blkrs5 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I just purchased a 06 spec B and i absolutely love the car. What im not impressed with is the braking. I was just going to put better pads, rotors, and SS brake lines, but, i found an amazing deal on the front BBK from the TR WRX. Would these calipers clear my stock fitment/offset? would they mount up at all? I already tried this site's amazing search feature and came up with zilch. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suds2250 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Don't do it, they are smaller brakes than what you have. 335HP/360Tq VF-22/1820 clone with Meth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkrs5 Posted May 3, 2012 Author Share Posted May 3, 2012 oh really!? wow thanks you saved me from a mistake there. lol what about the STI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkrs5 Posted May 3, 2012 Author Share Posted May 3, 2012 Wouldn't the clamping force of 4pot brakes be better than the size? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragman Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 oh really!? wow thanks you saved me from a mistake there. lol what about the STI? yeah...search for brembo brakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underground000 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Wouldn't the clamping force of 4pot brakes be better than the size? Theres rotor size, caliper leverage, piston diameter.... more isnt always better if you want better pedal feel, looks into the master cylinder brace or sti master cylinder *going with the wrx brakes will definitely make the pedal feel a lot better, but your stopping distance will be longer- read it somewhere here 5eat downshift rev match:) Powder coated wheels: completed:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkrs5 Posted May 3, 2012 Author Share Posted May 3, 2012 Thanks alot everyone for the input. just saved me from making a newbie mistake lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraddA Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 x2 on the STi bb/mc. Won't do much in the way of performance, but pedal feel should improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidWombat Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Wouldn't the clamping force of 4pot brakes be better than the size? Clamping force yes, but what really determines stopping distance is the heat capacity of the pads/rotors. Bigger area is huge win for stopping distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCHM1AN Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 The WRX guys actually upgrade to LGT brakes if they're too poor to afford STI brakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apexjapan Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 4 pots/6 pots/8 pots basically are to make the clamping force more even, so you technically get the most out of the brake pads. An example is my old twin turbo legacy that I tracked in Japan, with the standard calipers the brake pads would be worn at a angle. When I switched up to 4 pots from a GC8 STI, they would wear more evenly. The prime factor at the track, however, was brake fade. It was horrible with the standard calipers, because they'd bend outwards and not grip after they were heated up tremendously. Something about that back straight where you'd hit 150 then go down a hill that ended in a right hander which required getting from 150 to 50 right quick... So on the track, those cast iron 4 pots were quite welcome when paired with some DBA rotors. The total swept are of the pads really didn't change (on that old legacy) and the overall braking distances were not that different - when it wasn't too hot. However, the fade went away on the track. Thus technically, and despite the fact I'm selling some rather large 4-pot caliper/rotor setups, on the street you won't see a huge difference. If you did, it means you are pushing it a bit far on the street, but that's not something I concern myself with... Regards, Paul Hansen http://www.avoturboworld.com http://www.facebook.com/avoturboworld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heedz Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Unless you get a good deal on some brembos stock rears are plenty enough with a good set of pads and rotors. upkeep on the rears is expensive unless you get the godspeed special bracket or the DBA rotors grooved for our ebrake housing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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