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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 10:27 PM
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Anyone have a site I could locate some Stoptech pads? I need LS400 fronts and Supra TT rear. Thanks in advance!
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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 07:53 PM
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Have you checked eBay? I thought I seen some on there when I was doing my swap.
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Old Mar 25, 2013 | 08:53 AM
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Have you checked eBay? I thought I seen some on there when I was doing my swap.
I found some for the Supra TT rear brake pads. I cant find anything for the fronts except for EBC. Looking for some Stoptechs..
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Old Mar 25, 2013 | 09:07 AM
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There is no real upgrade for the ls400 font calipers however I am working with Hawk and getting some made for us as I sent some old ones in so they have a template to work with but that may be months off yet.
If you need a good off the shelf pad get wagner thermo quiet ceramic pads which is what I run and have run on my supra tt as well as my sc with ls400 bbk and I have yet to tax them beyond their limit even braking from 170+ so unless you track it on a regular basis those will do you good.
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Old Mar 25, 2013 | 09:48 AM
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If it comes down to it, you won't be disappointed with some ebc's. I have the yellows on my car and they are great.
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Old Mar 25, 2013 | 09:53 AM
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I have Wagner pads from AutoZone, they suck. Let me know if you find anything better.
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Old Mar 25, 2013 | 04:35 PM
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Autozone does not sell thermo quiet^^ What are the complaints you have with them?
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Akebono ACT665 Front Ceramic Pads work well for the LS400's.
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Originally Posted by thm8d
I found some for the Supra TT rear brake pads. I cant find anything for the fronts except for EBC. Looking for some Stoptechs..
Stoptech doesn't produce any brake pads for the LS400 caliper.

There aren't many options for performance brake pads for the LS400 calipers.
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Old Apr 1, 2013 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by xspsi6
There is no real upgrade for the ls400 font calipers however I am working with Hawk and getting some made for us as I sent some old ones in so they have a template to work with but that may be months off yet.
If you need a good off the shelf pad get wagner thermo quiet ceramic pads which is what I run and have run on my supra tt as well as my sc with ls400 bbk and I have yet to tax them beyond their limit even braking from 170+ so unless you track it on a regular basis those will do you good.
I made contact with Hawk about this twice. The first time being about 3 years ago. I tried again about 6 months ago and they seemed more interested and said they would probably be able to produce pads for LS400 front calipers.

Glad to see I am not the only one pushing...
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Originally Posted by Tabaka
I have Wagner pads from AutoZone, they suck. Let me know if you find anything better.
Advance Auto Parts sells the Wagner pads
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Old Apr 8, 2013 | 11:49 AM
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If you want good LS400 pads, just get custom ones made from Carbotech or Porterfield. They're not really that expensive compared to other high quality pads. Call them up, get almost any compound you want.
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Old Aug 13, 2013 | 05:46 PM
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Any update to this? Would love the Hawk HPS for the LS400s.
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Old Aug 21, 2013 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by joliroger4
Any update to this? Would love the Hawk HPS for the LS400s.
I ended up getting EBC Yellow
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Old Aug 21, 2013 | 12:29 PM
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I'm surprised to learn that Hawk still isn't making any pads for the LS400 calipers. The HPS compound is one of my favorites and that should be a no brainer for them.
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