i did the conversion about 10.000 miles ago. for 1.000miles the brakes werent any better than stock but then.... wow. i use 17" summer wheels and 16" winter wheels.

on the front i have brembo rotors plus mintex pads. oh, at the same time i also replaced the back rotors plus pads, both OEM lexus.

now i realized the huge front rotors are still like new and the OEM back rotors and pads are nearly gone. this tells me three possibilities: a) the OEM stuff is much smoother and wears quickly OR b) we should probably also upgrade the braking system of the back OR c) mintex pads are too hard.

any comments? correct me if i am wrong, george/germany

 

Thanks to the info in this thread I went ahead and got my LS Calipers and rotors also did SS lines. Looks and feels great. I went with a plain rotor and a last minute caliper paint job. WIll redo calipers some time soon. A few pics.

 

which ss lines did u buy? ones for sc300 or ls400?

where did u buy them?

 

They are Russell SS Lines. Got them from ebay.

 

cherplex, can you go over what you did as far as the carrier was concerned? i'm not sure what i'll have to do yet, as far as that due to the bigger rotors i got, and since it looks like you picked up bigger rotors also, why not just share what you did. i'm sure others are curious also.

 

I'm not sure what carrier is but this was a pretty straightforward swap rotors lines pads. Bleeding the brakes took some time other than that everything bolted right up. I had the help of a Lexus/Toyota certified mechanic.

 

well, did you in fact use bigger rotors or just get stock sized?

 

I bought LS rotors.

 

definitely did not read that earlier.

 

I'm so doin this after I get my supra wheels in a week or so. Got my hands on super good condition supra wheels with brand new bridgestone 255 and 235 tires for 600.

 

I'm about to jump on this conversion,
thanks for all the help everybody.

any recomendations on socal lexus junkyards??

 

i have a set of calipers available, 230 shipped.

 

Local autoparts store (Advance Discount Auto) is $46.99 each with lifetime warentee and $25 core charge. Supra TT's are 49.99 each with $50.00 core charge. They are rebuilt with good seals. Don't pay 2-300 for used that you need to rebuild. I check these prices weekly.

 

You believe that they are the same calipers just cheaper at the auto parts store?
I need persuading. Please.

 

the ls calipers i sell are newer than most scso n the street. and the 20+ sets i have sold, none of them needed a rebuild.