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I mentioned it earlier. I have about $2200 total invested in the project. If you wanted new calipers it would be closer to $3000 invested.
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Looks great man! I can't wait to get back in town and meet up!
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And if you're buying used calipers you have a good chance at fucking that up. The fasteners on the opposite end brake bleeder ports SHOULD be red Loctite'd in...so you would want to torch them before trying to get 'em out and swapping. Since it's an all aluminum caliper...every single one of the threads on them is very fragile; most actually have had the mounting ears mangled. |
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They were definitely red Loctited on mine, but I didn't use any heat nor mess up any of the threads or heads on the bolts. I have definitely used a torch previously to heat up red Loctite on some wheel studs to remove them, and it works great.
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Damn that sucks the rear is basically just for looks, maybe a bit better modulation and better cooling at extremes but IMO the stock rear brakes are very good as is.
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I like seeing OEM stuff used. Any idea of what all the parts end up running?
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Great write up as usual
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I still like the simplicity of pad swaps and the availability of pad options for the STI rear calipers. Go with a more aggressive rear pad if you want to get more use out of the rears.
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I don't think that is something that is switched by just swapping the bleeders, is it? Brakes really aren't my area of expertise, so I'm all ears. Looks great either way, I may go this route! ![]() |
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Bleeders need to be swapped when keeping calipers on the same side as STi (bleeder must be at the top for air to escape). Swapping side to side would reverse the piston orientation.
Just rotating the caliper to the front of the rotor does not change which piston is leading/trailing since the rotor still spins the same direction. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. No personal experience here, just picturing it in my head.
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Swapping the calipers side to side was if you wanted to keep the bleeders in their original location and then the pistons are in the wrong orientation. If you swap the bleeders then you keep the calipers on the same side as the STI, then you are good to go with the pistons in the proper orientation. If you look at a picture of an STI and my car you will notice they are oriented the correct way.
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