Hit Man X

Well the brakes are about trashed on my ride. I've had great luck with Wagner pads and rotors on most of my fleet, so I am going that way. Low dust, no noise, and a lifetime warranty. That takes care of rotors/pads Can't beat it...

Next up, I wholesale parts and can only pick up reman front calipers. What should I do for the rears? How difficult is it to rebuild the single piston rears? I never rebuild when I can just pickup reman for nearly the cost of a rebuild kit.

Lastly, has anyone found stainless brake lines for the '95+ cars?

Thanks

PureDrifter

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shouldnt be too hard to rebuild, iirc the rebuild kit from toyota was like $15/each for the rears.

personally id choose some better pads but its ur money/car and i dont have any experience with that brand.


nope, nobody makes SS lines for our cars that have been confirmed to fit. ive been working on it for months.

Hit Man X

I've used the pads on most of my fleet, they're fantastic.

What needs to be done to have some SS lines built?

Hit Man X

I am well aware of what I am looking for and speaking of... I run stainless lines on most of my rides to remove any ability for them to swell or crack.

PureDrifter

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for the record, SS lines are normally Teflon lines with a braided SS covering. no rubber involved.


Hit Man X:
u could try contacting goodridge about the SS lines, but you would need to send them a set of lines so they could see if its feasible to make them. no, they wont send them back afterwards, even if they say no. im currently working with a couple companies to see if we can at least get a small run of them made so we'll see where that goes.

Hit Man X

Tell me the year breaks and I can get some junk rubber lines from my parts yards connnections and mail them off. No big issue. I'll probably get the lines for $20 or less.

Looks like the '95+ are different than the '94 and older, correct? How far forward will the lines fit?

PureDrifter

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89-94 already have lines on the market, goodridge makes them. the problem is that they don't fit on the 95+ cars, tooooo tight. so the lines u want them to make would have to come from a 95-00 LS400.

go ahead and give goodridge a call, or send me a PM, they arent TOO far from where im located.

Hit Man X

Okay rad, I'll try my damnedest to pick up a front and rear line from a parts car. I know where two '97s are currently.

PureDrifter

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good luck, most junkyards refused to sell me the brake lines citing liability issues, despite the fact that they wouldnt have gone on an actual car

Hit Man X

The place I go give me first dibs on vehicles before they even hit the hands of the public. I've probably spent $5-7k in the last few years with them.