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    08 spec B, 06 Daytona 675

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  1. Not until it has a Cadillac heart transplant! Yeah, I'd like to cover the Cadillac with some other decal, just undecided what to do. Subaru, spec.B, simple Brembo....
  2. Love them! Despite needing to buy new wheels, I'd say it's a perfect upgrade for someone like me who needed to replace a caliper anyway.
  3. About a week ago I got finished up with the install of the ATS Brembo brakes, Bilstein HD with STi Pinks, Stop Tech braided steel lines, Whiteline roll center kit, and, thanks to my lack of attention to detail, Enkei PDC 18x8 +45 wheels in Hyper Gray. Here's how it looks now. Plenty of clearance for the Brembo calipers. Pardon the uncleanliness.
  4. I could have used that info 3 weeks ago. I've decided new wheels are better than spacers. By my measurement the spacers would need to be closer to 10mm. Which makes me ask, would the 8mm difference in offset be enough between the Enkei and Prodrive wheels? Perhaps spoke design has a lot to do with it. Or how is it that I measure a 10mm spacer would be needed, but I difference in 5mm offset between the same Prodrive wheels would be enough?
  5. 08 spec B wheels narrowly clear the face of the stock calipers. They definitely don't have the offset to clear Brembo calipers. I was riding on 18x7.5 Prodrive GT1 wheels, which I've read will clear Brembo brakes, so I thought I was set for an affordable brake upgrade to replace my driver's side caliper that was seized. And it's true, they will fit if you've got the +48 offset. My GT1 wheels however are +53 offset. I've just ordered a set of Enkei PDC 18x8 +45.
  6. I just went through the install myself this past week. Tip #1: Don't be like me and assume your wheels will fit. Make sure you have an offset that will clear Brembo brakes. Tip #2: If you can't get your hub assembly separated from the knuckle, you can probably cut down the sheild enough to get the rotor to fit and still have proper clearance with the caliper and rotor. Without the shield, on my car anyway, the rotor was closer to the inboard side of the caliper. With part of the shield between the hub and knuckle still in place, I think the rotor would be centered in the caliper, or just a bit closer to the outboard side, but with enough room to not be an issue. Bottom line, instructions say to remove the shield, so do it if you can. Otherwise everything went as planned. My measured weights for the rotor and caliper assemblies are as follows: Brembo with all hardware, pads, bracket and mounting bolts is 12 lbs even. Stock caliper with all hardware, Hawk 5.0 pads, bracket and bolts is 15.9 lbs. I again went with DBA 4000 rotors, weigh 21.8 lbs in stock fitment and 20.5 lbs in 2004 STi fitment. Total weight savings per corner on my car is 5.2 lbs.
  7. This post from this thread helped me decide to go with the Spec B specific springs (ST2033021020 = B sedan w/ MT & ST2038021020 = B wagon MT and AT) for my '08. I'll probably put my order in for the group buy tomorrow. If you look at the group buy post, they have both those part numbers listed as Spec B Pinks hope that helps you Dave
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