I read DS2500 aren't road legal or something ? Or how do you keep them hot enough running in daily use?
I use the car for commuting etc (until I can afford a separate run-about), so trying to be cautious.

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Not ever heard that and been running them for 12 years

I was changing my brake disks last night and have some pads too but didn't swap them yet (want to see what difference the disks make first). I noticed that on the box for the pads it says 'For racing use only' although that may just be because they haven't had some sort of official test/approval to be able to sell them for road use. The same sort of thing was on the box of my coilovers!

I expect the legalities are more basic in terms of whether your car has sufficient braking ability to be considered safe on the road, but don't know for sure.

DS2500 must be road legal, its got to be the most common Ferodo pad out there....

With regards to swapping rears as well, then its up to you and how hard you brake on track. I switched to 8pot 356mm ksports on the front with standard WRX 2 pot rears and it was a massive improvement, but the car was obviously much more nose heavy on track - it made trail braking into corners fun as the rear end went light ;)

Now running brembo rears with decent discs/pads and it has balanced the car much better. But brembo rears on a WRX are a pain, as the handbrake/hub assembly is a different size. I've got the godspeed handbrake shoes in mine as an adaption, and my handbrake is useless when they get hot after coming off track.

Think i might invest in some discs and pads for the bus when i can afford that like in about 21 years haha .

a lot of uprated / fast road pads don't fit within the max / min friction required by the "reg 90" approval that is "required" for road use.............

ds2500 has too high friction to match this

How about this setup - not saying it will fit an impreza but since impreza brakes fit the legacy I can't see why not.
http://www.uklegacy.com/forums/index...big-brake-kit/

decided to buy rear brembos, braided lines and dot 5.1 and do it all in 1 go,

Are you already running brembos at the front?.SJ.

nope, they are sat next to me at the moment, gonna fit it all at same time

Brembo’s are a quality set up especially when used with the right disc and pad set up.SJ.

What option did you go with to resolve the rear handbrake issue? Changing the hubs or the godspeed shoes or sleeved discs?

godspeed shoes, i wasnt sure how to get around it tbh so i asked the guy i got them off, he told me where to look,