That's why I keep looking at brembos rather than other brands.

When I've got the funds I'll definitely buy the kit from Godspeed brakes

 

How come they look different? Or is it only the early ones that do?

Also weren't the dust seals different? or have they now changed them now?

 

They have just changed the designs over time , they are all the same make though

 

Ah makes sense now.

 

LOL... simple solution is to get a 5mm wheel spacer and your good to go!

 

Look how tight the ap are standard sti wheels 8.5 x 18 et53

 

Those must be the 355mm discs! What's the deal with the standard STI wheels that are 17", how come the brembos clear them wheels....offset??? Are those wheels 114.5 as oppose to the 100's that I require?

 

I have 330mm discs on my hatch with 17" wheels and the brembos fit fine....

they are team dynamics

 

I'm guessing the offset of the STI wheels are different to the wrx wheels?

So if I find a set of STI wheels that are 17" and almost identical looks wise to the wrx wheels then they will clear brembos seeing as though they're fitted with brembos?

 

the off-set is near identical its the inner spoke design and width of the specific wheel that dictates clearance on the brake caliper

 

I'm having a complete mind **** trying to suss this one out

Are the std wrx wheels and STI wheels from 2002-2004 (100pcd) visually the same? I found an online guide that says they're all roughly ET42-50 and if the Brembos and discs on the 02-04 are 330mm and clear the STI wheels then I'm struggling to work out what's different between the std wrx wheels and 02-04 STI wheels.

But.....if the difference is to the inner spoke design and that they differ slightly then that makes sense. So if I purchased 02-04 17" STI wheels they'll clear brembos???

Cheers

 

Yes the spoke designs are different , you will need 2001 to 2004 wheels

 

std Subaru off-set is around ET53 not at all whatever guide you found

the std WRX wheels look slightly like STi wheels but are totally different in fitment

 

Is that offset the same between the wrx and STI Pcd-100 wheels?

Working out costs I reckon I'll be better buying the big brake kit from Godspeed when the time comes. By the time I buy a set of 2nd hand brembos,discs & the wheels I'd be well on the way. I'd need to have the wheels powdercoated as well unless I was lucky enough to find a set that were already the colour I wanted.

 

yes pretty much identical, as already stated the specific inner spoke design and width have more impact than off-set alone

 

In the new year I'm going to go with a bigger brake kit up front from Godspeed and as their kits come with brackets for the fitment of the caliper it got me thinking......

When it's comes to using the gold brembo calipers from the STI are they a direct fit without adaptors? And is the rear caliper a direct fit as well? I know the discs have a different diameter housing for the handbrake shoes etc.

I think I'll go down the route of fitting the rear brembo calipers purely for aesthetics as I think small discs behind alloys look ****e. And if it improves the braking even further then that's a plus.

P.S or are those brackets the same as the brackets already fitted to the car and they just supply new ones with the kit??

 

The gold brembos will be a direct fit aslong as they clear your alloys mate.

in terms of the rears. Aslong as you don't have a hatch, I think that they should fit without adapting them to your car I believe.

 

I was just checking, I'm wanting to keep the wrx wheels so it'll be the brake kit from Godspeed but I'm wanting the Brembos at the rear. Did you get your Brembos yet?

 

you will need adapters to fit brembos to an r160 hub..... Unless you have the subaru branded 2 pots, in which case they will bolt straight up...

 

Yeah mate. Gonna clean them and re paint them next week as I'm gonna fit after the new year mate

 

Keep us posted, the std brakes are so bad. I'm looking forward to swapping them out.

 

I hate the standard brakes. Bought the foliatec kit so I'm gonna see how I go with that mate.

 

or get a set of wheels that will fit over the brembos....

 

???

We're talking about the calipers actually fitting the OE mounts, not caliper wheel clearance.

 

the point I am making is that the guy may fit a set of brembos and be delighted and then find that his standard wheels do not fit.....

 

We ascertained that a page or so ago.

 

my apologies then ....