STI Brembo rear brakes intalled on a 2003 WRX
12-30-2003, 10:36 AM
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Brembo rear kit
The kit will be offered by Brembo USA. As of now all I know is it has a target retail of $1500.00 and the kit will include:
Brembo rear calipers
Cross drilled rotos
brackets and hardware
steel braided lines
It should be available in 30-45 days.
Brembo rear calipers
Cross drilled rotos
brackets and hardware
steel braided lines
It should be available in 30-45 days.
01-26-2004, 12:33 PM
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How did you compensate for the E-Brake setup if they are STi rotors? Cuz the STi setup on the ebrake is larger then that of the WRX. Is there a sleeve of some sort that fills in the gap between the two? Also how does it affect brake biasing because I believe the STi has a different master cylinder setup from that of the WRX?
Sounds like a good kit though.
Sounds like a good kit though.
01-28-2004, 12:38 PM
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There's just one serious problem with the Brembo WRX setups.
Price.
At $2,300 or $3,000 (!), Brembo USA's options for the front of the WRX are overpriced. Porsche owners can get bigger Brembo kits at all four corners for under or around $3,000. Why are WRX front-only kits the same price?
A lot of us would buy the Brembo four-corner kit if it was priced competitively with the excellent Stoptech front only kit. Say $2,500-3,000 for all four corners. As it is, Brembo USA wants $3,700-$4,500! That's 20+ percent of a WRX's total NEW value (for just the brakes) and $1,500 more than FOUR-piston "big red" Brembos at all FOUR corners for a Porsche. There's a kit for older 911s with black Brembo four-piston calipers (Boxster-style) for just $999 per axle!
Don't get me wrong, I love (LOVE) Brembo stuff. But the hefty WRX premium makes no sense. Brembo might be making a nice profit on the few who are buying their current WRX kits (I've seen none on the street), but they'd make a lot more money (IMHO) if they lowered the price and sold more kits. The current prices feel like an insult -- smart buyers seem to be buying Stoptechs because the Brembos, while very nice, are simply wasted money. Someone in marketing needs to take a long, hard look at their target market.
Can we get a response from Brembo on this?
pete
Price.
At $2,300 or $3,000 (!), Brembo USA's options for the front of the WRX are overpriced. Porsche owners can get bigger Brembo kits at all four corners for under or around $3,000. Why are WRX front-only kits the same price?
A lot of us would buy the Brembo four-corner kit if it was priced competitively with the excellent Stoptech front only kit. Say $2,500-3,000 for all four corners. As it is, Brembo USA wants $3,700-$4,500! That's 20+ percent of a WRX's total NEW value (for just the brakes) and $1,500 more than FOUR-piston "big red" Brembos at all FOUR corners for a Porsche. There's a kit for older 911s with black Brembo four-piston calipers (Boxster-style) for just $999 per axle!
Don't get me wrong, I love (LOVE) Brembo stuff. But the hefty WRX premium makes no sense. Brembo might be making a nice profit on the few who are buying their current WRX kits (I've seen none on the street), but they'd make a lot more money (IMHO) if they lowered the price and sold more kits. The current prices feel like an insult -- smart buyers seem to be buying Stoptechs because the Brembos, while very nice, are simply wasted money. Someone in marketing needs to take a long, hard look at their target market.
Can we get a response from Brembo on this?
pete
Last edited by petestout; 01-29-2004 at 09:10 AM.
