4 Pot Calipers

[scoobykev]

I've got 4 pots on my uk98, don't think they're original as the space saver won't fit over them.

That year seems to be when brakes changed over though,but my problem is they're seizing and i've been pricing recon calipers. The prices seem to vary quite a bit for exchange units.

My question being, are all 4 pots the same, as the local motor factor has my year down as 2 pots but the 99 has 4's, so they've quoted for that year.

The price is £56 +vat each exchange, which seems awful cheap, considering the price some are making for second hand, but as long as it says subaru down the side they'll be ok??

Any ideas

Kev

[Derek FKS 85]

Phone Godspeed, they do original reconditioned ones fairly cheap. Good lad Ian Godney too.

[scoobykev]

Anybody?

[Highlander68000]

Yes, they are the same.

I think the piston seal kits are about £30 new (that's what I was quoted once), so that doesn't seem a bad price.

[Carl Davey]

Yup decent price Kev. I got my reconed 4-pots from Brakes International for not a lot more than that but i didn't exchange my originals. They're becoming a bit more widely available now as they've been OEM since 1999.

[colin_ross]

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I've got 4 pots on my uk98, don't think they're original as the space saver won't fit over them.

They'll probably be original.as any space saver won't fit over them. If you get a puncture on the front you're meant to put the saver on the back and take that good one and put it on the front. PITA though.

[scoobykev]

Cheers for that.

 Next question, are tarox discs any good? or any other recommendations?

[z1000]

Bought some drilled and grooved jobs on ebay for £90 brand new , not tarox, ebc etc but work fine teamed up with mintex 1144's

Seller was AZmotors i think.

[Grovit]

I upgraded to 4 pots on my MY97  - although they have their limitations, they are a massive improvement on standard 2 pots.

Be careful what alloys you have though as some of the prodrive alloys won't clear them.

[WRC No 1]

I upgraded to 4 pots on my MY97 wagon and put the std bugeye wheels on the car and have no prob with the space.

 

wullie

[scoobykev]

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I upgraded to 4 pots on my MY97  - although they have their limitations, they are a massive improvement on standard 2 pots.

Be careful what alloys you have though as some of the prodrive alloys won't clear them.

i'm not upgrading, already got 4 pots, they're just fecked though