LS400 Brakes - What type of Spare?
#5
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I'll be swapping the calipers in a week or so and will test fit the stock spare. I'll post my findings.
If someone already has the answer it'd be handy, as maybe the LS400 I scavenged brakes from is still in the yard with a spare. A lot of if's there.
If someone already has the answer it'd be handy, as maybe the LS400 I scavenged brakes from is still in the yard with a spare. A lot of if's there.
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I was using a spare IS350 wheel before when I had LS brakes. Now, I don't have a spare and have AAA tow my car if I have issues. I removed the spare to mount my amplifiers and air suspension components.
Also, if you do go with an oem wheel, remember to keep 5 oem lug nuts in the car.
#7
Stock wheels are much narrower than the aftermarket ones we use, so the offset is rarely an issue. As long as the wheel clears the factory big brakes on its respective car, then the hub should be large enough to clear LS400 brakes. The supra TT brakes on the other hand have a higher profile and require a 3 (possibly 5mm) spacer to clear.
I was using a spare IS350 wheel before when I had LS brakes. Now, I don't have a spare and have AAA tow my car if I have issues. I removed the spare to mount my amplifiers and air suspension components.
Also, if you do go with an oem wheel, remember to keep 5 oem lug nuts in the car.
I was using a spare IS350 wheel before when I had LS brakes. Now, I don't have a spare and have AAA tow my car if I have issues. I removed the spare to mount my amplifiers and air suspension components.
Also, if you do go with an oem wheel, remember to keep 5 oem lug nuts in the car.
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I have a Enkei/Nissan donut spare with massive caliper clearance.
The common solution to the problem is, if you get a flat up front, move one of your rear wheels up (assuming they are lower offset, which most of us have on SCs), and put whatever spare you've got in its place in back. That's more work, obviously.
The common solution to the problem is, if you get a flat up front, move one of your rear wheels up (assuming they are lower offset, which most of us have on SCs), and put whatever spare you've got in its place in back. That's more work, obviously.
#11
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Going a little over 18 months or so since converting to LS400 brakes. Have yet to address the spare wheel/tire problem and also rely on AAA if an issue arises. Being a staggered setup adds a slight challenge as well (but I have no experience, thankfully, to draw from). The LS400 wheel sounds like a good option for a temp solution.
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