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Old Feb 22, 2013 | 08:44 PM
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I have a 2007 IS250 RWD and I want to buy some new calipers but I don't know what is a okay brand name calipers. Or what kind of SPECS I need for my calipers. HEELP! Lol

I need calipers for my stock rotors.

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Old Feb 22, 2013 | 09:22 PM
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Do you want a big brake kit?
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Old Feb 22, 2013 | 09:33 PM
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I just needed new calipers on my stock rotor and I was wondering what other calipers to fit on the stock rotor
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Old Feb 22, 2013 | 09:45 PM
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so you want to replace your OEM calipers with another stock size caliper? I don't know about that but I'm sure some aftermarket company makes factory sized calipers. If you want bigger brake calipers, you need to do a complete kit.
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Old Feb 22, 2013 | 10:01 PM
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Yeah I want to replace my OEM calipers for another stock size calipers. I'm not looking for bigger brake kit though. Would you know a good aftermarket company for my size and the specs of the OEM stock calipers?
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 09:23 PM
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Just get a reman caliper. The company takes your OEM core, fixes everything and replaces everything possible, sells as a new reman caliper for a fraction of the cost of a new OEM unit. Try any online site....AutoZone, Advance Auto, etc etc.
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Old Feb 24, 2013 | 08:43 AM
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Have you looked into getting IS350 calipers? I'm not certain that they work with 250 rotors.
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Old Feb 24, 2013 | 04:42 PM
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Here's an example of what I spoke about earlier :

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par...4_410349_2362_

Notice in the pics they show the OEM manufacturer stamping; they're simply reman caliper cores from other IS250s.
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Old Feb 24, 2013 | 05:27 PM
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You know everyone's talking to the OP giving both good and not so good advice. But, no one has asked why. To the OP, why do you want to do this? Is there a problem with you OEM calipers? Do you want a caliper with more pad area, more stoping power, more pistons? What exactly is your goal?

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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 12:46 PM
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^Though he doesn't necessary state the "why"...he is pretty adament about just replacing them with OE :

Originally Posted by TooCool4u
Yeah I want to replace my OEM calipers for another stock size calipers.
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 02:37 PM
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remanufactured replacement. try partsgeek.com or rockauto.com
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Originally Posted by lowrideraz
You know everyone's talking to the OP giving both good and not so good advice. But, no one has asked why. To the OP, why do you want to do this? Is there a problem with you OEM calipers? Do you want a caliper with more pad area, more stoping power, more pistons? What exactly is your goal?

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I just want to find a new caliper so I can powder coat it for looks. And something that fit my stock rotor. I don't know too much about calipers but I just want one that I know will fit my is250
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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 08:39 AM
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^^^^Again, is there a problem with your current rotors? Why can't you just clean and powder coat your stock rotor. Then, there's always those funky caliper covers

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Originally Posted by TooCool4u
I just want to find a new caliper so I can powder coat it for looks. And something that fit my stock rotor. I don't know too much about calipers but I just want one that I know will fit my is250
You can also as suggested upgrade to the IS350 larger front calipers which have 4 pistons and are larger and look much nicer. You can powder coat those or use the G2 caliper paint. You'd probably need the 350 rotors too.

If you just want the same size caliper and to safe you money get the G2 caliper paint and it can be done as a weekend project. Look them up online.
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