Roojai

I'm trying to keep my car looking understated and wish to keep my 15" standard alloys. I need new discs so thought it was a good chance to upgrade my brakes. Will 4-pots fit in the 15's. If not, then what are my best options? Are there uprated 2-pot calipers. Could I increase disc diameter or thickness???

greasemonkey

It's not a clear-cut situation unfortunately, some 15"'s will fit, some won't. The outside diameter isn't a problem, the issue is the clearance between the spokes and the end of the caliper. I've got a set of 15 x 7 Speedline 2118's on ET53 here that are very close, but haven't (yet) had any problems with bits of grit or anything else being caught between and attacking the spokes.

It'd be a bit of a suck it and see job I suspect, though with a bit of luck someone who's already done this will comment. Which wheels do you have, the standard Subaru pre '97 ones?

Roojai

These:
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Roojai

These:

greasemonkey

Any chance you could post a close-up of the front wheel/brake area, preferably one taken at enough of an angle that shows the shape of the inside of the spokes, and where they sit in relation to the caliper?

Hopefully someone who's actually running them will post, but if nothing else a pic as per above should enable us to make an educated guess.

Roojai

cheers for your help.
I really need new discs and new calipers but the calipers can wait a bit. If I get new discs do I need to get a larger diameter, to fit the f-pots a bit later on, or can I stick to the same size I have now.

To be honest, having had a look at my wheels I probably cannot get 4-pots in there anyway, or a larger diameter disc.

Some pictures
Disc to inside of rim is 5cm

Current caliper to rim is 1cm

View of wheel


You can see from the piccies why I need new brakes. The discs are warped too.