Some of you may remember me posting about a month ago regarding brake upgrades for a '00 GS400. I'm pleased to report that I have completed the upgrade, and consider it a complete success. Many thanks go to Steve Ganz of Carson Toyota and Dennis of Wheel Kinetics for their invaluable advice in wheel, tire, and brake part selection.

The "before" picture:


Yep, your standard GS400 with factory 16" wheels & tires and stock brakes.

The "after" picture:


The same GS400, with --
From Wheel Kinetics

• Volk GT-C wheels, 18x9 front, 18x10 rear, polished/silver
• Bridgestone Potenza S-03, 245/40 front and 265/35 rear.

From Carson Toyota

• Supra Turbo front calipers & brake pads
• Front brake pad shim kit
• Coated, cross-drilled front and rear rotors (Supra-size front, stock size rear)
• Rear TRD street brake pads
• Goodrich stainless brake lines

Not only does it look worlds better, it also stops on a dime with NO fade, and the handling is dramatically better. These bolt-on changes have transformed the GS from a fast, decent-handling, marginal-braking sedan to a real screamer.

To anticipate your question, yes, it now needs to be lowered a bit We have L-tuned springs and shocks on order, and I'll post final pictures once they arrive and are installed.

 

damn.....looks so fine, but wait its gets betta, betcha cant wait for the l-tuned massage...me 2(i am still waiting for my spring, backordered)

 

Nice, very nice

 

Damn Trey, what a transformation. Looking tight kid. Keep up the good work. Late.

 

Cool setup...but I don't think L-Tuned is going to be low enough...might want to look into coilovers...it's worth the money.

 

SWEET loves those wheels

 

They look great Ben! Thanks again!

Also, there are two sets of GT-Cs in silver AND gunmetal at Wheel Kinetics.

 

Very, very nice.
Love the wheels.

 

how come the stock tire/wheel covered the gap so much better then the 18" one do here?

 

that looks nice, i love the breaks


drew

 

Good question. It's just a visual trick -- the fender gap's the same either way, but there's so much more [black] sidewall on the stock tires that you don't notice the [black] fender gap. With the 18" wheels and low-profile tires, you see: big silver wheel, little black sidewall, BIG black fender gap Lowering the car an inch will put things back into proportion.

 

Man I can't wait untill my rims get here!!!! It looks great I love the brake kit , Maybe I will think of upgrading mine soon!

 

what a nice upgrade

maybe lower some more ???

mmmm....... splendid

 

hey, i was thinking about getting S03 Potenzas as my next tire.

Can you give me the lowdown on how they compare to the stock tires? (Tire noise, handling, wear)

Thanks!

 

wow

looks awesome..

how much did it cost you?