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So brake calipers are specifically designed for just a specific car like the BRZ right? Wrong, I doubt most people know that the BRZ front calipers are from 08+ WRX and rear calipers are from the 10+ Legacy GT. Yes, the same WRX that can be fitted with the STi Brembos front calipers. We're running calipers that are made to stop 3300+lbs car and not specifically designed for the BRZ. Just a food for thought.
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The point about the stock calipers being made to stop a 3300+ lbs car actually adds more validity to my statement that with a few easy upgrades (pads, fluids, and lines) the OE calipers are more than sufficient for most people's cars.
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Lmao let this thread die, white knights! Let it die!!!!!
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It's fine on the street but once you're on the track you're going to cook your brake. The advantage of running BBK is having higher heat capacity because of the larger rotors to help with brake fade.
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Let me repeat: you have LESS braking force in the rear with the STI Brembo rear caliper, than with the stock FRS/BRZ rear caliper. |
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Yes, the brakes are parts bin parts, but no, the bias is completely different from the other two cars. Thats why they were mixed and matched, instead of lifted straight from one car. On that note, the front caliper is from a 268hp/3200lb car, and yet, is insufficient for experienced drivers on a 200hp/2700lb car, even with upgraded pads. Makes you wonder how underbraked a lot of street cars are... |
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Except... you're overloading the fronts, so the increased heat capacity is overshadowed by the disproportionately larger amount of heat generated by the front calipers.
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exactly what I was thinking...
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I would be surprised if the specifications for the piston size were original at the time of prototyping. Brembo's knowledge base means that they can just plug in metrics and the job is largely done. I find it difficult (but not impossible) to believe AP incur more cost on developing a bracket than any other component in a kit. Its a block of machined alloy - providing you know that the quality your ingot manufacturer is outputting is high and quantifiable (ISO) its not rocket science building a brake bracket.
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Also, a lot of parts companies will sell their own products to other offices/plants within the same company at a mark-up. So by the time it reaches the end consumer the price can be heavily inflated, and this can happen disproportionately so depending on the region.
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