Ditto all @_Allegedly 's plans with the slight mod that I plan to go with the OEM steelies powder coated black. I'm hoping to go without spacers, but I think I'm likely going to wind up purchasing them.

 

This is good intel on the calipers. So school me here -- the $340 cost is for a pair of LR calipers, vs basically a grand for the L8 option? Is there anything else needed other than PN 2243 and 2246? Just reuse all existing mounting hardware and pads? What are these brakes off of originally?

If it's only $350 plus the steelies, I'll probably do exactly this as well. I've always planned to keep the OEM 20s + tires for most of my use, even if swapping to 18s for offroading trips.

EDIT: I'm finding them no cheaper than $366/pair, but with a $100 each core charge, so that's coming out to basically $600 with tax, plus a little more for shipping. Where are you finding a pair for $340?

 

You might want to verify the Tuffant Steelies do/don't require spacers. Jake at Tuffant mentioned to me that spacers are needed for fitment of the steelies on the p400 (the fronts are the issue this time I believe but not sure as it's been a while since I spoke with him). Not a huge problem if you don't mind spacers, but something to factor into your cost breakdown if indeed that is the case. $248 from lucky 8 for spacers.

 

@NoGaBiker from my understanding, these are the calipers that will work and @mshotel did it with Tuffants. I'm planning on confirming with Tuffant.

I think it was JLR.parts in the UK that had them at about 100 pounds each + shipping when I looked a couple months ago but my notes are a mess and they now show out of stock.

 

Thanks! $600 is still better than $1000 plus tax/shipping. But that $340 was sounding great. Especially if they don't require the $100 core charge each.

 

I purchased the Tuffant alloys and calipers from Lucky8 and installed the calipers last weekend. Here's a pic of the size difference.
It sounds like I could have saved some money getting the calipers separately.
The Tuffant alloys don't require spacers but I think they have a different offset than the steelies.

 

Thanks for posting this. Really helpful. I can see that grinding the larger OEM caliper to fit 18s is not likely an option. Looks about 1/4 " of extra caliper on the left.

Are the gouges on the RHS one from Lucky8 taking off the part numbers?

 

Both calipers had those scratches and it does look like something was removed. Just the other day I read on a FB group that L8 found the manufacturer and is having these made without the markings, so I’m not sure what they’ve removed.
I wish I’d gotten a side profile pic as that is larger on the original also. The piston looks to be identical, and I’ve not noticed any difference in braking.

 

I purchased the l8 variant as well. I believe those scratches are the shaved off serial number of the landrover variant. You can see similar numbers if you google lr discovery calipers. Buying the landrover part is the smarter and cheaper way to go

 

Okay, I just called my dealer parts guy (literally on a first name basis with Harold!) and he can get part 2243 from a US warehouse, but 2246 is due at the warehouse in England 10/8, and he says they usually push these things back anyway.

So, since price with core charge is about $695 with tax I decided to go the LK8 route and spend $1004 (including shipping) to a) support an important vendor and b) ensure timely 3-day delivery and c) ensure I get the correct kit (I only have some dude on the internet's word that the LR part numbers work. I assume they do, but if they don't my shop will still charge me labor for dicking around with them and LR probably won't take them back once they've been dicked around with.)

So I'm getting my local LR shop (named, charmingly, The Shop) to install my LK8 winch plate in November, and I just added calipers to the order -- I was planning to do them but once it's up there anyway I'll just let them do the whole job.