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refoman2
Original Poster
234 posts
60 months
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dont know whether its just me but my bug STi brakes dont seem to be as good as i was expecting them to be so can anyone recommend a decent upgrade ref pads/discs?
been in for a service and cambelt recently so i know theres nothing wrong with the brakes as i asked them to check them out
mind you i thought the brakes were crap on my wrx i had before this so maybe its me!
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paulmoonraker
2,261 posts
32 months
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My old 2005 STi was running around 350bhp and I found the standard brakes fine for road. I upgraded the pads to EBC yellows before I started tracking and found them good, but they did fade a bit if you really put some effort in 
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Roso
157 posts
31 months
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Whats wrong with them? Is it a certain feel you are after, like initial bite? Or a lack of pure braking force?
I uprated to AP 6pots after a high speed braking incident, (that no-brake-feel!) and have never looked back. Although now I have all the force in the world, bite is more related to the pads. Racing pads are much more abrasive, so they ware down more quickly.. I still prefer them for the road.
your Sti callipers should be ok - have you tried performance friction pads before?
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WeirdNeville
4,137 posts
84 months
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Get the calipers rebuilt and serviced. If they've not been stripped down I'll guarantee that you have sticking pistons in there somewhere.
Go to 6 pots if you plan on lots of track time, but decent pads and fully working Brembo 4 pots should be plenty of stopping power on the road.
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myles1972
516 posts
40 months
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ScoobieWRX
4,798 posts
95 months
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Upgrade your flexible brake lines to Goodridge or HEL stainless steel items, fluid chnage to DOT5.1 or Motul RBF 660, leave your rotors and calipers alone unless the rotors needs to be changed, and Carbonne Lorraine RC6 Endurance pads. Job Done!!
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paulmoonraker
2,261 posts
32 months
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^ agree... The Brembo's are fine...
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refoman2
Original Poster
234 posts
60 months
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they just dont seem to have much of a feel about them if you get what i mean. it stops ok but having had experience of 4 pots before on track which were awesome,these arent. mind you my previous WRX had the same feel about them as well,maybe its my driving/braking style!
yes ive got experience of the likes of DS3000's on my race cars ive had before but those pads will be no good for the road as cant get enough heat in them between each use,and i wont be using the Scoob on track.
think ill try braided lines,fluid change and some decent pads and see what happens.
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