BurschiK

A friend of mine owned a Type RA MY06, so I did inspect it what differencies i can find to the 'normal' Sti.
And i found an interesting thing on the front brakes, the calipers are bolted on with longer bolts than on the 'normal Sti, to mount a 'clamp' too.
This thing is a massive iron part, which will go from one caliper bolting hole to the other.... does anyone know what i mean
What for ist this part? I have heard that also the new Sti's should have this

awd wrx

the big iron thing you mention is actualy part of the hub assembly , it cannot be taken off , well it can with a grinder ! no-one I have spoken to knows what its purpose is

BurschiK

No, it's definitly not a fix part, because a friend mounted this now on a classic impreza GT, it's a single, bolted part which can be buyed as spare part by any Subi dealer. Price was approx. 50€/piece.

Normski

Yeah I have seen the parts you mean, the 05 spec C's were the first to get this improvement. It's to increase rigidity in that area.

BurschiK

Yes, this was also my thought, but was wondering that i never read about this improvement on any subi-forum