Brake Pad Selection
It is a minor difference from supra to LS pads but they won't swap with minor changes.
LS has no squeal shim , has slot for brake pad sensor , 2 holes on the top rails for the pads to slide completely different form the supra ones . The shape and size are the same .
Not sure if anyone else had this problem but both my front and rear pads busted my brake sensors to shyt .
LS has no squeal shim , has slot for brake pad sensor , 2 holes on the top rails for the pads to slide completely different form the supra ones . The shape and size are the same .
Not sure if anyone else had this problem but both my front and rear pads busted my brake sensors to shyt .
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From: MA
Update on my search for brake pads...
I installed Hawk HPS pads on the front of my 1st Gen this past weekend. My initial impression is that they are going to work out really well. I had previously installed EBC Red ceramic pads on the front. With the EBC Red's, I never knew what to expect when I hit the brakes. Sometimes they'd stop well, other times not. Pedal feel with them was also sporadic. With the Hawk HPS, the pedal feel is good and very predictable every time I put on the brakes. They also stop the vehicle very well. Much better than the EBC Red's.
I wouldn't recommend using the EBC Red's on a 1st Gen with standard 2 piston calipers. The results on a 2nd Gen LS with 4 piston calipers and larger rotors could be very different from my experience. I'm also running stock rotors. Not slotted or drilled. I tried to get my hands on some EBC Green pads, but everywhere I looked, they were out of stock so I opted for the Hawks.
Jim
I installed Hawk HPS pads on the front of my 1st Gen this past weekend. My initial impression is that they are going to work out really well. I had previously installed EBC Red ceramic pads on the front. With the EBC Red's, I never knew what to expect when I hit the brakes. Sometimes they'd stop well, other times not. Pedal feel with them was also sporadic. With the Hawk HPS, the pedal feel is good and very predictable every time I put on the brakes. They also stop the vehicle very well. Much better than the EBC Red's.
I wouldn't recommend using the EBC Red's on a 1st Gen with standard 2 piston calipers. The results on a 2nd Gen LS with 4 piston calipers and larger rotors could be very different from my experience. I'm also running stock rotors. Not slotted or drilled. I tried to get my hands on some EBC Green pads, but everywhere I looked, they were out of stock so I opted for the Hawks.
Jim
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I do not see a Hawk option for 93-94 Models??
Part #'s always welcome:
These are "Red" EBC #'s.
90-92 models EBC- DP3874C Front
DP3876C Rear
93-94 LS EBC DP31006C Front
DP31008C Rear
Part #'s always welcome:
These are "Red" EBC #'s.
90-92 models EBC- DP3874C Front
DP3876C Rear
93-94 LS EBC DP31006C Front
DP31008C Rear
Last edited by damon; Feb 25, 2010 at 08:49 AM.
ebc's faded on me when i had the gen 1 setup. but they were the green. hawk is manufactured by a company that first made aircraft brakes. my front pads were supplied by i-rotors when i did my upgrade,they work fantastic with no fading,noise or dust
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I enjoy the akebono ceramics but at a close second centric 105.xxxxx series never gave me any problems as far as brake dust or noise concerns go... centric also has a 100.xxxxx series that supposedly is O.E. pads, not too sure though
RA40 maybe I am prejudging the lexus rotors because mine where warpped (when I bought the car so who knows how the previous owner drove it but from the condition and from what I could tell he babied it) and I have a 4 runner warpped rotors, and avalon warpped rotors and a camry (1999) warpped rotors and I had a 2007 camry warpped rotors. This is enough evidence for me to say toyota rotors are crap. Of course all but the 2007 were warpped when I bought the cars used.
RA40 maybe I am prejudging the lexus rotors because mine where warpped (when I bought the car so who knows how the previous owner drove it but from the condition and from what I could tell he babied it) and I have a 4 runner warpped rotors, and avalon warpped rotors and a camry (1999) warpped rotors and I had a 2007 camry warpped rotors. This is enough evidence for me to say toyota rotors are crap. Of course all but the 2007 were warpped when I bought the cars used.
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I nearly always use Akebono, Pagid, or PBR pads for all my cars whenever available. I've found that Akebono seem to last the longest and offer the best performance in ultra-ceramic form. As for rotors, I've stuck to Brembo or Centric premium.
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