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ben5141 13 March 2008 03:37 PM

Advice needed. Upgrading poor brakes on Standard 95 STI
 
Looking to upgrade my brakes on 95 STI and have a few questions. I only use it for normal driving at the moment but plan on doing the odd track day, maybe 1 a year. My brakes seem really poor me, my TIP car, a 96 Carina brakes better.
1) If I try some decent pads and they don't make any difference will they fit straight into some new age 4 pots.
2) Can you recommend some resonably priced decent pads that don't squeak.
2) Will the new age 4 pots and disks fit with my standard 16" alloys.
3) Can I run the standard brakes on the back without too many problems, I am a bit worried that with better brakes on the front brakeing may be stange if I leave the back standard.

myblackwrx 13 March 2008 04:27 PM

i've upgraded my nasty 2 pots for 4 pots from a later car and had to change the wheels to late model imprezas (i.e. the cars that already had 4 pots as standard) i went for the 5 spoke ones.
Plus uprated pads and goodridge hosing and dot 5.1 fluid.

Left my rear brakes as standard and there are no problems.

Do you mean will 2 pot pads fit 4 pot calipers ,if so no they won't.

AS Performance - Rally Motorsport Specialists (speak to Alyn) as he is very helpful.

Tazz Kill Er 13 March 2008 10:09 PM

4 pots
 
if your wheels are like the RS ones on this site

SubaruProParts.com: Your OEM And Aftermarket Subaru Source

Then they will fit over subaru std 4 pots.

ben5141 14 March 2008 11:41 AM

They are gold and very similar but not exactly the same. They don't have the little groove at the end of each spoke. How do upload pictures on here ?

myblackwrx 14 March 2008 12:37 PM


Originally Posted by ben5141 (Post 7730774)
They are gold and very similar but not exactly the same. They don't have the little groove at the end of each spoke. How do upload pictures on here ?

Use Photobucket or Imageshack (both are free),upload your pictures to their websites then copy the 'IMG Code' and the pictures will appear

ben5141 15 March 2008 08:12 AM

Photo added !
 
Does anyone know if subaru 4 pots and disks will fit under these classic 16" STI wheels?

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...1/STIWheel.jpg

myblackwrx 16 March 2008 11:40 PM

not likely

https://www.scoobynet.com/wheels-tyr...-calipers.html

i've posted a picture of my 4 pots on here and you can see the design goes out to allow the 4 pots space.

stockcar 17 March 2008 09:03 AM

they look like early wheels and won't clear the calipers, sorry..........

alyn


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