So I was riding home on the freeway around 3am when i noticed a weird sound coming out of the rear area....sounded like some sort of clunking. I thought that maybe my shock somehow got loose. So I immediately exited and to my surprise, the pedal went straight to the floor and I couldn't really stop. I ended up pulling the e brake and downshifted to second and I barely made it with my car halfway through the intersection (5spd FTW). Thank god no cars were around. So i limped to a nearby gas station to take a look, and to my amazement, my rear left caliper was completely off! The brake pads were still there but the caliper was just dangling. The bolts were gone...and I had no clue how this happened. Anyways, So i noticed that the caliper is leaking some brake fluid and i decided i want to change the unit completely and not get it rebuilt. So...I ran across a pair of 99 SC400 calipers pretty cheap and I would like to pick them up. My question is, I know they will bolt up, but can i use my existing brake pads and rotors? Cause both are almost brand new with like 800 miles on them and I dont want to shell out the extra money for another set if no need be.

All input greatly appreciated.

thanks!

 

Wow thats a scary experience! They just broke off? Intresting.. thank God your okay!

 

in short...NO

 

looking at alldata the part numbers don't match between your car and the 99 SC4. I doubt they would fit and even if they did the brake distribution might be thrown off.

 

its weird, cause online, everyone is saying brake pads, 92-00 sc300/sc400. So you would think that they are interchangeable...no?

 

Generally, SC400 brakes are bigger than SC300 brakes. Here is the breakdown:

-92-98 SC300 have the same sized brakes.
-92-00 SC400, 99-00 SC300 have the same sized brakes.

 

thats weird, I just called autozone and apparently they have the same model # for a 95 sc300 and a 99 sc400....

Im stumped.....

 

ok, just went to buybrakes.com and apparently they have the same pads for a 92-00 SC300 and a 92-00 SC400. It looks like the only difference is the front.

 

can anyone else clarify this?

 

The Rears of the TT and the V8 are the same caliper and pad

The JZZ30 TT Soarer front are different they have the bigger rotor and caliper the same as Supra JZA80 NA. The only difference between the JZA80 and TT Soarer was from factory the Supra had a more aggressive pad.

The JZZ30 TT Soarer rear are different they have the bigger rotor, but the caliper and pad stay the same as the UZZ31

UZZ31 Soarer 275mm 290mm
JZZ30 Soarer 296mm 307mm

JZA80 Supra NA 296mm 307mm

 

So can i use the SC300 rotor and pad with the caliper?

I understand you said that the caliper and pad are the same, but a different rotor. I need to use the existing rotor and pad...will this work?

 

Just a FYI guys, I got the brakes in last night and everything bolted up just fine....

 

This is not true. Seen you post this more than a few times.
The 99 - 00 SC400 came from the Factory with bigger brakes than the 92 - 98 SC4.
http://www.intellexual.net/sc400.html

 

Remember that not everything on that site is correct. Let me clarify a few things. The question is what do they mean by bigger brakes? Pads, rotors? Front or rear?

Brakepad Breakdown:

SC300
Fronts: 92-95, 96-98, 99-00 (Same as 92-00 SC400 pads)
Rears: 92-94, 95-98, 99-00 (Same as 92-00 SC400 pads)

SC400
Fronts: 92-00
Rears: 92-00


Rotor Breakdown:

SC300
Fronts: 92-98, 99-00 (same as 92-00 SC400 rotors)
Rears: 92-98, 99-00 (same as 95-00 SC400 rotors)

SC400
Fronts: 92-00
Rears: 92-94, 95-00

*This information is based on the msrp of each part.

I still do not see how the 99 SC400 got bigger brakes when they have the same sized rotors/pads prior to the model year. If anything, the 400 had an upgrade for the 95 model year. The SC300 was the one that received a brake upgrade in 1999. and it is possible that there was an error on the intellexual site.

 

Take a look at the part numbers for replacement pads/rotors......they are the same.

And what you are reffering to are the fronts.....I am referring to the rears...I cannot say for sure what the case is for the fronts, but for the rears I am confident they will work not only because of the part numbers, but because they are on my car as we speak.

thanks tho