper. you can use sc400 rotors, ls rotors, or the supra TT rotor-which would look the best considering they are about 3/4" bigger in diameter. I imagine that sc400< ls400< TT rear brakes are all upgrade options for the rear brakes.
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1995-2000 LS400 front calipers will bolt right up on the SC300/400 fronts. You will need 1995-2000 LS400 front rotors as well. This is just a killer front BBK upgrade for the SC. BTW, I have a extra set of LS400 calipers that I may sell. email: draytonwebb@yahoo.com for pics/info
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I was wondering how much wider is the caliper itself to the stock SC ones? I have only a very little play due to the offset of my rims. I want to keep them. Does anyone have this info or exact measuremnet?
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I realize this thread has been long dormant but I just bolted up the calipers and rotors from an old LS400 to my project '99 SC300 and the difference in braking feel is very noticable. I had bled my brakes, my old pads and rotors were in great shape but it never felt very good. I did have to use a 5mm spacer because I'm using 2018 Mustang GT wheels but apart from some slight rubbing, they work great. I have done some sudden "emergency" type test stops and I definitely feel more confident with the new setup. (And yes, to confirm, they were a bolt on installation). I do have stainless brake lines FWIW.
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I realize this thread has been long dormant but I just bolted up the calipers and rotors from an old LS400 to my project '99 SC300 and the difference in braking feel is very noticable. I had bled my brakes, my old pads and rotors were in great shape but it never felt very good. I did have to use a 5mm spacer because I'm using 2018 Mustang GT wheels but apart from some slight rubbing, they work great. I have done some sudden "emergency" type test stops and I definitely feel more confident with the new setup. (And yes, to confirm, they were a bolt on installation). I do have stainless brake lines FWIW.
But it is great to be able to do this very easy bolt on upgrade by taking things right from the Toyota/Lexus parts bin.
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