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Old 06-04-08, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Shlomboy
woo hoo!!!

daddy sent me to his mechanic and he changed my pads
he said my rotors werent THAT bad that i can jus get them resurfaced so im going to get that done

thanks for your help guys!!
It must be nice to have daddy hook you up,now don't let it happen again.
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Old 06-04-08, 07:55 PM
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lol yeah it is,

i just gotta stop driving fast, which is easy cause im very easy with the car now being gas is expensive and all

should be a better round of pads this time around lol
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Old 06-04-08, 10:48 PM
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Good to hear it turned out well.
Be safe out there
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Old 07-15-09, 10:55 AM
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Default rebuild calipers

I was wondering what it takes to rebuild the calipers on my 2002 LS430. I purchased the rebuild kit which looks like it is only replacement rings for te pistons. How do you get the pistons out to change the rings on them? Also, if the pistons go in as simple as pushing them in with my bare hands, should I even use the rebuild kit at this time? I do not want to change the calipers beause I had the calipers painted.... If you could let me know that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your help!
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Old 07-17-09, 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by GSteg
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I bought rotors from r1 and you can expect them to perform and last like OEM rotors. Plus you cannot beat the price for the quality you get.
did you get:

LEXUS LS430 01-06 Brake Pads - Axxis Ultimate - Front
or
LEXUS LS430 01-06 Brake Pads - Posi Quiet Semi Metallic - Front

thinking bout the Axxis myself (Axxis bout 10 bucks more than OEM, are they really better performance?), wifes LS has slight vib during medium to hard braking... maybe I need the brakes looked at. I also don't know of any warning lights for brakes either, is there one???

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Old 07-17-09, 10:56 PM
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I have the Axxis on numbers of my cars, I like them.
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Old 07-17-09, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by blacksc400
I have the Axxis on numbers of my cars, I like them.
did you order from same place... R1 Concepts? Did you also replace the rotors, if so, what kind...thanks
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Old 07-18-09, 12:47 AM
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OEM pads (my favorite) are $50 from irontoad, quiet, powerful, and low dust.

http://www.irontoad.com/Merchant2/me...Store_Code=LSC

Recently did both front and back for $110 or so. Just make sure they grease and reuse the stock shims, otherwise prepare for noiseville.
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Old 07-20-09, 06:24 AM
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^^^ I went the same route. Not a squeal afterwords.
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