advice on brake upgrade

[carpboy]

Hi ,i have a sti ra 95 with i think standard brakes and thinking about upgrading them as i need new pad and discs soon, my quetion is will i see much improvment on the road if i changed the callipers at the same time? Im on a limited budget and have been reading posts on other sites about what will and wont fit but im finding it confusing ,can anyone help ta

[carpboy]

Hers a pic of what i have at the mo

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j62/hamyam2000/stirafrontwheel.jpg[/img]

[type-ra]

Hi matey.

You will not be able to upgrade to four pot calipers unless you change your wheels - I tried & they will not fit.

If you go to MY98 wheels - the five spoke angled types, you will be able to fit the four pots which were standard on the later MYs.

The four pots are far better & you will definately feel the benefit.

HTH

Dean

[carpboy]

thanks for the reply will the 2 pots fit ,i was told they wont on the back i can afford callipers and discs but dont want to change the wheel size as i believe it will upset the handling. As i said im confused and need help lol

[type-ra]

You don't need to change the wheel size matey, just the type.

The later STi wheels have a "knuckle" in the middle of the spoke to clear the four pots.

I had them on my other car here http://www.type-ra.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=9

You can also get them from later UK turbos but they would be silver.

They'd be cheap as on eBay.

HTH

Dean