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I didn't know they have a 8 pot 380mm setup for the sc430......is their a way to have a 8 pot setup for the gs? the minimum required size for 15" brakes is 19"s right? I just love how this brembo bbk fills up the space. around how much would it cost? how much for installation? where? thanks for the info...peace
cody
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i used to have a brembo brake kit for my other car...there is nothing like fine italian braking i will tell you that much...what sucks is if you drive the car a lot with these brakes they are not really set up for the street applications a whole lot they are competition...the point being is that you will end up spending a ***** load for the brake kit and then having to buy replacement pads and rotors when they go bad at about at about 5-10K miles...if you dare to run through a puddle of water while they are extremely hot, you will warp them and the replacement outer rotor runs any where from $375-575 each...they will tell you the 2 piece floating rotor will not get warped but they will...you really can't dog them either because they will warp easily too... picture 8 piston calipers clamping on that rotor...all im saying is be prepared for a lot of brake dust, running into plenty of hassle getting them to work w/custom wheels and getting them on period, and finally spending a lot money of money left and right...just for brakes man...ive been there and I only had a front end brake kit...Shyne![Wink](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
p.s. if you need real hardcore data information dial 714-641-0104 ...there is a guy in their r & d dept., his name is Jim, he is very knowledgeable about fitments and everything you would want to know about brembo's...he helped me out with plenty of info on numerous occasions...
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p.s. if you need real hardcore data information dial 714-641-0104 ...there is a guy in their r & d dept., his name is Jim, he is very knowledgeable about fitments and everything you would want to know about brembo's...he helped me out with plenty of info on numerous occasions...
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Originally posted by Shyne
i used to have a brembo brake kit for my other car...there is nothing like fine italian braking i will tell you that much...what sucks is if you drive the car a lot with these brakes they are not really set up for the street applications a whole lot they are competition...the point being is that you will end up spending a ***** load for the brake kit and then having to buy replacement pads and rotors when they go bad at about at about 5-10K miles...if you dare to run through a puddle of water while they are extremely hot, you will warp them and the replacement outer rotor runs any where from $375-575 each...they will tell you the 2 piece floating rotor will not get warped but they will...you really can't dog them either because they will warp easily too... picture 8 piston calipers clamping on that rotor...all im saying is be prepared for a lot of brake dust, running into plenty of hassle getting them to work w/custom wheels and getting them on period, and finally spending a lot money of money left and right...just for brakes man...ive been there and I only had a front end brake kit...Shyne![Wink](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
p.s. if you need real hardcore data information dial 714-641-0104 ...there is a guy in their r & d dept., his name is Jim, he is very knowledgeable about fitments and everything you would want to know about brembo's...he helped me out with plenty of info on numerous occasions...
i used to have a brembo brake kit for my other car...there is nothing like fine italian braking i will tell you that much...what sucks is if you drive the car a lot with these brakes they are not really set up for the street applications a whole lot they are competition...the point being is that you will end up spending a ***** load for the brake kit and then having to buy replacement pads and rotors when they go bad at about at about 5-10K miles...if you dare to run through a puddle of water while they are extremely hot, you will warp them and the replacement outer rotor runs any where from $375-575 each...they will tell you the 2 piece floating rotor will not get warped but they will...you really can't dog them either because they will warp easily too... picture 8 piston calipers clamping on that rotor...all im saying is be prepared for a lot of brake dust, running into plenty of hassle getting them to work w/custom wheels and getting them on period, and finally spending a lot money of money left and right...just for brakes man...ive been there and I only had a front end brake kit...Shyne
![Wink](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
p.s. if you need real hardcore data information dial 714-641-0104 ...there is a guy in their r & d dept., his name is Jim, he is very knowledgeable about fitments and everything you would want to know about brembo's...he helped me out with plenty of info on numerous occasions...
Shyne, if you had a chance to do it over again, would you still get the BBK with all the hassles that you faced?
