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UPDATE: The rear discs previously listed are wrong. The correct discs are listed below with the corrected price. The rear calipers to use are the twin opposed piston Brembos from the 2005-2007 STI Impreza, but they ain't cheap. Checked eBay and the online used parts yards and they're just out of my price range. The OEM Legacy rears are starting to look pretty good. I think I'll clean them, rebuild them, paint them red, load them with EBC Yellow Stuff pads, mount them on drilled & slotted StopTech discs and call it a day. Then again.................. Obsession is a terrible thing, and I'm obsessed with the idea of bigger rear brakes. The Brembos are too expensive for me so I'm piecing together a kit. Both KNS, Torque Solution, and Kartboy make adapting brackets for the Subaru FHI and Brembo calipers, but the Kartboy is much more expensive. I found the FHI calipers, StopTech drilled & slotted discs, steel braided hoses, and brake pads on RockAutoParts. DISCLAIMER: This is pure guesswork! Follow this at your own risk. The calipers and brackets will fit each other and the brackets should fit the backing plate. Hoses are hoses so no problem there. It's the discs I'm concerned with. Will they be centered in the calipers and will they align circumference wise? Brackets (KNS & Torque Solution) KNS Kit http://www.knsbrakes.com/c/caliper-items/2282 Instructions: http://www.knsbrakes.com/c/rear-brembo $199 a set Torque Solution SKU: TS-SU-317 https://subimods.com/torque-solution-rear-brake-caliper-adapter-2002-2005-wrx-2002-2008-forester-2000-2009-legacy.html Similar to the KNS brackets $199 a set Calipers (06-07) WRX A-1 CARDONE 193133 {#26692FE040, 26692FE050} Reman. Includes: Caliper and Hardware Rear Left; WRX Limited; WRX Model; WRX TR; with Metal Piston A-1 CARDONE 193132 {#26692FE040} Reman. Includes: Caliper and Hardware Rear Right; WRX Limited; WRX Model; WRX TR; with Metal Piston https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...435927&jsn=770 $110 ea. ($65 refundable core charge) Discs (05-07) WRX CENTRIC 12747025L StopTech Sport Drilled/Slotted Disc Rear Left; WRX Model CENTRIC 12747025R StopTech Sport Drilled/Slotted Disc Rear Right; WRX Model $71 ea. Pads, WRX CENTRIC 30904611 StopTech Sport Rear; WRX Model $38 ea. x 2 Hoses (00-09) Legacy CENTRIC 95047505 StopTech Stainless Steel; Sold as a Pair Info Rear; Stainless Steel Brake Lines $45 a pair Approx. Total: $750 (-$130 core deposit = $552)

I've learned that the rear calipers are twin opposed piston Brembos from the 2005-2007 STI Impreza. They ain't cheap. Checked eBay and they range from $170 ea. to $650 ea. I shopped the online used parts yards and they start at $300 ea. to "Call Us For a Price". That's not including the mounting bracket, The OEM Legacy rears are starting to look pretty good. I think I'll clean them, rebuild them, paint them red, load them with EBC Yellow Stuff pads, mount them on drilled & slotted StopTech discs and call it a day.

I agree. My new brakes are only a weekend old. I don't ride the brake on downhill grades, using my paddle shifters to downshift to use engine braking. Same in the turns, picking the right entry speed, and trusting my BF Goodrichs to get me through. Maybe I'll get to the school parking lot since school is out and look for the point of lock-up and how she behaves when I find it. As for the rear brakes I'm doing research. I found a kit from KNS Brakes that will allow mounting WRX/STI dual piston rear calipers but I find it a bit pricey. The heart of the kit is the adapter which you can buy separately from the kit. KNS is careful not to be too specific about the model years of the new calipers so I have some more work to do. If your curious: http://www.knsbrakes.com/c/kns-bracket

My wheels are 18x8 Sparco Trofeo 5s with 48mm Offset. The ATS/Brembo calipers need evey spare mm they can get to fit inside those wheels.

The front end is coming along. The ATS/Brembos, braided steel brake lines, and drilled/slotted discs are on, as well as the KSport Coilovers. The stopping power is phenomenal and they look great. The KSports are 1/2 inch lower and aligned to spec. Whether I lower them more is to be determined and I'm still dialing in the compression & rebound but a zillion times better than the worn-out Bilsteins. As you can see I removed the backing plate altogether to improve caliper & disc cooling. Still have the polyurethane LCA bushings and thicker swaybars waiting but they'll be going on soon. In the meantime...........

My ATS/Brembo Calipers with EBC Yellow Stuff pads on Drilled & Slotted Discs Behind my Sparco Trofeo Wheels All hanging off KSport Coilovers

My Deep Bronze 3.0R needs that Grille. My last car had a similar looking grille that I sent away to Poland for. It fit flush like the one on this car and filled the opening nicely. I especially like how the mesh on this one slopes down from the edge of the hood to the edge of the bumper. It's a subtle change but I love it. If it's not too much trouble, could someone PM me, or reply here with the info I'll need to order one? Thanks........... FYI: This my old 2001 Cadillac Catera Sport with its Polish grille. http://m1.i.pbase.com/g9/69/14969/2/159167071.9758T2S7.jpg

Just painted and labeled, my 4 piston ATS/Brembo calipers......

Brembo stickers are plentiful. I got mine from: http://houseofgrafx.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=308 I just painted the ATS calipers and plan to mount them soon.

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My first cosmetic upgrades: Sparco Trofeo 5 wheels painted Bronze - $146.00 18x8 / 23lbs BF Goodrich g-Force Sport Comp-2 - $107.45 Max Performance Summer Tires - 215/45ZR-18 Both items from TireRack.com. I wanted Firestone Firehawk Indy 500s but they were back ordered 3 months. Who wants to wait a whole summer for tires you'll have to swap for winter tires by Halloween?

I know what you mean......I'm a Bronx Boy myself, though I don't live in The City now. Back in the '50s and '60s a lot of cars had Curb Feelers, wire whiskers that touched obstacles before any real damage could be done. The scraping noise was your warning. Good idea but too tacky for the 21st century. Naturally there's an electronic solution, but it's pricey. A DIY solution could be rigged up with some type of micro-switch with a stiff black feeler extending out from the front lip, and a buzzer or light on the dash.

Double thanks!! Those are the exact pix I was looking for.

You guys are terrific. Thanks!

I've seen pix (that of course I can't find now) of Legacys with pneumatic struts holding up the hood instead of the support rod like on my 2008 3.0R. Would anyone tell me how to do this to my car?