05LGTLtd Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Following that logic: Stock LGT: 78.1/21.9% F/R, 1760 ft-lbs brake caliper torque STi brakes: 73.5/26.5% F/R, 1973 ft-lbs brake caliper torque LGT F/RB 316 R: 76.9/23.1% F/R, 1887 ft-lbs brake caliper torque LGT F/WRX 2-pot R: 71.8/28.2% F/R, 1912 ft-lbs brake caliper torque Can anyone confirm these calculations? It looks like to me the WRX rears shift the bias and increase overall force due to being a "stronger" caliper than the stock rear. So if you were to upgrade your front calipers with either the RB or wilwood Front 4pot using the stock rotor size, it looks like the WRX 2-pot rears would be a decent choice for swapping the rears? All I need now is a hill holder and a center passing light... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatentWagen Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Awesome thread; bumping this up from the dead. I've got to do some research on brake pad combinations, looking to move the bias a bit rearward on my '08 LGT with front Brembo swap and stock rears. LW's spec. B / YT / IG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Why? - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fweasel Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Cuz racecar ignore him, he'll go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 O. I. C... nuff said. - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatentWagen Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Why? Why move brake bias rearward? Plenty of reasons as per this thread. OEM is heavily front biased, Brembo swap makes it more so. A grippier pad in the rear is a decent band-aid until I can get ahold of a full rear Brembo swap. And yes, because racecar. LW's spec. B / YT / IG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 If racecar then yes, get it better-balanced. But for a DD, no need IME. - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaitanium Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Anyone still out there in 2021 that has done the Wilwood front swap with rear stock LGT can help me calculate brake bias (what pad you using also)? Just curious on the numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shralp Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Anyone still out there in 2021 that has done the Wilwood front swap with rear stock LGT can help me calculate brake bias (what pad you using also)? Just curious on the numbers. Ran this set up for a number of years before swapping in a StopTech Trophy kit F&R. Can’t help you much with numbers specifically but can say that I never noticed any serious bias issues. Generally ran Hawks street pads all around on the street and XP10 / XP8 F&R on track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaitanium Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Ran this set up for a number of years before swapping in a StopTech Trophy kit F&R. Can’t help you much with numbers specifically but can say that I never noticed any serious bias issues. Generally ran Hawks street pads all around on the street and XP10 / XP8 F&R on track. Did yo know what the friction coefficient of those pads were? Im going to run wilwood BP10 in the front and stoptech streets in the rear. Mostly because wilwoods are cheap and easy to obtain, stoptechs seem rated well and cheap. im thinking this is a 0.45 up front and a 0.35 mu in the rear but unsure. Dont want to throw bias way off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shralp Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Did yo know what the friction coefficient of those pads were? Im going to run wilwood BP10 in the front and stoptech streets in the rear. Mostly because wilwoods are cheap and easy to obtain, stoptechs seem rated well and cheap. im thinking this is a 0.45 up front and a 0.35 mu in the rear but unsure. Dont want to throw bias way off. I don’t but you could find those numbers off their website presumably. Unless your going way outside the box between F&R you should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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