cmraman Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I am in the process of doing a Legacy GT front brake swap on my Outback XT, which includes brackets, rotors, pads, and upgraded brake lines. I have seen threads here on this, but I have not seen any info on the master cylinder for the swap. Can the master cylinder on my XT handle the larger rotors and calipers? If you have done this swap, how does it compare to the stock setup? Thanks in advance for your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmraman Posted June 24, 2008 Author Share Posted June 24, 2008 Anybody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebpda9 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 from what my dealer told me all the 05 subaru master cylinders are the same. I dunno if that applies to the sti's too or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urfsin Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Your stock master cylinder will be fine. Slide It Sideways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmraman Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 Your stock master cylinder will be fine. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmfspecb Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Did you swap out the calipers, too? I upgraded by Spec B with a Mach V upgrade kit - so now I've got an "extra" set of LGT pads and rotors for all the corners. Do I need to get new calipers as well? Sorry - forgot to mention the details. The parts came off an 07 LGT/Spec B and are to go onto an 08 OBW, H6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urfsin Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Did you swap out the calipers, too? I upgraded by Spec B with a Mach V upgrade kit - so now I've got an "extra" set of LGT pads and rotors for all the corners. Do I need to get new calipers as well? Sorry - forgot to mention the details. The parts came off an 07 LGT/Spec B and are to go onto an 08 OBW, H6. Yes, you would need to get new LGT calipers as well. The LGT pads and rotors will NOT work with your Outback calipers. Not all is lost though, if you do some junkyard sluthing you might be able to find some LGT calipers for cheap. <---This is what I did. Slide It Sideways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmfspecb Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Very nice, thank you for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewZ Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Forgive my resurrecting this 4 month old thread, but When upgrading from the OBXT calipers (and corresponding rotors and pads) to the LGT ones, do you need any sort of mounting bracket from the LGT or will my stock OBXT one work? And also, does anyone have a list of the fittings needed to the hard line and to the caliper so I can make my own aeroquip (SS braided) brake lines for the new calipers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praedet Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 It bolts right up. The bracket that is on the car will work for either caliper... As far as fittings, I have no idea. You could just use an LGT set of lines... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewZ Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 It bolts right up. The bracket that is on the car will work for either caliper... As far as fittings, I have no idea. You could just use an LGT set of lines... Thanks for the info praedet! Regarding the lines, would I need the LGT lines? As in, would my stock outback lines not work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praedet Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 The Outback ones might, I thought you were talking about going to stainless lines. If you switch, get LGT lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hassa Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 The Outback ones might, I thought you were talking about going to stainless lines. If you switch, get LGT lines ^+1....if you're going to replace the calipers, you might as well go w/SS lines (LGT fitment) and ATE - not much more work while the calipers are out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewZ Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 I agree, I just wanted to save a little cash and make them (the lines) myself. Sometimes the fittings are so expensive though that it's not worth it I already have a couple cans of ATE blue and am ordering a couple rebuild kits right now so I can rebuild the calipers before putting them on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewZ Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Just an update: I've had the LGT front brakes on my car for a week or so now. I rebuilt the calipers using the kit from rockauto, went fine. Painted the calipers silver, they look great. Stops well, looks oversized now instead of undersized. All I had around was the ATE super blue, system bled surprisingly quick. Car really needed a brake fluid flush the pedal feels much better now too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNS Brakes Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 good mod there - the OBXT brakes are awful for the weight/power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracer-X Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Did you go with SS lines? I am wanting to do this swap to the wife's OBXT and am wondering if LGT SS brake lines are long enough for OBXT stock suspension. Jump on it, Let's do it, Ride it, My Pony... EL4NFZT7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDN 2.5i Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Assuming the LGT lines are good, Opie has a couple sets of the Goodridge lines FS in the member classifieds.. http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=131592 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewZ Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 I can say that the stock lines on my OBXT worked fine with the LGT (FRONT) calipers, for future reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmafod Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Where did you get your LGT rotors from AndrewZ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZP Installs Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Guys, the LGT lines on an OBXT ARE NO GOOD. They are too short. They may fit but under full downward travel you may wind up yanking them out of the fittings due to the length of the LGT lines being shorter. If you are retaining the OBXT ride-height you will want to also retain your stock OBXT lines. -mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmafod Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Where did you get your LGT rotors from AndrewZ? I'll answer my own question for you. hehe I thought I asked you this before I was able to buy them through this forum from a vendor who had a spare set lying around. I've seen some other members in the market place who've put theirs up for sale before. I used rebuild kits from rock auto. There wasn't any real reason to rebuild them other than they were already off the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dergara Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Interesting. Money well spent.. “Abandon hope, all ye who enter here” -Dante Alighieri http://youtu.be/lLFunBPgPOo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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