Brembo 4 pots on rear
31 August 2009, 04:04 PM
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Brembo 4 pots on rear
im looking to upgrade my brakes, looking at the ksport 8 pots for the front but was wondering if anyone has ever fitted the bremvo front 4 pots on the rear?? car is a 2002 sti
31 August 2009, 04:20 PM
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i asked that question to a garage and was told that the pisterns on front calipers are to large for the rear but your best bet is to ask ian at godspeed as he knows his stuff when it comes to breaks
31 August 2009, 05:05 PM
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I was about to start a thread with nearly exactly the same question as this but about the Subaru 4 pots. Thinking of upgrading my front brakes and thought it would be cool to re-use the fronts as they are in pretty good condition..
Be interesting to see what Ian comes back with.. maybe a front to rear conversion could be a new thing for him!
Be interesting to see what Ian comes back with.. maybe a front to rear conversion could be a new thing for him!
31 August 2009, 05:09 PM
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No point in fitting such big calipers to the rear of your car, they have as much braking force as those k sport 8 pots so it would ruin the way your braking works, you only need to upgrade your discs and pads on the rears unless your car has 829bhp etc etc as you gain zero benefit from it (and anyway you wouldnt be using k sports if you had that power 
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31 August 2009, 05:27 PM
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so ur saying the Brembo 4 pots are as good at the K sport 8 pots??? if you look at some of the best braking cars built most of them have near matching brakes front and rear
31 August 2009, 08:28 PM
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Ive had a full brembo conversion on my 02 wagon and i'm having MAJOR problems with the hand brake-ie it wont work at all.
The brakes have been stripped,upgraded,adjusted and everything else that could spring to mind.
Im gonna give Godspeed a ring tomorrow to see if he can either have a look or give any advice.
Problem is,i sold my standard rears so i hope it can be sorted...I dont know if this is an inherant problem with this conversion,but if youre thinking of following suit,i wouldnt bother as it can be a complete pain in the bum
The brakes have been stripped,upgraded,adjusted and everything else that could spring to mind.
Im gonna give Godspeed a ring tomorrow to see if he can either have a look or give any advice.
Problem is,i sold my standard rears so i hope it can be sorted...I dont know if this is an inherant problem with this conversion,but if youre thinking of following suit,i wouldnt bother as it can be a complete pain in the bum
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Yes,used the thicker shoes from Godspeed-no reflection on them though...absolute nightmare!
Oh,and 4 pots rear.Gold brembos from an 05 ish sti.Had to have discs machined to fit-sorry to be vague but i bought them a while ago.
If you have any thoughts,advice feel free to let me know....
Oh,and 4 pots rear.Gold brembos from an 05 ish sti.Had to have discs machined to fit-sorry to be vague but i bought them a while ago.
If you have any thoughts,advice feel free to let me know....
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