I've just fitted a set of PFF7s to my '04 Wagon. They look the absolute business and really do improve the looks of the car.

However, there is one significant downside. This was summed up perfectly by a mate at the weekend when he said "Nice wheels, but they don't half makes your brakes look small".

Do i put up with the small brake jibes from my TVR owning mate, or go for broke and fit a big brake conversion?

 

You fit big brakes cos you need em and NOT because your mate says they look small!! lol
If it's running standard power,then I'd say to leave the brakes as they are.If you insist on upgrading look at something like the Godspeed brakes which are 330mm disks which fit with the standard Subaru calipers... (£550 or so in price I think)

Good luck

 

Here's before and after:









simb

 

I'm running the PPP and so more powerful brakes would certainly be welcome.

However, i can't beleive i'm the only one that is as least partially lured by the cosmetic appeal of a big brake upgrade.

Am I?

 

It was a factor for me, not the main reason though.

simb

 

Simb, is that the godspeed 335 upgrade?

 

Hi mate, how's things?
Are you going to Santa pod in april mate?

It is the Godspeed upgrade.

simb

 

They do look better with big brakes (Especially with 18's) I have to agree.I bought my brakes cos the car was **** at stopping with the standard brakes!! lol (303bhp WRX)



Cheers

 

Simb - i've driven cars with the godspeed conversationm - stopped on a 10 pence piece and they look the bo**ocks - the wheels are looking well too!

 

Have you got your discs on the right way round?

 

Discs look cracking....

 

That's what I was gonna say??

simb

 

Your right Rob, the 1st time I showed the missus what the money was spent on, I locked it up at 70MPH, that was'nt using full pressure aswell!!

simb

 

Ermmmm,don't think so!!
Just had a quick look at a Subaru brochure I have here and the brakes are fitted to a P1 and they look identical to how they're fitted to my car ie Grooves are pointing the same way

 

I thought the groove "started" at the centre and moved out as the wheel turned forward.

I recently fitted grooved godspeed discs and they had N/S & O/S written in a big black marker pen on them...