Can I upgrade WRX to STI brakes??

Can I upgrade WRX to STI brakes??

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Twinpipe

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230 months

Sunday 5th January 2014
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Hi guys,

Am I right in thinking it's a straight forward swap of standard wrx callipers and discs for sti brembos on my Hawkeye??

Twinpipe

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230 months

Sunday 5th January 2014
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That was gonna be my next question.

18" ??

Current ones are 17"

Twinpipe

Original Poster:

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Sunday 5th January 2014
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So is there a non-wide track sti?

Twinpipe

Original Poster:

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Sunday 5th January 2014
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That makes a lot more sense. Cheers

Twinpipe

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Wednesday 8th January 2014
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So what offset do they need?

Twinpipe

Original Poster:

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Friday 10th January 2014
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Art0ir said:
17s clear the Brembos
ohtari said:
The STI alloys were always +53, as opposed to the WRX's +55.
So presumably you could get around it with a 5mm spacer.

Twinpipe

Original Poster:

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Friday 10th January 2014
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Haha!!laugh

getmecoat

Twinpipe

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Wednesday 22nd January 2014
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So what about the sti handbrake? Will that not carry over as well??