SH212

ok well most of you may know im 17 years old driving an 01 LS430
im feeling the vibration of my brakes..
lifted my car took of the tire and voila!!
MEDAL TO MEDAL
i need new rotors, calipers, pads, and censors!!
only the front my back are fine
come to find out i have to order it from the dealer for $800
not rlly in my budget and i really dont want to loan from my dad cause i maxed out 2 credit cards this month being the spoiled BI*CH that i am..
where else can i get those parts, for better deal

(and not BS parts either)
worst comes to worst the LS is gona be on the side till i get the money to fix it..

please any help guys i know your all good with this..

THANKS

JT2MA71

iTrader: (7)

Metal to metal.
Why do you need calipers?! And what sensors? Rotors and pads don't have be purchased from the dealership. Check your local auto parts store. Although I would buy good name brand pads if I were you. HTH

bonafyd

iTrader: (6)

That sux but since you have to change the rotors just go on ebay and get some cross drilled & slotted rotors they go from $150-300 with pads.

CarguyinGa

Did you ignore the warning from the sensors? They're in there to alert you to a low pad thickness before it destroys the rotor. The shudder you feel when braking is probably warping or thickness variation in the rotors caused by uneven wheel torquing. If they're not significantly damaged they can be resurfaced by a competent repair shop. I'd recommend finding someone with an on-car brake lathe to refinish them, that will compensate for wheel hub runout and allow a perfectly true rotor. Save that mod money and get the brakes handled!

campisi

I don't know if I can help you or not but here's my best try: STOP BLOWING MONEY YOU DONT HAVE!

SH212

i herd that crossed drilled and slotted are like cheese graders, that they would shred my pads in 2 months

i never had a message for that, all i got was a tailight failure and fixed that.. never anything from the brakes
and I saw the rotors my self they do look pretty bad
im pretty sure they cant be resurfaced

cant tell you how much iv tried, but im too spoiled
well for one I stopped eating outside and only at home
iv haven’t gone shopping in 2 months
I stopped flooring it and don’t go higher than 3rps to save some gas
Ripped up my credit cards
And I have a job!!

Trying here lol

damon

Since your sensors did not apparently work this time around & you are currently short on cash, why would you replace them?

anotherLS

iTrader: (9)

order some rotors and pads through r1concepts.com

SH212

well my dad is going to help me with this so im good!!
what kind of pads and rotors do you guys recomend i get?

GSteg

iTrader: (15)

x2

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.

SH212

pretty good price,
now another question
i was told i need new calipers also...
im not buying into that BS but do i really need to like what would be the extent that i would need to buy some calipers
can bad pads and rotors cause me to need calipers?

anotherLS

iTrader: (9)

takes alot to mess up a caliper....i dunno how u did that? it should be okay

GSteg

iTrader: (15)

You were told wrong. The worst thing that could happen is your caliper's pistons seized. In that case, you can rebuild the caliper far cheaper than buying a new set of calipers.

SH212

^^i thought that was a load of BS they told me,
besides i know my brakes are bad and the rotors are too..
but if im still able to stop well and safely im geussing my calipers are fine

SH212

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!!