Brakes

[carpboy]

Hi ive a 95 ra sti which i think has 2 pot brakes on it , im thinking of upgrading the brakes as they need changing anyway. what do you think i should put on remembering i havent got a endless pot of money lol

[Hyper]

option 1
SS lines, proper pads and good fluid

option 2
all above + 4 pot kit, and it's a good idea to swap the rears to leg. turbo in order to avoid brake bias

all depends on the budget :)

[carpboy]

thanks might have to have new discs ,what do you meen by "the rears to leg. turbo "?

[Hyper]

imho stock rear brakes are too small to compensate the 4 pot brakes due to the increased piston and rotor size, thus you will have brake bias

old school legacy turbo, I belive, has larged rotors so it's good idea to get those (and caliper brakets) if you can't afford to swap the rears to subaru 2pots

[carpboy]

Thanks Hyper so u saying it be best to get two pots front and back then

[Hyper]

there is really no best, all depends on applications :)

if you are to get front 4 pots, its a good idea to acomodate rears with 2 pots

[Twistee]

You will need r180 rear diff and hubs to fit the 2 pots or you'll have to mod things to make the 2 pots fit the r160 rear end. - A simple swap from RA solid rotors to the sedan vented rears and slide callipers are a cheap alternative.

[carpboy]

what are slide callipers

[Twistee]

the single pot style calliper with a piston on one side.