Seanft82

Hi guys

new to the forum but I’ve always had a look for info as it’s always been helpful

I'm having a with my 2007 Hawkeye wrx. Some stage in its life It’s had a k sport front and rear big brake kit fitted. That I’m itself is not an issue. Problem is the hand brake doesn’t work. When I took the discs off I found that the hand brake had been running on the aluminium inside bell of the k sport disc. This has worn out and now doesn’t engage. Speaking to k sport they don’t do replacement center bells or the metal hand brake drum which SHOULD have been in there.

issue is seems a shame to just not use the brakes for that reason as they work great. I don’t know if I can get total new discs to sort the issue from another company. K sport don’t seem very keen to help saying the calipers are an old design. Even though they still do a rear brake kit for my wrx.

just if anyone has had this issue or know of a fix for it. Like I say not my doing just trying to get it sorted

many thanks

JdmSti2006

Maybe reyland could help with bells or godspeed but i doubt.
Probably thats a reason why apracing makes kits with steel discs for a rear.

Seanft82

thing is it was supposed to have a steel drum but for whatever reason it’s been removed and now running on the aluminium bell. K sport sent me pics of what it should be. I would thing the newer style disc would work, but k sport just keep saying they don’t make parts for the calipers. But surely they still make discs? I just seem to come up against brick walls. So was wandering if anyone knows a way around it, new discs from another company maybe? Just seems silly to stop using them because k sport can’t help

JdmSti2006

not sure maybe they could help
https://www.subaru4you.co.uk/brakes/ksport4potr.shtml
or ask D2 kits supplier

1509joe

iTrader: (2)

Ring Alyn at AS Performance 01914103770 Stockcar on here he'll tell you your options.

IainMilford

iTrader: (15)

Godspeed used to do a service where they woud attach a steel insert to the inside of the alloy bell, may be worth asking them. I ran these for while a number of years back and then I got a new set of bells machined. Alloy bells which will last as long as you dont go around practicing any Ken Block gymkhana handbrake turns

Seanft82

yep literally spoke to them yesterday, I don’t think they still do the insert but they can make me just the bells, which is better then k sport who don’t make them anymore. Thing is I don’t use the car much but it’s one of these annoying things that has been on my fix list for a while!