wilwood brakes?

macipusy · Post by **macipusy** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:26 am

Hope these are good since I just impulse baught some on ebay.....I saw red ...look like 4 pot but little with pads and slotted rotors....maybe cross drilled....here is the link

http://i13.ebayimg.com/05/i/000/b8/90/db07_1.JPG

hope it works...

can someone tell me a little about these

SubaruNation · Post by **SubaruNation** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:52 am

macipusy · Post by **macipusy** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:01 am

Was listed for 02 WRX...used item for 249 shipped....hope I just got a steal

macipusy · Post by **macipusy** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:13 am

More pics....

http://i8.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/b8/90/e2c3_1.JPG

http://i10.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/b8/90/dfbb_1.JPG

macipusy · Post by **macipusy** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:34 am

I was searching and they look like these:

http://www.hopupracing.com/wi4redro02wr.html

4 piston rears.....is it possible to use the big rears as front calipers?

jamal · Post by **jamal** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 5:35 pm

they are not rear brakes.

I don't know how they'll effect bias, but I can pretty safely say not for the better.

macipusy · Post by **macipusy** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:34 pm

So they are front calipers?

Are they an ok product?

My intention was to use these as front brake replacement

n2x4 · Post by **n2x4** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:59 pm

They're front calipers. Wilwood does have 4 piston front calipers, just not listed on their site.
They won't fit under 15" and some 16" wheels.

It's also said that calipers like these need to be rebuilt just about every year. They don't have dust boots around the pistons.

You did make a good buy, $250 is a pretty good deal. I'm just not sure it's the right upgrade.

macipusy · Post by **macipusy** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:09 pm

If I just swap these Wilwood for my stocker front brakes...while upgrading to SS lines....is this a good upgrade...or will it really screw with the balancing while braking....to the point of inefficiency?

macipusy · Post by **macipusy** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:55 pm

What if I use the wilwoods for rears and get Brembo 4pots for thecfront? Better bias now?.....or just crazy talk?

jamal · Post by **jamal** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:20 pm

crazy talk.

The brakes on your car are good and I don't think you really need anything bigger unless you're planning on going to a lot of track days.

Stainless lines, better pads, and a fluid flush would do a lot of good. Possibly new dust boots on the calipers as well.

If you really want bigger brakes, the only thing I recommend is front Subaru 4-pots (like on the 06-07 wrx) and keep your stock rears.

They are an increase in heat capacity, pedal, feel, and they do not alter brake bias.

The only other things that can make those claim are stoptech bbks.

n2x4 · Post by **n2x4** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:56 pm

Subaru 4pot and H6 2pot rears. That's the combo everyone talks about

jamal · Post by **jamal** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:10 pm

there is no H6 2-pot rear. The H6 is the 00-04 Legacy rear disc with a solid rear rotor and 1-pot slider. I would keep the vented turbo rear over the bigger solid rotor any day.

he could also get the 2-pot 06 WRX rear brakes, but that requires an additional bracket, new calipers, new rotors, new pads, and is unnecessary in my opinion.

Let me say this again, more loudly:

there is nothing wrong with your stock brakes. If you insist on upgrading, get the 4-pot fronts and keep your rear brakes. That is the best option when considering price, bias, feel, and added heat capacity. Plus they look cool.

macipusy · Post by **macipusy** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 1:52 am

I totally get what you guys are saying....the thing is, I already purchased these....SO

should I sell them, or is it worth the try to see what the itty bitty 4pot Wilwoods will do to me Leg? If it's not even worth the time to switch them out, then maybe I'll sell them....

Kelly · Post by **Kelly** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:00 am

Fuggit, I say run em!

You got big enough wheels already, and if there already purchased, all you really have to loose is a bit of time and a bottle of brake fluid, right?

Those calipers will squeek like hell. Ive seen a few people run them, and eventually take em off. There also was a bias issue to, but cant remember the fix. I think you swap in an STI master cylinder, cause your stock one will have a lot of pedal travel, or something like that.

Look on RS25.com, I beleive theres a few guys runnin them on there.

jamal · Post by **jamal** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:36 am

I would sell them.

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