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Originally Posted by churchx
when brake bias deviates noticeably from stock, will introduce issues. Be it underbraking due one end locking much sooner and thus increased braking distances, be it stability loss due one end locking. It may matter less for one only daily driving theirs with all nannies on, never on grip limit, but if performance or sport or on reduced grip pavement (such as gravel roads or on snow/ice) driving is in mind, i wouldn't want braking subsystem be compromised.
From pic it looked as if you had essex apr fronts? AFAIK those were designed to keep brake bias stock if paired with stock rear brakes. As fronts are ones usually doing most braking, there won't be much lost if rears will stay stock, not heat capacity wise, not wear wise (eg. i usually wear front:rear pads as 2:1, which should illustrate little wear/heat put in rears). In your place i'd probably put stock rear brakes back instead of those STI ones.
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I guess my point was that it doesn't really feel as if it is noticeable and/or problematic, even assuming that there may have been a small change.
I've driven with this exact brake set up now for 3 years and been extremely happy with it, and no one else who has driven the car has made any mention of bias issues... so I don't quite understand your reasoning as to why you would change the rears back to the original disks now?
Lyndon