Originally posted by bitkahuna
Way to go!!!! I'm looking forward to reading what you think of the brakes. Now remember to tell your tech that bleeding these brakes may be a real challenge. Nuum thought he had mine perfect (no bubbles in brake fluid coming through) but after putting the car back together it wasn't right initially (way too much pedal travel). So we tried again - I talked to a guy (Matt) at StopTech and he said 'hold' (eek) the rotor in a way that allows the caliper to be fully upright (with bleed screw straight up - it's normally at an angle when on the car) so bubbles can really get out. We did this and only saw one additional bubble but maybe that was it, because after Nuum got the car back together again, the difference was night and day.
Paul, please confirm that this is for each side (both fronts) and not just one.
Originally posted by Hameed Paul, please confirm that this is for each side (both fronts) and not just one.
Yes you bleed each caliper separately.
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2nd mod of 2004!!! BIG BRAKES - 14 inch STOPTECH!!! (56K warning)
Just installed my 2nd mod of this year - STOPTECH 14 inch BIG Brakes!!!
Install went very smoothly and the brakes are absolutely amazing. I also replaced the rear rotors with StopTech 11 inch drilled rotors as well as replacing all brake lines with steel braided lines.
My local Lexus dealer's Master certified mechanic - Desmond did the install for at a small place he rents after hours to work on friends car's and my cost was very low - $200.00 (canadian dollars - about US$150.00)!!!! Desmond is DA MAN!!!! (the guy in the pics is Desmond). The whole job took only 2.5 hours and he did an absolutely flawless job. System was properly bled and he did not have to do anything special with regards to bleeding as Paul (Bitkahuna) experienced with his StopTech set. Maybe mine were slightly different....
Anyway here are lots of in-process pics. I still need to take other pics of the whole car. Will do that tomorrow and update this thread then.
I got the brakes from Double Whoosh (Todd Matsubara of TM Engineering - http://www.tmengineering.net ) . Absolutely the best customer service and a great guy to work with. I whole-heartedly recommend him to everyone. Neo (Chris Nguyen) helped me kick off this process and I also want to thank him for all the help he provided! Great guys here on CL. You all are my long-distance relatives!!
I could not believe how heavy the OEM rotors and calipers were! The calipers alone must have weighed at least three times the weight of the StopTech calipers. The OEM 11 inch rotors were definitely heavier than the 14 inch StopTech rotors.
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Great set of brakes...stop tempting me . Give us a review after you've had them on for a while and tell us how they are. I want a nice set of big brakes like yours, plus big brakes and HRE's, wow!
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Originally posted by gsnav Hey, Great set of brakes...stop tempting me .
Seriously man, I agree, I am getting sick of MYSELF with all the mods I want!!! Lately I've began calling MYSELF a brat LOL
Ham, the brakes look awesome man, and its unbelievable that they are 3inches larger yet lighter than the stock ones! With the smaller diameter-lightweight wheels, coilovers, bracing (?) and brakes your car must be an absolute BLAST to drive!!!
Enjoy man, just be safe, make sure you give yourself time to adjust to the new parts before really putting her through paces!!
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Originally posted by Hameed I could not believe how heavy the OEM rotors and calipers were! The calipers alone must have weighed at least three times the weight of the StopTech calipers. The OEM 11 inch rotors were definitely heavier than the 14 inch StopTech rotors.
the stock caliper is 15lb and the stoptech i think is around 7lb or so.
and i am really surprised the stock rotor is heavier. if i recall my 13.5" rotor was a tad heavier than stock. very interesting
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Originally posted by talgrl626 great looking brakes.
is there anyway u can make your tire profile thinner??
if there is, why didn't u go for that, was it for practicle reasons?
well those are 18s and that's the spec tires already
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