'08 brake upgrade

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Heffernan

Discussion Starter · Oct 30, 2012

My biggest complaint with my '08 2.5i 5spd is how crappy the brakes are when coming to a hard stop, for one reason or another. What are my options when it comes to upgrading? Something simple as upgrading brake pads or a full XT conversion? I done a little research but I guess I'm looking for advice from member who have done something to their 3rd gen.

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Bimmer

· #22 · Apr 22, 2014

rasterman said:
Yeah the LGT front swap is very easy. You just need calipers, brackets, pads & rotors from an LGT.

Another resurrection...

At 60,000 I'm getting a vibration in the brakes, so I want to go straight to LGT brakes.

Are the calipers really different, or is it just the rotors and brackets that need to be changed?

I only ask because when I upgrade my Impreza to WRX-spec brakes, I only needed rotors and brackets (the calipers were exactly the same).

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Bimmer

· #25 · May 9, 2014

1 Lucky Texan said:
is the vibration the reason you want to upgrade?

ANY brakes can have uneven pad deposition and vibrate.

I'd like more fade-free braking performance, anyway... We load this car to the gills (with HD rear springs) and drive in the mountains to go camping, and I tow sometimes.

I know that I could attempt to solve the vibration issue by having the rotors turned, but since they're original, I think I've gotten my use out of them...

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