why are scooby brakes so expensive!?!
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why are scooby brakes so expensive!?!
Hi all, im lookin to upgrade the brakes on my 1994 classic sti. I cant seem to find any1 who sells uprated calipers that arent the big brake kits with 6 or 8 pot calipers. Dont wanna spend anythin like that at the minute as car is daily driver that im in the process of gettin to 350bhp so i can do the odd track day. i was gonna just get some new but standard subaru 4 pots for the front and 2 pots for the back with either endless pads or possibly mintex (heard good things about both). I am gonna get some godspeed disks to go with them too.
Anyway my question is this-how much should i be lookin to pay 4 calipers? theres some on fleabay at the minute for £700 for front and back, is this too much (it seems it!!). are there any other options for me without spendin 2k on a big brake conversion??
Thanks, all advice greatly appreciated!
Anyway my question is this-how much should i be lookin to pay 4 calipers? theres some on fleabay at the minute for £700 for front and back, is this too much (it seems it!!). are there any other options for me without spendin 2k on a big brake conversion??
Thanks, all advice greatly appreciated!
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You should be able to get working 4 pot front calipers from about £150 a pair , and rear 2 pots from around £125 a pair , £700 is way too much , check out the for sale section on here as plenty come up for sale
As for discs , pads and rear fitting kit , I'm your man for these
Cheers Ian
You should be able to get working 4 pot front calipers from about £150 a pair , and rear 2 pots from around £125 a pair , £700 is way too much , check out the for sale section on here as plenty come up for sale
As for discs , pads and rear fitting kit , I'm your man for these
Cheers Ian
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Also, tony been on godspeed as thats where im gettin the disks and brake lines, cant see any calipers 4 sale 4 my model impreza only reconditioning service for standard calipers and my 1994 only has 2 pots on the front and singles on the back
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ok mate thanks i will. im gonna get the disks and brake lines from you next week so ill jus have to hang around and wait for the calipers. Been lookin for about 6 weeks now though and seen nothin but second hand ones. I can see whats gonna happen- ill get sick of waitin and just get the ones for 700 quid and literally days later there'll be loads available brand new for 500 quid!!
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Here you go , these have my grooved discs and kevlar pad along with some 4 pots
https://www.scoobynet.com/private-fo...vlar-pads.html
Only £200 for the lot
https://www.scoobynet.com/private-fo...vlar-pads.html
Only £200 for the lot
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Here you go , these have my grooved discs and kevlar pad along with some 4 pots
https://www.scoobynet.com/private-fo...vlar-pads.html
Only £200 for the lot
https://www.scoobynet.com/private-fo...vlar-pads.html
Only £200 for the lot
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thanks mate, much appreciated! not sure if i wanna risk gettin some second hand ones. Theres loads available on fleabay secondhand but ive no way of knowing the condition of them or how long they'll last so kind of had my heart set on some brand spankers. Thanks for lookin tho i guess im jus gonna have to bite the bullet and fork out £700.
On my car, the fronts were new Brembos from Ian, which he doesn't seem to do any more and the rears were STi Brembos from GradeA breakers, I just cleaned and repainted them and they work fine. They are still on the discs they came with, I fitted new pads.
Go for it.
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thanks for the advice guys, i'll look into how much i can get a second hand set refurbed for. not gettin 6 or 8 pots as wont get them under my wheels and ive only jus bought them but might consider brembo's are they a straight swap like the 4 pots?
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