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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 03:37 PM
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Default Advice needed. Upgrading poor brakes on Standard 95 STI

Looking to upgrade my brakes on 95 STI and have a few questions. I only use it for normal driving at the moment but plan on doing the odd track day, maybe 1 a year. My brakes seem really poor me, my TIP car, a 96 Carina brakes better.
1) If I try some decent pads and they don't make any difference will they fit straight into some new age 4 pots.
2) Can you recommend some resonably priced decent pads that don't squeak.
2) Will the new age 4 pots and disks fit with my standard 16" alloys.
3) Can I run the standard brakes on the back without too many problems, I am a bit worried that with better brakes on the front brakeing may be stange if I leave the back standard.
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 04:27 PM
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i've upgraded my nasty 2 pots for 4 pots from a later car and had to change the wheels to late model imprezas (i.e. the cars that already had 4 pots as standard) i went for the 5 spoke ones.
Plus uprated pads and goodridge hosing and dot 5.1 fluid.

Left my rear brakes as standard and there are no problems.

Do you mean will 2 pot pads fit 4 pot calipers ,if so no they won't.

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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 10:09 PM
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Default 4 pots

if your wheels are like the RS ones on this site

SubaruProParts.com: Your OEM And Aftermarket Subaru Source

Then they will fit over subaru std 4 pots.
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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 11:41 AM
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They are gold and very similar but not exactly the same. They don't have the little groove at the end of each spoke. How do upload pictures on here ?
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Originally Posted by ben5141
They are gold and very similar but not exactly the same. They don't have the little groove at the end of each spoke. How do upload pictures on here ?
Use Photobucket or Imageshack (both are free),upload your pictures to their websites then copy the 'IMG Code' and the pictures will appear
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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 08:12 AM
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Does anyone know if subaru 4 pots and disks will fit under these classic 16" STI wheels?

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not likely

https://www.scoobynet.com/wheels-tyr...-calipers.html

i've posted a picture of my 4 pots on here and you can see the design goes out to allow the 4 pots space.
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they look like early wheels and won't clear the calipers, sorry..........

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