should i buy brembos?

[DacerX]

got the opportuny to upgrade to brembos just dont know if i should or not. got 4 pots and 2 pots atm but thinking i should maybe upgrade while i have the chance and not let it slip by

[Simon C]

Just do pads and fluid, braided lines if you're keen. Brembos are a pain to get wheels for, and by themselves won't drastically increase your braking without the upgrades I just mentioned. If you can overcome the braking on the track with those, then by all means go Brembo hunting.

[Scoobydoo]

Do it. If you are able to, and can get them cheap enough to warrant it, then all good. But yeah you do need to make sure your wheels will fit over the front can fit over the front calipers otherwise you'll be looking for new wheels as well.

If you have the STi braking setup (4 pot fronts, 2 pot rears and discs, then you'll be able to sell all that off for about $700 to recoup some of your costs. Also, what type of car is it? If it's a GDB then they will be a straight bolt on, but if it's a GC8, you'll need to make sure you have the R180 rear diff, otherwise you need to do more trickery with the handbrake setup.

I can't give you any justification for doing it, I'm just saying you should cos I have recently done it.

Actually there are some justifications... bigger discs so they don't heat up as quickly and cool quicker, bigger pads give bigger braking surface, and most importantly.. weight saving!! The brembos are really light for their size, compared to the smaller 4-pots.

[Guest loren]

It's only worth it for a track car. The extra cost of pads and disks will hurt.

[off2harrys]

i upgraded couple weeks ago just swapped the 4pots for brembos not worth it in my opinion only 4 da bling bling au,and i swear my cars even slower (if possible) cause they FARKIN heavy id say the discs alone weigh more then the whole 4pot setup (just talkin about the front by the way,id hate to think of the rears on top of that coz those are ginormous also)

[Scoobydoo]

Oh yeah the discs are heavier... guess that offsets it haha

[DacerX]

Thanks for the input guys I'll ponder my options

[chulozumo]

dooo iiiiit . you know you want blingbos ;D

i just bought scoobydo's 4 pot brake set up ealier this week haha . havnt put em on yet though

[Carbon]

Every time you look at the wheels, you think ...mmmm....brembos. DO EET!!

If you dont, how cheap? Someone else might take up the offer ;-)

[G-unit]

there over rated haha just do it if there cheap enough

[ODB]

i vote blue endless if you are throwing $$ around!

[zarnah]

at the end of the day what is so damn great about them really? with four pots and two pots I can hit the brakes and go into total lockup at 180kms If I really wanted too, hell I could probably do it with 2 pot fronts and single rears, how much braking 'power' does one need?

[Guest]

 zarnah said:

at the end of the day what is so damn great about them really? with four pots and two pots I can hit the brakes and go into total lockup at 180kms If I really wanted too, hell I could probably do it with 2 pot fronts and single rears, how much braking 'power' does one need?

The problem is brake fade after doing hard track work. Brembos are over kill for a road car imo.

[Guest boostcut]

brembos arnt really that great. theres alot of other options availiable that are cheaper to replace parts, pads etc.. and are 10x better.

[D-Style]

Thou there are better/cheaper options around, they are still King Bling for any car.

I missed out on a full set from a v10 which came with both front/rear hubs. for $1200.

been kicking myself for ages that i turned that deal down....

[Guest loren]

I'd much rather have some nice black wilwood calipers... gold is for jewelery.

[Guest boostcut]

or some water cooled alcon calipers. or APs. the list goes on.... brembos are really the new v1 2 pot of brakes.

[Shale]

Bling factor, or because you scored a HELL of a deal. Surely no real point if you already have 4s and 2s.

I'm only doing it because 1) I scored brand new ones and 2) because I've got 265mm 1-pot front brakes, and my car came with rear drums. :-X

[Volcanix]

didnt you buy them brembos a few years ago now shale?

[B4 2000]

 Shale said:

I'm only doing it because 1) I scored brand new ones and 2) because I've got 265mm 1-pot front brakes, and my car came with rear drums. :-X

LOL

[Shale]

More than a few.

Just need rotors and a booster/master, and the fronts are on. Legacy keeps devouring my coin though.

Tell you what else they're good for. Whacking clowns in the face with. Don't be laffin'.

[Guest loren]

getting them cheap is not a good argument, because they will be more expensive over time :

And more un sprung weight will not feel nice.

[Guest]

If your experiencing brake fade with good pads/fluid or cracked rotors upgrade.

If not its just for bling, if you like bling then get.

[ODB]

 Shale said:

Bling factor, or because you scored a HELL of a deal. Surely no real point if you already have 4s and 2s.

I'm only doing it because 1) I scored brand new ones and 2) because I've got 265mm 1-pot front brakes, and my car came with rear drums. :-X

Stock WRX brakes would be massive overkill for your slug. You are doing it for the bling factor......although im not sure how you get bling from sitting them in the garage. Ditto the 6 speed that you need. LOL fail.

[Shale]

Spoken line someone who's never managed to get any speed up. The current brakes only just held up at Megameet, because 4-5 laps was all I was doing.

But you can keep menstruating at me as much as you like, it won't change a thing aside from our post counts and you know it ;D