FRONT CALIPERS AND BRACKETS (WRX)
euroshark wrote:02-05 wrx front calipers with brackets, cheap upgrade for legacy turbo- $50
Euroshark seems to have the calipers I need, but i'm not really sure what's up with the brackets.
http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=50154
Purchased 09.29.12 from Euroshark.
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REAR CALIPERS AND BRACKETS (Legacy)
Nothing Yet. I'm guessing I will have to junkyard these
Mike-Tracy grabbed a set of 03 Legacy Calipers for me from pick n pull.
Arrived on 10.06.12
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SS LINES
Someone on Sl-i was saying that when you get brake lines you choose your car, not what the calipers are. Is this the case? So even if i install 05 wrx calipers in the front and 03 legacy calipers in the back, i need to get technafit sub-1000 for 93-01 imprezas, NOT sub-1050 for 02-07 wrxs OR sub-1108 for 01-04 Legacy L & LS right?
For lines, several threads seemed to suggest these:
Goodridge SS Braided Brake Hose Kit GR24215
http://www.oakos.com/Merchant2/merchant ... _Code=3900
Stoptech Rear Brake Lines STP 950.47501
http://www.rallysportdirect.com/Stoptec ... -2002-2007
Stoptech Front Brake Lines STP 950.47001
http://www.rallysportdirect.com/Stoptec ... -2002-2005
Jamal recommended technafit lines being 88.55 for the set. Kimo also apparently has this set.
Technafit Brake Lines SUB-1050
http://www.jnaperformance.com/index.php ... ct_id=2091 (88.55)
http://assaultech.com/technafit/technaf ... 86855.aspx (80.50 But pretty much any color)
Purchased Stoptech lines from Jamal on 10.04.12
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FRONT ROTORS (WRX)
Front OEM WRX rotors seem pricey. Trying to find a used set hasn't be super fruitful, but also i haven't tried that hard. There's a bunch of ebay ones that look all sporty, but i get the gut feeling they're not great. Threads also suggest deep cryo treatment. The place Josh used (
http://www.onecryo.com/) seems to be an odd japanese site now. Cryo treating apparently must be done to new rotors? Meaning I can't buy used rotors unless they're already cryo treated? I like the look of slotted ones, but i think that they're not really going to help me. Does slotted actual do anything? Someone said that they had a bunch of extra noise from their slotted rotors.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SUBARU-Genuine- ... vi-content
I think this is the right one, part #26300AE061. Am i reading this right? about 100 per rotor? Yeesh, i thought it was 100 a set.
StopTech Cryo-Stop Rotors 120.47018CRY
http://www.jscspeed.com/catalog/Subaru/ ... X_STI.html
Everywhere wanted 30ish bucks just to ship these rotors. 16 dollar shipping through a reseller on amazon.
Hopefully this site is legit. They offered free shipping on orders over 100 dollars making my grand total for these rotors $111.36 shipped. Which is higher than the previous estimate (but that estimate didn't include shipping, putting the actual estimate at $116.74)
http://tunedcustoms.com/stop-tech-02-10 ... 0.47018CRY
Purchased 10.03.12
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BACK ROTORS (Legacy)
Stoptech Cryo-Stop Rotors 120.47025CRY
http://www.jscspeed.com/catalog/Subaru/ ... cy_GT.html
Looks like they're already cryo treated Also sold as a set! This is a vented set. They will require a different set of calipers than the 00-06 Legacy calipers. Most likley the LGT rear calipers and brackets.
Apparently this:
Legacy777 wrote:The thing about the rear vented rotors is that the caliper and caliper bracket are different as well. So it's not just a matter of getting different rotors, you need different caliper brackets & calipers.
Means I need to find solid rear rotors. Hopeful to find a set that match the stoptech fronts...
BAM - Centric Parts 120.47017 Premium Brake Rotor with E-Coating 120.47017
http://www.amazon.com/Centric-Parts-120 ... =120.47017
Josh verified these for me.
Not cryo treated apparently, but perhaps i can find a local service to do that at a reasonable price.
Purchased 09.27.12 from amazon.
