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sperry · 2003-02-19, 04:55 PM

Lots of good points...

Unless you're gonna track the car, the WRX brakes are very good, and cen be made virtually fade-free w/ the right bits.

- Pads: I'm using Axxis Ultimates. They rock!
- Lines: Stainless Steel = less pedal mush, I got Goodridges.
- Fluid: Motul 600 gets high praise, but I haven't tried it... I'm running Ford 550F fluid... it's really affordable, and seems to work pretty good.

My setup does pretty well. I've worn the hell outta my pads and my rotors are half gone since autocrossing on the stock pads grooved them to hell, and they had to be resurfaced to just above the min width. I've got a set of StopTech slotted rotors in the stock size waiting to go on the front come spring.

Read some of Gary Sheenan's posts on NASIOC. That guy runs the USTCC WRX. He's found that the above setup (pads, lines, fluid) is even good enuf for occational track use!

When you start going to big brake kits, you have to make sure they're matched to the car. Some people get giant Brembos on the front and back and they can't out brake a stock WRX cuz the front's were designed to work with the stock WRX rears.

The StopTech and Subaru FHI front kits are supposed to work well with the stock rears and master cylinder, but they're like $1000.

2003-02-19, 04:55 PM	#14
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Lots of good points... Unless you're gonna track the car, the WRX brakes are very good, and cen be made virtually fade-free w/ the right bits. - Pads: I'm using Axxis Ultimates. They rock! - Lines: Stainless Steel = less pedal mush, I got Goodridges. - Fluid: Motul 600 gets high praise, but I haven't tried it... I'm running Ford 550F fluid... it's really affordable, and seems to work pretty good. My setup does pretty well. I've worn the hell outta my pads and my rotors are half gone since autocrossing on the stock pads grooved them to hell, and they had to be resurfaced to just above the min width. I've got a set of StopTech slotted rotors in the stock size waiting to go on the front come spring. Read some of Gary Sheenan's posts on NASIOC. That guy runs the USTCC WRX. He's found that the above setup (pads, lines, fluid) is even good enuf for occational track use! When you start going to big brake kits, you have to make sure they're matched to the car. Some people get giant Brembos on the front and back and they can't out brake a stock WRX cuz the front's were designed to work with the stock WRX rears. The StopTech and Subaru FHI front kits are supposed to work well with the stock rears and master cylinder, but they're like $1000. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?