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Old 06-06-2012, 08:16 PM
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finally did it! looks and feels great!

new calipers from rockauto and GR2 red paint kit. i had enough left over for 1 more caliper.... maybe...























like 2mm... i might get a 2 or 3mm spacer, but shes gone about a month now with no rim flex or rubbing on the fresh red paint... thank the forged rim gods.

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Looking real good!
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thank you sir.
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lol im glad something ive came up with is still being used these days



i <3 my setup although i do like your rotors all i had available when i came up with this was the stock rotors no one was makin aftermarket ones quite yet"



i LOVE how it hides under stock 15s for that sleeper look
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Well done!!
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what is the point of the sleeper look with a BBK. do you really want to surprise a WRX with your ability to brake...lol...this is light hearted so don't take offense. Just curious
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Well ever try to stop a 300+ HP motor using 9" brakes? If I had to switch wheels to some sort of aftermarket wheels I wouldn't have upgraded the brakes



My car looks entirely stock from the outside and like what people tell ugly chicks its the inside that matters
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Did you also swap the master cylinder in?



The stock 7/8 master may not move enough fluid to use the full potential of the brake upgrade, but it isn't strictly needed.

You get a softer pedal than with the 1" one is the most noticeable side effect.



If you want to use dust sheilds, the santa fe ones from 2004 should work.
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i swapped in a tib master cylinder when i did the rear disk conversion



iirc its biased slightly different although i cant even notice a difference honestly



the front just stops like no tomorrow
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Originally Posted by faithofadragon
i swapped in a tib master cylinder when i did the rear disk conversion



iirc its biased slightly different although i cant even notice a difference honestly



the front just stops like no tomorrow
faith, how did your pedal feel, normal ? or did it have more travel than "normal"










Originally Posted by 300D50
Did you also swap the master cylinder in?



The stock 7/8 master may not move enough fluid to use the full potential of the brake upgrade, but it isn't strictly needed.

You get a softer pedal than with the 1" one is the most noticeable side effect.



If you want to use dust sheilds, the santa fe ones from 2004 should work.


yea, the pedal is super soft, and long travel. its bites hard in the middle of the pedal stroke. what MC should i put in? would a spectra MC fit?



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