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PADS
For pads, i pretty much just want some thing that's not going to destroy my rotors and that will last for a decent amount of time. I don't need to stop instantly if that means that my rotors and pads are only going to last a year or two.
Freaking brake pads all went up in price by like 10 dollars today for some reason. (10.03.12)
Extra pad information from Jamal:
http://www.functionauto.com/index.php?m ... crb0nannr0
Couple suggestions on this. Either stoptechs or EBC red stuff
Front Pads:
EBC Brakes DP31134C $98.29
http://www.amazon.com/EBC-Brakes-DP3113 ... s=DP31134C
Beatersubi Recommended Green stuff Pads (Though it appears that there are several versions of them)
EBC Brakes DP21661 $85.26
http://www.amazon.com/EBC-Brakes-DP2166 ... automotive
StopTech Street Performance 309.09290 $38.50
http://www.amazon.com/StopTech-309-0929 ... automotive
Rear Pads
EBC Brakes DP31293C $81.81
http://www.amazon.com/EBC-Brakes-DP3129 ... automotive
Beatersubi Recommended Green stuff Pads (Though it appears that there are several versions of them)
EBC Brake DP21293 $76.10
http://www.amazon.com/EBC-Brake-DP21293 ... automotive
StopTech Street Performance 309.07700 $42.24
http://www.amazon.com/StopTech-309-0770 ... automotive
Apparently these guys price match.
http://www.autoanything.com/brakes/61A3 ... QgodmgQAmg
Went with the stoptech pads. Purchased from Jamal on 10.04.12
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Fluid
jamal wrote:For fluid I have used the motul stuff just because we had it. It's kind of expensive though and the stoptech pads will never get hot enough to fully take advantage of it. The better option would be ATE superblue or any namebrand synthetic fluid they have at your local parts store.
So ATE Superblue it is. Purchased from Jamal on 10.04.12
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Optional
Powder Coating Red. Is it even a good idea to powder coat calipers? I'm getting mixed signals on this. The big brand calipers like brembos and what not appear to be powder coated, or maybe just painted. Lots of people are saying it perfectly fine to powdercoat, other people are saying that they'll retain heat and it's a bad idea. Thoughts on this? if it is fine to powder coat, how do i avoid screwing up the threads for the bolts and the pistons?
According to beatersubi, if i powdercoat the calipers i will need to get a rebuild kit.
These might be the right kit, but i'm not sure. They look massively universal, which kind of scares me. Can anyone comment on this? Does brand matter? I mean, i'm sure it does to a certain extent, but for whatever reason centric sets seem to be 3 times as much.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/compat ... d=005&i=50
Apparently the quality is fairly similar across the board. Here are the correct kits:
05 WRX Front Calipers - Centric 143.42017
03 Legacy L Rear Calipers - Carlson 15155
Thinking I might go with G2 Caliper paint. Anyone have any experience with this? If I do, I might not have to rebuild my calipers, in which case I could either return the kits or sell them.
http://www.amazon.com/Temperature-Level ... iper+paint
But then again, i still need to sand blast these to get them all nice, so I guess i'd probably have to rebuild anyways...
Sand blasted, and sent to powdercoating. It'll be $50 for 4 brackets and 4 calipers. He'll do some more cleanup for me and he'll do the masking, which probably raised the price of the normal 25 i'm use to. Should I be worried about the powdercoating adding thickness to the brackets and calipers?
Apparently the average thickness added is about a 3rd of a millimeter.
I bought these decals
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0978803024 to put on the calipers, hoping they'd look sort of like the 4 pot brakes. I guess you put them on and then clear coat over them.
Not super solid on how cryo treatment works. Also cannot find a place locally that seems to do it. Additionally, this set of rotors has a "e-coating" on it. I contacted stoptech to ask whether they can be cryo treated even with the "e-coating."
Stoptech Representative got back to me. He said: "Cryo treating has no effect on the e-coated surface. All of our in-house cryo treated rotors are processed as already coated parts with no issues."
The rear rotors get less rough treatment than the fronts. I might not cryo treat my back rotors.