You'll be calling it plenty of things if you round that head even the smallest bit

E-10 torx if you're able to buy it individually.

Do yourself a favour and replace those stupid E-Torx bolts with the 2017+ hex bolts. Mine started rounding a bit after a handful of removals.

Part numbers are SU003-07863 if buying from Toyota or 901120153 from Subaru.

Drove it at Summit Point for an SCCA HDPE. Yesterday was my first time on track since September, due to a driveline noise. Unfortunately, life has been getting in the way since last year, so I missed the first event at the beginning of March and I only finally got to working on the car last weekend. As a result, I did the rear hub bearings (which was the plan for this winter anyway) and the left axle at the same time. Therefore, I can't say for sure what the source of the noise was. The important thing is that the noise is gone and I had a blast yesterday and today.

Next will be to tear down the axle and look for signs of damage.

Go Fast, Take Chances

Ordered a set of Conti extreme contact sport 02s and sold my 18s.

Are these brake pads meant to last the life of the car!? Do I really drive like that much of an old lady? lol. The rotors are pretty grooved after 60k miles though. I can literally grab the edge of the rotor with my fingernail very easily which makes me wonder how much harder the pads are versus the rotors. Kinda crazy and a first for me.

Is this normal?

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...237b72_c_d.jpg

Yes. Looks exactly like mine that I replaced this winter also at 60k miles.

It's amazing to me. Toyota invented infinite brake pads :cheers:

It's a pretty light car and very well balanced, front to back. The front brakes on my GS-R wore out every 40k, I think I went thru 3 sets. I never replaced the back ones.

Conti's on. They don't ride like hockey pucks like RS4.
Booked alignment and installed SPC toe arms.
https://i.imgur.com/c8Y0Vev.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/K0r4A7R.jpg


Rear brakes on my GSR seized before that happened:lol:

Bought pads and rotors all around for mine a few months ago. Dug in, saw how little the originals were worn, buttoned everything back up and stacked my parts on the shelf. :thumbsup:

Couldn't you have just looked thru the rims?

No. It's bullshit. I hope they fired whoever designed these brakes.

Yes, I'm an old f*ck and need a bit of assistance getting out of my FR-S. My medicare plan gives us $100. OTC stuff for free each quarter. Amazon is now the online supplier. Ordered this: https://www.amazon.com/Valorcielo-Po...08&sr=8-5&th=1
It works.:lol:

Almost reasonable prices. Wonder how much for the STI model.

My car got tagged by a seagull on Tuesday. Not a few discrete drops either.
Full on dumpage across the hood and window.

At least the car is washed now. Just in time for the rain.