Godspeed 4pot 335mm disc upgrade refurb...
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It's not a lot of work if you enjoy doing it. Plenty of people on here enjoy putting time and money into these cars when they could have something newer and better
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Hi mate, following this thread with interest as the most disappointing thing about my wagon atm is the brakes! Got a standard 05 WRX and looking to overhaul calipers/replace and improve or upgrade depending on cost.
Not sure which direction to go in as a set of brembos will be around 750 but then I'll need new wheels so they fit and all of a sudden I'm looking at about a 2k which is only slightly less than I paid for the car!
Will be fitting braided hoses and replacing fluid at the very least to see if that improves the sponge that currently replaces my middle pedal. Also read something about a bracket you can fit by the reservoir (or something) that makes a big difference too?
Not looking for massive performance gains as this is my daily hack and a bit too shabby to justify massive spends tbh, just want a bit more confidence when I'm approaching a roundabout at speed
Not sure which direction to go in as a set of brembos will be around 750 but then I'll need new wheels so they fit and all of a sudden I'm looking at about a 2k which is only slightly less than I paid for the car!
Will be fitting braided hoses and replacing fluid at the very least to see if that improves the sponge that currently replaces my middle pedal. Also read something about a bracket you can fit by the reservoir (or something) that makes a big difference too?
Not looking for massive performance gains as this is my daily hack and a bit too shabby to justify massive spends tbh, just want a bit more confidence when I'm approaching a roundabout at speed
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I wasn't 'unhappy' with my brakes just fancied trying some bigger ones that work with the std WRX alloys with discs that fill the 18s better. As alcazar says there's plenty of options that improve the standard brakes and are perfectly fine for my PPP 260bhp.
See my thread for all options mentioned above: https://www.scoobynet.com/1004847-fo...l#post11480119
See my thread for all options mentioned above: https://www.scoobynet.com/1004847-fo...l#post11480119
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Will see how much difference this makes before making a decision on where to go next with refurbished calipers/discs pads etc. Got a new set of rear discs with the car so might as well throw those on while I'm inspecting the rest of the system
What brake fluid would you guys recommend?
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You would think stainless steel is stronger, but its design is actually more for corrosion resistance (and looking pretty :-)
Alot of the standard 'steel' bolts on engines are heat treated (8:8 bolts) and have a tensile strength of 828 N/mm2 (some may be even stronger 10:9, 12:9 etc)
A304 stainless steel bolts (marked A2-70) are far more corrossion resistant but only offer 700 N/mm2 so you do have to be careful when swapping out bolts for stainless steel versions.
Alot of the standard 'steel' bolts on engines are heat treated (8:8 bolts) and have a tensile strength of 828 N/mm2 (some may be even stronger 10:9, 12:9 etc)
A304 stainless steel bolts (marked A2-70) are far more corrossion resistant but only offer 700 N/mm2 so you do have to be careful when swapping out bolts for stainless steel versions.
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