1994 Version Sti RA.... Restoration Project.
Thanks Jay yes it's the perfect wheel, I got there in the end even though you would not sell me yours lol
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That is as iconic as any Impreza will ever look. Absolutely beautiful.
You can keep all your bolt on splitters, arches and fanboy tat.
This is perfection.
You can keep all your bolt on splitters, arches and fanboy tat.
This is perfection.
Thanks Joe.... Yes that's why I went red I wanted some colour and with the red in the seats and struts it marries together, I really like red calipers, I had gold on my old classic but I would have had them red if I'd had the chance.
Get sticky stuff to make you some
First off you need a bracket to mount to the hub which then in turn the Caliper mounts on, it steps it out and centralises it.
I helped design these about 7 years ago with another member on here Dean along with a guy I worked with who cut a rough out then my mechanic had a load made. The design came from someone on the forum it was early days then there must have been only a handful of us running rears back then.
My old classic....
The other step is getting a set of handbrake shoes enlarged if your using the brembo discs, now I can't remember the exact size but I think the inner diameter of a classic Hub is 140mm and a Brembo is 160mm so you get the shoes relined to make the 20mm up.
You also need new brake lines, you can get them for the conversion off the shelf, around 20mm longer than standard.
Most importantly you need to find a good set, remember these gold brembo calipers can potentially be up to 14 years old now so many are tired, also no worries if they are 114pcd as you can get them drilled with 100pcd fitment.
My personal feelings are if your running front brembos then you also need rear as they balance out well with the correct brake bias, I ran the fronts on my old car for a week first off and the front I felt stabbed down but when the rears were fitted the whole car balanced and hunkered down equally.
Hope that helps
Simon
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That's ok it's the second time I've done this that's why this time it was an easy choice and a simple mod for me.
First off you need a bracket to mount to the hub which then in turn the Caliper mounts on, it steps it out and centralises it.
I helped design these about 7 years ago with another member on here Dean along with a guy I worked with who cut a rough out then my mechanic had a load made. The design came from someone on the forum it was early days then there must have been only a handful of us running rears back then.
My old classic....
The other step is getting a set of handbrake shoes enlarged if your using the brembo discs, now I can't remember the exact size but I think the inner diameter of a classic Hub is 140mm and a Brembo is 160mm so you get the shoes relined to make the 20mm up.
You also need new brake lines, you can get them for the conversion off the shelf, around 20mm longer than standard.
Most importantly you need to find a good set, remember these gold brembo calipers can potentially be up to 14 years old now so many are tired, also no worries if they are 114pcd as you can get them drilled with 100pcd fitment.
My personal feelings are if your running front brembos then you also need rear as they balance out well with the correct brake bias, I ran the fronts on my old car for a week first off and the front I felt stabbed down but when the rears were fitted the whole car balanced and hunkered down equally.
Hope that helps
Simon
First off you need a bracket to mount to the hub which then in turn the Caliper mounts on, it steps it out and centralises it.
I helped design these about 7 years ago with another member on here Dean along with a guy I worked with who cut a rough out then my mechanic had a load made. The design came from someone on the forum it was early days then there must have been only a handful of us running rears back then.
My old classic....
The other step is getting a set of handbrake shoes enlarged if your using the brembo discs, now I can't remember the exact size but I think the inner diameter of a classic Hub is 140mm and a Brembo is 160mm so you get the shoes relined to make the 20mm up.
You also need new brake lines, you can get them for the conversion off the shelf, around 20mm longer than standard.
Most importantly you need to find a good set, remember these gold brembo calipers can potentially be up to 14 years old now so many are tired, also no worries if they are 114pcd as you can get them drilled with 100pcd fitment.
My personal feelings are if your running front brembos then you also need rear as they balance out well with the correct brake bias, I ran the fronts on my old car for a week first off and the front I felt stabbed down but when the rears were fitted the whole car balanced and hunkered down equally.
Hope that helps
Simon
I looked at the kits that Godspeed sells but they are £150 just for the brackets or £250 with discs as well. It seemed a bit much for me as the rear Brembos will cost me around £400 then it will also need new pads so in total I could nearly get a brand new rear brake setup such as K-Sports.
The bracket is not that much but you need 190mm handbrake shoes so couldn't I just fit the ones already from a newage STi or will they not fit?
Would it be cheaper to get my current handbrake shoes enlarged by 20mm or would it work out the same?
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Subaru Collector 555.
Last edited by User 21721; May 27, 2014 at 09:16 PM.
Yes there are a few alternatives but I'm not 100% sure on all the answers for you. If you search or ask in the brake section I'm sure someone will be able to fill the gaps in on the different fitting methods. It's an upgrade that can get damn expensive if you can't drop on a good deal that's the only thing with it.
Cheers guys
Cheers guys
Ok my turn for a bit of a nightmare day today.... Gauges did not go as planned at all and I will need to find out what I can do to resolve the problems.
First off the sender for the oil temp is the wrong one, looking closer it's new, I imagine the breaker who sold the gauges left the original in place and just chucked a new one in. First off the inner core of the sensor is to long and it stops it screwing in as it touches the inner wall of the block we are using, Also tried it touching it against the engine and it gives a false reading so we feel it's wrong full stop.
Second problem was the oil pressure, plumbed that on and again the reading is false, the needles bounces of the top of the gauge, again a false high reading, frustrating.... Rhys wonders if again it's the correct sender unit, he questioned if it could be the incorrect voltage making the reading high.
A right predicament ! Does anyone know if Lamco sensors are still available or are there alternatives that I can pick up.
Not the easiest of mornings by my standards at all.
Cheers
Simon
First off the sender for the oil temp is the wrong one, looking closer it's new, I imagine the breaker who sold the gauges left the original in place and just chucked a new one in. First off the inner core of the sensor is to long and it stops it screwing in as it touches the inner wall of the block we are using, Also tried it touching it against the engine and it gives a false reading so we feel it's wrong full stop.
Second problem was the oil pressure, plumbed that on and again the reading is false, the needles bounces of the top of the gauge, again a false high reading, frustrating.... Rhys wonders if again it's the correct sender unit, he questioned if it could be the incorrect voltage making the reading high.
A right predicament ! Does anyone know if Lamco sensors are still available or are there alternatives that I can pick up.
Not the easiest of mornings by my standards at all.
Cheers
Simon
