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I'm sad that my 04 bbs's probably won't fit these. I guess girth really DOES matter...

Yeah, I don't see how any 17's will be able to fit with this kit. The offset adapter doesn't allow for full pad contact or for proper fitment. I just did the STI Brembo swap, and those are very close to the barrels on my 17's.

Were you already on 18s? Or do the Brembos fit under 17s?

I'm currently on 2011 WRX's, just need a small spacer to be able to fit the STI Brembos.

Not fitting on stock 17s (even with spacers) kills the interest for me. Car is 11+ years old. Hoping it runs another 2-3. Looking for a newer semi-DD/track toy (thinking used cts-v) with lgt as backup. 18s + this would be $3k easily - car isn't worth $3k. I did just pay $2k+ to repair front diff + add hexmods f1, but that wasn't really an 'upgrade', more a 'keep it running' cost.

Totally in the same boat. Plus with the recent pictures, not all of the pad being used is a total deal breaker. I picked up a whole front brembo setup for the same price as the ATS which just made more sense to me.

I had messaged the people that make the ats adapter and they said that the ctsv calipers won't work with the kit because they have offset mounting holes which make it difficult to make a bracket for.

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Is it me or does it look like the pad is only contacting the outer half of the rotor? Is this what STI brembos also look like on our cars?

That was my same concern, the bracket looks like it pushes the caliper too far outward. I did message the company that makes the bracket, and they did confirm that all the pad is in use. The STI brembos also look like they sit closer to the rotor.

If someone could do a side by side with STI brembos that would be great

Look at the first post on this thread, very comparable in size.

I don't have any bright ideas, but I salute whoever made that.

 

Really clever exhaust, too. It just begs for a diffuser with deep fins... it could be quite a bit more diffusier than the diffusers made to accommodate the stock mufflers on our cars.

Speaking of diffuser. Here's a poor quality screenshot of it with the diffuser on. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160417/52b8f72b629536ae7f07b5577586d38a.jpg

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Ok not entirely sure what you're saying here...but the 17" STi BBSs didn't clear the Cadillac Brembos because the 17" rim was too small, but these brakes are narrower than the STi Brembos so I thought (hope) they might clear the 18" spec.B wheels. SC, try em out for me!

The STI BBS's spokes clear the caliper, but the top part of the caliper is hitting the barrel of the wheel. The Spec B's will probably clear the top part of the caliper, but will need a spacer to clear the spokes.

Super curious about this. Was reading the post over on NASIOC and it looks like the caliper sits a bit askew due to the adapter.

I would really like to do this, but want some results before I go spending money on.

It may not be 3-D printing, but would someone know how to scan the trunk and develop wing stands like these?

http://blogstreetracing.net/images/tuning-avto/subaru/tyuning-subaru-legacy/sndt168f-12.jpg

Did you have to use high wattage 6ohm resistors for the turn signal/running light as in this guy's thread?

 

http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/jdm-hid-headlight-conversion-walkthrough-113094.html

No, you don't need to replace the flasher unit either. Since the running light and blinker are not wired in-line, I was able to run an LED in the running light and have the blinkers function just fine.

I could see this working. The need for it though is another thing. Do you have any ideas on where you would pull the air from? Abs won't hold up to intense brake heat if near the rotor.

 

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I was thinking that the air could be pulled from the foglight holes. I know that rooducts already has a 3-d printed design that bolts to the frame, but I was thinking this could be smaller and have air flow directly to the rotor. The rooducts product would need additional hose to reach the rotor surface.

http://rooducts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/IMG_20140307_191802_080.jpg

Any designers/builders ever think of designing a bolt-on brake ducting.

Maybe something like this:

http://www.rcephotos.com/photos/albums/album54/Racecomp_Engineering_Brake_Ducts.sized.jpg