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Old 24-04-2006, 10:58 PM
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Brakes

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
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Old 25-04-2006, 03:27 AM
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option 1
SS lines, proper pads and good fluid

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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
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Old 25-04-2006, 09:44 AM
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thanks might have to have new discs ,what do you meen by "the rears to leg. turbo "?
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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
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Old 25-04-2006, 09:23 PM
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Thanks Hyper so u saying it be best to get two pots front and back then
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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
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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.
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what are slide callipers
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the single pot style calliper with a piston on one side.
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