faisal11ir

Hehe I'm actually thinking of BBKs to complement the new rims

Whats the size of your BBKs ?

Fooz

Fronts are 15" with 6 pot calipers & the rears 13.5" with 4 pot calipers.

19" wheels just fit over them & you have to make sure your offset/wheel style will clear the caliper, especially on the front.

One other thing to note is that the space saver spare wheel won't fit over these. I bought the RC-F pump & cement kit from Lexus in case I get a flat. I also bought the foam floor insert which I modified to fit but that has now been discarded since that area is now full off amps

GearGrind

Love those TRD chassis dampers

gpxluke

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Mind sharing where you purchased that foam floor insert ?

Fooz

Just went to my local Lexus Dealership, they had to order it from Japan & cost a ridiculous amount of money! It fits in quite well, just had to slice a bit off the top as it was a bit high. Used a handsaw & trimmed it down.

You could have mine at the right price but the postage might be a killer

faisal11ir

I think the sizes of the BBK I'm getting is as follows:
-Front 6 piston with disc diameter 360mm (14.2") and disc thickness 32mm (1.26").
-Rear 4 piston with disc Diameter 345mm (13.6") and disc thickness 28mm (1.1")

Fooz

That'll do the trick

What colour calipers you getting? GS-F Orange to go with your USB?

faisal11ir

Ya noticing this orange BBK trend on USB alot in minkara/japan, was thinking of something more classy not make look like a toy maybe Silver caliper with Red writing

Fooz

Yeah that should look sweet or maybe ...... F Sport Blue

BPauto

Okay first of all, I have to say this is an awesome build. It's one of the cleanest and well thought out builds I've seen on an IS in a while. You've grouped together quality parts and put them all together very tastefully. You also have really nice attention to detail which is key in creating a build that stands out. Amazing job sir. Kudos to you. Keep up the awesome work.

Fooz

Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated

Fooz

USRS bushes going in tomorrow

gpxluke

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Wut a coincidence... i just placed order on those last night and my kw v3 just arrived !!

Fooz

You won't know yourself soon, both will make a massive improvement in handling.

Fooz

Finished product .......





As everyone else has said, the steering feels more direct, the car feels more stable at speed, cornering & braking.

There is more road noise transmittal & those sharp bumps give a little bit more of a thud but on smooth roads you wouldn't know they're there. For the very small increase in harshness they are worth every penny!