Re: LS430 Big Brake Swap

jimbo93 on Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:49 pm

I'm running them on an early car so I might need a small spacer to push out the wheel, but I'll post up pics later of it under a fuch

jimbo93 on Sat Nov 07, 2009 1:01 am

I still am waiting on the adapters for the calipers but here is it sitting on top of the rotor

And there is minimal clearance between the wheel and the caliper, plus i will have to run a spacer to push the wheel out a bit.

xschop on Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:55 am

when you install the Boxster S rotor over the hub on the EARLY setup, you get a free 5.5mm spacer Very Happy

cool news....

jimbo93 on Sat Nov 07, 2009 2:28 pm

awesome that might be just what i need, but i have to find another set of hubs to machine as i can't have the car off the road for to long

xschop on Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:05 am

Hey Jim, looking at your nice Fuch wheel there and LS430 caliper.....is that Lexus caliper setting on the stock front rotor? I just have to ask, because the Boxster S rotor would be a larger diameter than the one based in the pic....If it is, my bad.

**gt1scca** on Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:40 pm

318 MM = ~12.5 INCHES...
Inside a 16" wheel? With THAT caliper?

"Dammit Jim...Beam me up, Scotty!"

Razz

jimbo93 on Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:15 pm

To take that picture yes the stock rotor is on, but if im correct it should just barely fit, or i will have to carefully grind part of the caliper

xschop on Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:06 pm

Hey Jim, it just may fit with a tad more than a 1/4" clearance on the upper portion of the inner rim if that curvature is machined a certain way on th Fuch.....

jimbo93 on Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:34 pm

the bracket doesn't raise the caliper at all or much if im correct? so i think we might be in luck

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LS430 Big Brake Swap