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Old 25 November 2009, 12:02 AM
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Excuse my ignorance if this sounds simple
Hopefully in the near future i'll be putting 4-pots on my turbo 2000, what i need to know is what do i need to change apart from the calipers. I.E can i still use my original discs or pads or wont they fit anymore ?
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Old 25 November 2009, 01:00 AM
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you will require new discs as the ones for 4 pots are 295mm the ones for 2 pots are 277mm
Old 25 November 2009, 11:17 PM
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Master cylinders are different too on 4 pot equiped cars.
Old 25 November 2009, 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 172sport
Master cylinders are different too on 4 pot equiped cars.
never knew that?
Old 25 November 2009, 11:26 PM
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Massive difference when I went from the std 95wrx m/c to a sti7/8 version, when I fitted front gold Brembo's
Old 27 November 2009, 05:24 PM
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Thanks for the info. Next question is, will the 4 pots fit unde these wheels? Not sure exactly what model they are off. They are 16 inch Subaru wheels.

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Old 27 November 2009, 06:25 PM
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No they will not fit under those wheels , you will need the later spec 16" wheels
Cheers Ian
Old 28 November 2009, 04:02 PM
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Well thats a bit of a bummer, cheers for letting us know anyway.
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