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Old 01 October 2003, 03:03 PM
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Are the brakes on MY93 WRX larger (discs) at the front and if so is it possible / advisable to swap them to the rear when fitting my Brembo 4 pots / vented discs (group buy)???
Old 01 October 2003, 05:59 PM
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You can't simply swap front discs/calipers to back. Several issues to be solved if you tried, not least the fact that the rear discs are actually combined drum/discs - with the drum being used by the handbrake.
Old 01 October 2003, 06:26 PM
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Several people have suggested this, and I've only seen two cars with different calipers on the back, and they spentt all their life on-track, for raod use, just upgrade the pads, that'll be good enough, changing the calipers is serious grief!
Old 01 October 2003, 06:34 PM
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You can be "over-braked" & thats what would happen if you did that - just unnecessary.

I have Brembo/APs at the front & use OE pads rear.

I have yet to not have sufficiet brakes with this setup to not outbrake most people on track
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