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Originally posted by aloha03gs
I didn't know they have a 8 pot 380mm setup for the sc430......is their a way to have a 8 pot setup for the gs? the minimum required size for 15" brakes is 19"s right? I just love how this brembo bbk fills up the space. around how much would it cost? how much for installation? where? thanks for the info...peace
cody
I didn't know they have a 8 pot 380mm setup for the sc430......is their a way to have a 8 pot setup for the gs? the minimum required size for 15" brakes is 19"s right? I just love how this brembo bbk fills up the space. around how much would it cost? how much for installation? where? thanks for the info...peace
cody
with 18s wheels being the minimal requirement for the 14" bbk, i think 19s would be the requirement for 15"? or possibly 20s too
and the price? my feeling is that the 8 pot kits with the 15" rotor, it's about 6k? installation would become negligible, hhahaha, coz' it's only about 200 bucks at most. it's no where cheap bro
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Originally posted by Shyne
i used to have a brembo brake kit for my other car...there is nothing like fine italian braking i will tell you that much...what sucks is if you drive the car a lot with these brakes they are not really set up for the street applications a whole lot they are competition...the point being is that you will end up spending a ***** load for the brake kit and then having to buy replacement pads and rotors when they go bad at about at about 5-10K miles...if you dare to run through a puddle of water while they are extremely hot, you will warp them and the replacement outer rotor runs any where from $375-575 each...they will tell you the 2 piece floating rotor will not get warped but they will...you really can't dog them either because they will warp easily too... picture 8 piston calipers clamping on that rotor...all im saying is be prepared for a lot of brake dust, running into plenty of hassle getting them to work w/custom wheels and getting them on period, and finally spending a lot money of money left and right...just for brakes man...ive been there and I only had a front end brake kit...Shyne![Wink](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
p.s. if you need real hardcore data information dial 714-641-0104 ...there is a guy in their r & d dept., his name is Jim, he is very knowledgeable about fitments and everything you would want to know about brembo's...he helped me out with plenty of info on numerous occasions...
i used to have a brembo brake kit for my other car...there is nothing like fine italian braking i will tell you that much...what sucks is if you drive the car a lot with these brakes they are not really set up for the street applications a whole lot they are competition...the point being is that you will end up spending a ***** load for the brake kit and then having to buy replacement pads and rotors when they go bad at about at about 5-10K miles...if you dare to run through a puddle of water while they are extremely hot, you will warp them and the replacement outer rotor runs any where from $375-575 each...they will tell you the 2 piece floating rotor will not get warped but they will...you really can't dog them either because they will warp easily too... picture 8 piston calipers clamping on that rotor...all im saying is be prepared for a lot of brake dust, running into plenty of hassle getting them to work w/custom wheels and getting them on period, and finally spending a lot money of money left and right...just for brakes man...ive been there and I only had a front end brake kit...Shyne
![Wink](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
p.s. if you need real hardcore data information dial 714-641-0104 ...there is a guy in their r & d dept., his name is Jim, he is very knowledgeable about fitments and everything you would want to know about brembo's...he helped me out with plenty of info on numerous occasions...
and of course it depends on your braking too. my ap racing rotors, it's been 30k miles and still going strong
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D-man, i myself won't go through the hassles of getting a big brake kit...yes, its an added bonus but women don't notice it at all hardly...they notice chrome and that "L" symbol 99% of the time more...if i do anything after i get 20's its going to be more aggressive pad, paint calipers, and add cross-drilled rotors...you don't even need the bbk unless you get a kompressor or a turbo...take those g's and invest it I say
...its what i wish i did...Shyne
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believe me they look sexy as hell...but shh it man i went through a lot of problems and I always wished i just left the braking alone after spending a g on rotors and pads twice + about 3g's just to get them plus intstallation...5 g's could have bought my new 20's...Shyne
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Originally posted by Shyne
D-man, i myself won't go through the hassles of getting a big brake kit...yes, its an added bonus but women don't notice it at all hardly...they notice chrome and that "L" symbol 99% of the time more...if i do anything after i get 20's its going to be more aggressive pad, paint calipers, and add cross-drilled rotors...you don't even need the bbk unless you get a kompressor or a turbo...take those g's and invest it I say
...its what i wish i did...Shyne
D-man, i myself won't go through the hassles of getting a big brake kit...yes, its an added bonus but women don't notice it at all hardly...they notice chrome and that "L" symbol 99% of the time more...if i do anything after i get 20's its going to be more aggressive pad, paint calipers, and add cross-drilled rotors...you don't even need the bbk unless you get a kompressor or a turbo...take those g's and invest it I say
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but i do agree on the rotors and pads part if you get something too aggresive
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