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now with more braking power

Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 2:43 am
by The Scooby
got some WRX front brakes for $50 the other day, came with rotors, new pads, calipers, brackets, lines and all the hardware. bolted them up and man does my car stop sooooo much faster. i love it, it probably also helped that i flushed the brakes with new fluid, and man does the brake pedal feel great now.

Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 5:44 pm
by DLC
That's a great price. You'd like the feel even better with SS lines, if you don't already have them.

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 12:28 am
by jamal
are the rear brakes stock?

Because I'd think that's a bit too much front bias.

Good deal though, mine were like $100 and didn't come with rotors.

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 3:15 am
by The Scooby
ya SS lines will come after i fix my drivability problem i have.

also ya the brakes are stock and i have went out and drove them hard, no pedal fade and i have yet to lock up the rears... even braking into the entrance of the corner, after that the rears broke loose with HP and had some fun sliding her around.

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 5:23 pm
by DLC
I autocrossed my TW with WRX fronts and stock rears for some time and felt that it was a very good upgrade, especially with decent tires. We're not talking about an STI upgrade here, just .4" extra diameter and more heatsink capacity, which is always a bonus.

As a comparison, my 00 came from SIA with 10.7" fronts...and 11.3" rears. I've rectified that since.

Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:58 am
by Soobster
I'm going to be doing this upgrade as soon as the parts come in the mail.

1 question:
Is it necessary to remove the front dust shield(s) when upgrading to the 02-05 wrx setup on a 91 N/A wagon.

just trying to prepare myself for the work to be done.

Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:37 pm
by Legacy777
No you don't have to touch the dust shields.