Big brake - retro fit?

[Big Kas]

Hi all,

Wondering if anyone has tried retrofitting large calipers from a different make/model onto a subaru impreza?

I.E a friend of mine managed to fit Audi R8 calipers onto an Audi s3. Of course I am looking for something much cheaper than R8 calipers lol

I currently have a 1993 wrx with 2 pots on the front.

I have also heard you can use toyota 4 pots which can be had much cheaper than the subaru branded 4 pots.

Thanks

[555_Si]

Plenty of sti brembos around which will mount directly to hub. Wheel offsets will need checking.

[asperformance]

in general its not offset but inner wheel spoke design / clearance that is the issue.......

as an example new-age WRX & STi wheels are very similar offsets (approx ET53) and yet WRX wheels will not clear Brembo's........

[Scott.T]

Originally Posted by 555_Si

Plenty of sti brembos around which will mount directly to hub. Wheel offsets will need checking.

Very expensive now though. You'd pay more for a scabby knackered set these days then I paid for a near new set in 2006

[SpecB]

The Cadillac Brembos are cheap as chips (new) and can be fitted fairly easily I believe mounting brackets can be had off the shelf.

[Big Kas]

Originally Posted by SpecB

The Cadillac Brembos are cheap as chips (new) and can be fitted fairly easily I believe mounting brackets can be had off the shelf.

Think I'm going to look into this.

I was hoping to find some crazy 6 pot caliper which could bolt directly into my scooby haha

I mentioned before my friend who had audi R8 8 pot calipers on his (very highly modded) s3 and that was CRAZY good at stopping. To the point that the stopping was more impressive than the (450hp) acceleration!

[asperformance]

Originally Posted by SpecB

The Cadillac Brembos are cheap as chips (new) and can be fitted fairly easily I believe mounting brackets can be had off the shelf.

from memory they are even more bulky than the original STi ones and hence wheel clearance is more of an issue........