Classic Scooby 4 pot calipers

[BurblingBrownOne]

Anyone know where I can get new 4 pot front calipers to fit a 2001 Impreza turbo?
Or is there anyone in Scotland that can re-condition them, pistons seized.

Any help greatly appreciated.

[Kiltie]

Drop JohnS an email through his profile and he'll tell you what to do.

Cheers,

Eric

[Monaro5.7]

BurblingBrownOne said:

Anyone know where I can get new 4 pot front calipers to fit a 2001 Impreza turbo?
Or is there anyone in Scotland that can re-condition them, pistons seized.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Company in Airdrie called AMK who recon calipers and steering rack and p.s.pumps they got a web site.

dont know if they deal with the public as i work in the trade but worth a call

[GBSGR5]

I had seized calipers on my 2001 Impreza Turbo and was told that it was the same Brembo calipers fitted to Peugeot 406 V6 (I think). I needed the car back on the road quickly though and ended up paying c.£800 to local Subaru dealer.

[James B]

I see it's a Turbo 2000 you have so that's a UK car. I have one too and have heavily modified it for track use.

The standard 4-pots it comes with are simple enough to replace. There will be a good few sets on ebay/Scoobynet/SIDC. In addition, Ian at Godspeed reconditions these calipers so he'll probably have a fully rebuilt set that he can sell you in exchange for yours.

If you fancy upgrading then there's a Brembo option off the newer (2004 on) Subaru's that are pretty effective. This is what I run. You will need to change the discs too but Iain at Godspeed does a full conversion kit to run this setup.

I hope this helps.

Cheers

James

[Kiltie]

James,

Are you sure the standard wheels fit over the Brembos?

Cheers,

Eric

[James B]

Dammit! There's me just thinking every one has chucked the originals and gone for some larger/stronger ones!

To clarify, the orignal wheels will NOT fit over the Brembos. Incidentally I have three sets of wheels in my garage that do fit over them so should anyone need a set.....

[BurblingBrownOne]

Thanks for all the advice guys, upgrading is something to look into in the future if the problem reoccurs, sounds like a common fault in the standard set up. Needed these turned around as quick as possible so have dropped them off at Wallace Performance in Bridge of Don.

[James B]

Well just incase they struggle at all:

http://www.godspeedbrakes.co.uk/Recon_calipers/rec...

[JohnS]

It's also worth giving Gelnburgie Subaru a call, as they often have sets they have taken from cars that have been scrapped, or the standard ones ditched for ones more suited to rallying etc.

[BurblingBrownOne]

Thanks for all the good advice, proving to be a real pain in the a**!
Spare sets / reconditioned sets are like hens teeth.
Have had to send them away,7 - 10 day turnaround. Godspeed looked promising but on holiday until the 17th.
Fingers crossed I can get them back a bit sooner than quoted.