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11-11-09, 12:24 PM
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2001 Lexus GS
My Garage
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Originally Posted by GSteg
^^ Those are Rotora, not Brembo
I'd take Brembo over Rotora any day of the week.
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lol, oops i looked to quick didnt notice. my bad
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Originally Posted by 1GStoEnvy
imo.... there is a BIG difference between Italian quality products and Chinese/Taiwaneses quality products.... i would trade my "Stoptech" + $$$ for "Brembo" any day... you can give me a set of "Rotora" for free and i won't even put it on my car.. i'd just sell it....
 to the OP for some quality parts that you don't see that often now and days since they're so many china companies making copies of everything that can get their hands on and selling it for 1/4 of the price.... |
i know there is, i didnt notice it. AGAIN my bad
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Originally Posted by speedaddic
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seriously, you can feel free to jump in on his bandwagon. guess i'll take the high road and just add you and him to my ignore list
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Originally Posted by RUSSOM
I appreciate you guys taking a look and recognizing the difference between brake manufacturers.
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my apologies OP I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE, when i posted that, i didnt notice the difference when i posted that
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My GS430 is like a hot stripper. I just keep throwing money at her and hope that someday she will give me the ride of my life. 
Last edited by sakataj; 11-11-09 at 12:49 PM.
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11-11-09, 03:28 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: al
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sakataj
lol, oops i looked to quick didnt notice. my bad
i know there is, i didnt notice it. AGAIN my bad
seriously, you can feel free to jump in on his bandwagon. guess i'll take the high road and just add you and him to my ignore list
my apologies OP I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE, when i posted that, i didnt notice the difference when i posted that
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Hey, no problem at all. Looks like all it did was clarify the quality difference for those that may not know and bumped the sale ad. LOL
No offense taken at all.
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11-11-09, 06:21 PM
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Lexus Champion
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: DFW area TX
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Was going to step in earlier, but I think you guys pretty much covered it. Rotora and Brembo has a big difference in quality and design. The Rotoras are great if you just want it for looks at car shows and occasional hard stopping. I don't know if I could recommend Rotora brakes for heavy track and race usage. I upgraded to a more expensive brand because I plan to race my car often with my new setup.
Either way, very nice set of brakes you're selling. Good luck!
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11-16-09, 03:03 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
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Had an offer at $1950, getting close!!!
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11-17-09, 11:12 AM
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Rookie
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: al
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Surely someone needs a Big Brake Kit with calipers the size of footballs and discs as large as miata wheels.
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11-17-09, 08:31 PM
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Lexus Champion
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: DFW area TX
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Just a tip, maybe try and list these on Ebay. You will get a LOT more hits and views there. You can list it as compatible for GS300 93-05, GS400/430 98-05, SC300/400 93-00, Toyota Supra 93-98, 01-05 SC430(I think, maybe you need to double check on this last one). All these cars use the same front brakes. There might be a few more cars it's compatible with but I'm not sure off the top of my head right now. Selling on ebay will give you a MUCH broader selling audience if you list it for multiple cars rather than just selling here on CL in the 2GS section.
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11-17-09, 09:21 PM
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Lexus Fanatic
1999 Lexus GS
My Garage
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Location: R.T. (R) (C.T.)
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Great looking brakes and price.. Finally a BBK that isn'r scratched to hell and in good condition.. GLWS..
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11-18-09, 08:44 AM
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Rookie
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: al
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JeffTsai
Just a tip, maybe try and list these on Ebay. You will get a LOT more hits and views there. You can list it as compatible for GS300 93-05, GS400/430 98-05, SC300/400 93-00, Toyota Supra 93-98, 01-05 SC430(I think, maybe you need to double check on this last one). All these cars use the same front brakes. There might be a few more cars it's compatible with but I'm not sure off the top of my head right now. Selling on ebay will give you a MUCH broader selling audience if you list it for multiple cars rather than just selling here on CL in the 2GS section.
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Will do, I'll take a look at the kit part # and then cross it to the other apps. to make sure.
I've thought about just doing a simple Supra swap on the front...if they'll clear the factory 17" 5 spokes? So here's another option for anyone that may be on the fence.
If you have a front stock Supra 4 piston setup in nice condition lets talk about a trade and money.
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11-18-09, 04:40 PM
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Driver
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: CA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RUSSOM
If you have a front stock Supra 4 piston setup in nice condition lets talk about a trade and money.
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Hmm...how much money are we talking about? I have a set..just got them too (calipers only) ...
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11-18-09, 05:40 PM
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Lead Lap
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: ca
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RUSSOM
Had an offer at $1950, getting close!!!
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lol who offered you that.. i might take it and sell my brembos 
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11-19-09, 12:29 AM
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Location: NorCal
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FYI: You'll need spacers to clear the stock 17" GS wheels with Supra calipers. I believe you'll need a 10mm minimum.
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11-19-09, 04:06 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: al
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sleeper408
FYI: You'll need spacers to clear the stock 17" GS wheels with Supra calipers. I believe you'll need a 10mm minimum.
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I'll hijack my own thread for a min.
I was doing some searching the other night for some pics of the TTE lip for the front and came across your GS-F thread, you've got a great looking car. Very clean.
Thanks for the input on the spacers. I've got H&R 25mm on the back, do you know off the top of your head if the 10s on the front will become a clearance problem for anything? Mainly the metal fenders, I couldn't care less about the plastic inners.
Thanks
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11-19-09, 10:19 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: NorCal
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Thanks for the kind words. To answer your question, the 3GS wheels are 18x8 et45 and I have 15mm spacers up front with 245/40/18 tires. So that would make the wheels now 18x8 et30. The stock 17" wheels are 17x8 et50 usually with 235/45/17 tires. So with 10mm spacers, that would make the wheels now 17x8 et40 with 235/45/17 tires which should NOT at all rub onto the metal fenders. Even with my front set up, I rub only slightly on hard dips on the plastic fender guard and not the metal. I think CL member whazzzup ran 30mm spacers up front with the stock 17" GS and only slightly rubbed.
With that in mind, since you have 25mm spacers in back, I would maybe get 15mm spacers to make sure that it clears the calipers and help poke out the front wheels/tires so it could be more even with the rears and not as "sunken in."
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11-21-09, 09:13 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
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Originally Posted by kght_dft
Hmm...how much money are we talking about? I have a set..just got them too (calipers only) ... |
Do you mean you only have the calipers right now, or you have an entire kit and the calipers are new?
Thanks
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11-21-09, 10:39 AM
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Lexus Test Driver
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: to live and die in LA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RUSSOM
Do you mean you only have the calipers right now, or you have an entire kit and the calipers are new?
Thanks
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i'll step in and answer that question for him since he's my brother.... = ]
it's the whole front set up... calipers, rotora x-drilled/slotted rotors, pads, and goodridge brake lines...
either PM him or me back with a price
thanks
-john
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