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1998 Lexus ls400 brakes kit
I have a 98 ls400 that needs new rotors and pads but idk which would be best for this boat. Drilled and slotted, slotted or just the regular rotors ? Help !!! |
Regular rotors. Drilled and slotted don’t give you any performance benefit, will be louder and more prone to cracks. They are cooler to look at though |
Regular rotors will do just fine.
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I think the OEM are pretty dang good.I think the pads are what matters here.Scotty Kilmer advises Akebono.
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make sure you get pads AND shims
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Originally Posted by Iwearshaqs
(Post 10201974)
I have a 98 ls400 that needs new rotors and pads but idk which would be best for this boat. Drilled and slotted, slotted or just the regular rotors ? Help !!! |
I replaced all 4 rotors and pads two years (10k miles) ago:
Bosch QuietCast front rotors (not slotted or drilled) Centric Parts Premium with e-coating rear rotors (not slotted or drilled) Akebono ProACT pads on all the way around I had no problems with quality out of the box, and continue to have no issues with any of it other than just recently. I'm starting to get a little bit of squeak at low speed braking and only at certain pedal pressures (pulling into my garage, or creeping forward at a red light). But hey, used brakes squeak... brakes are a wear item... I wouldn't say this noise is an unexpected issue, just something I have noticed lately, and should be easy to fix whenever I feel like getting around to it. Like YODAONE said, you can't go wrong with oem. Like Dave said, don't do the slotted and/or drilled. Unless you are taking your car to the track every month trying to set better lap times, drilled and slotted rotors are over-hyped and an unnecessary cost. They do start to crack MUCH sooner than plain rotors. |
Originally Posted by EthanS
(Post 10202278)
I replaced all 4 rotors and pads two years (10k miles) ago:
Bosch QuietCast front rotors (not slotted or drilled) Centric Parts Premium with e-coating rear rotors (not slotted or drilled) Akebono ProACT pads on all the way around I had no problems with quality out of the box, and continue to have no issues with any of it other than just recently. I'm starting to get a little bit of squeak at low speed braking and only at certain pedal pressures (pulling into my garage, or creeping forward at a red light). But hey, used brakes squeak... brakes are a wear item... I wouldn't say this noise is an unexpected issue, just something I have noticed lately, and should be easy to fix whenever I feel like getting around to it. Like YODAONE said, you can't go wrong with oem. Like Dave said, don't do the slotted and/or drilled. Unless you are taking your car to the track every month trying to set better lap times, drilled and slotted rotors are over-hyped and an unnecessary cost. They do start to crack MUCH sooner than plain rotors. |
Originally Posted by Scraape
(Post 10202109)
make sure you get pads AND shims
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Originally Posted by Sherl
(Post 10449254)
Do you know the part number for shims? I got a 98 and buying Akebono pads. Dont know they come withshim though
Some aftermarket pads come with shims, not sure about Akebono... |
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