ricknight16

Hi all,

Looking for advice regarding my brake set up. Car currently running 342/410. HEL braided brake lines with dot 4. Mintext fast road m1144. Tegiwa brake stopper. Standard discs all round.

Whats the next step in upgrading as they are struggling and make an awful hum when coming off the dual carriageway?

Thanks

stockcar

STi or WRX??

Jake Robertson

Maybe buy some new sintered discs first

ricknight16

Its a wrx hawk

jura11

iTrader: (7)

Next step will be Brembo brakes with good discs(just not eBay special discs) and good pads and you should be have good combo


Jura

stockcar

1144 is a mild fast road pad at best, do you have uprated rear pads??

first step would be decent pads all round, after that then upgraded calipers, etc. budget dependant............

alyn

ricknight16

Nope just standard rear pads. I was thinking calipers etc. Arent brembos around 600 second hand though?

stockcar

good spec pads all round like Performance Friction, Brembo Sport, Pagid, etc. would be my first choice...........

Godspeed Brakes

iTrader: (259)

Yes and then you need to change your wheels so not really a good recommendation for you.

I agree the Mintex M1144 are not the pad I would fit in an Impreza , the 1155's are a better pad.

changing the discs and pads should transform the braking performance , we could offer you various options that would do the job , first step up would be fitting front and rear grooved discs and kevlar sport pads , I find these pads slightly better than the 1144's , but fitting them front and rear and not just fronts should balance the braking out , we could offer you front and rear grooved discs and kevlar pads for £215.

Up from there , and a good increase in performance from the kevlar pads would be either the bluestuff , and up from there the orangestuff pads , the package price jumps up as the price of the pads are quite a bit more , the complete front and rear kit with grooved discs is £375.

The Ferodo DS2500's are also a good pad , I don't think they are as good as the blue's or orange , but they are an expensive pad.

We can also supply you one of our 335mm brake kits which fit with your standard 4 pot calipers and will fit under your wheels , this kit comes with larger and thicker 2 piece discs and bells , larger than standard pads , a choice of pad compounds are available , it also comes with caliper mounting brackets and fitting kit , and we offer this kit for £550.

Up from there is one of our 330mm disc kits with AP 4 pot calipers , again it comes as a complete kit ic various pad compounds, its a complete bolt on kit that also fits under your standard 17" wheels , we sell this kit for £1100.

P&P on the above is £15.

Hope this helps

Cheers Ian

bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

Cheapest idea would be to get better pads all round and for good prices phone
as-performance.

ricknight16

Probably should have mentioned i dont use the car on the track. Needed for heavy road use only. Would ebc orange or blue still be the way forward bearing this in mind?

jura11

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I've run EBC BlueStuff NDX on the OE 4pots and i've been very disappointed with them


Jura

ricknight16

Cheers for the heads up. Best stick with Kevlar then!

scotsman75

Hi folks,need advice went to garage today with my impreza wrx as front brakes were making a noise! The guy said my pistons have gone on my calipers and I need new calipers! Would I need new calipers or can I buy new pistons? Cheers ian

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

First off, never, ever add a post on a different subject to an existing thread, especially when looking for advice.
People who have already responded to the thread, and others not interested in that thread, are imediately excluded.

OK, advice: Yes, you can get pistons, but what does he mean, "pistons have gone"? Pistons don't "go", they can seize, but go? NOPE!

I suggest you either remove a caliper, or get someone who knows what he is doing to do so, and have a look at the state of it.

Ian Godney, Godspeed, does a kit for you to renovate your calipers, or will do them on exchange.

scotsman75

Sorry I tried adding new post but wouldnt let me! And yes pistons have seized is wat I ment