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Old Mar 29, 2005 | 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by aliga
you need 2.75" clearanace from the rotor to the wheel spoke, if you have that, then your fine.

Is that for Supra or LS calipers? I know its mainly to do with spoke design, but whats the chances of LS ones fitting behind a 40 offset?
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Old Mar 29, 2005 | 04:06 PM
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2.75" to the spoke for any wheel.
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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by aliga
2.75" to the spoke for any wheel.

But for which calipers LS or Supra
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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 10:04 AM
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i measured that for the LS caliper.
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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 11:32 AM
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Default 16" wheels fit on LS400MK2 calipers

got my LS400MK2 calippers from aliga installed together with 315mm Brembo rotors yesterday. 16" OZ Opera rims fit on these calippers perfectly. i think they are 16x7.5" with 40mm offset.

exactly these wheels are sold across Europe as "winter wheel set for the old LS430". the clearance is about the same as in the LS430. about 2mm space in outside diameter and about 5mm towards rim.

the SC400 looks great with these rims. very very sporty and classy.

i cant tell much to the stopping power of the new calippers/rotors. my LS430 still brakes 200% better. but it is already a slight improvement noticable. dealer said NOT to brake hard for minimum of 300 miles. LS430 manual says 200 miles.

i found out the back rotors are warped and that one of the 4 pads is nearly gone.
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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 10:09 AM
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Would '95+ LS400/430 wheels be enough to support the clearance required by the TT brakes? I assume the TT brakes and the LS 4-pot brakes are similar in dimension.
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 04:57 AM
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Originally Posted by p.hase
got my LS400MK2 calippers from aliga installed together with 315mm Brembo rotors yesterday. 16" OZ Opera rims fit on these calippers perfectly. i think they are 16x7.5" with 40mm offset.

exactly these wheels are sold across Europe as "winter wheel set for the old LS430". the clearance is about the same as in the LS430. about 2mm space in outside diameter and about 5mm towards rim.

the SC400 looks great with these rims. very very sporty and classy.

i cant tell much to the stopping power of the new calippers/rotors. my LS430 still brakes 200% better. but it is already a slight improvement noticable. dealer said NOT to brake hard for minimum of 300 miles. LS430 manual says 200 miles.

i found out the back rotors are warped and that one of the 4 pads is nearly gone.
Is your LS430 stopping much better than ls400 calipers just because the LS430 brakes are that much better? Or, are other LS430 design factors contributing to the increased stopping power? Also, how can one fit LS430 calipers on the SC300 and SC400?
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Old May 26, 2023 | 08:16 PM
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Anyone know does the 2007 is250 dual piston calipers works ? If so, do i need the is250 pads and rotors or can 2010 and up rx350 pads and rotors ? Thank
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