[07'sti-stealth]

does anyone know if any changes were made to the brake calipers from 07' to 08' other than the look basically i would like to know if i could swap over from one car the other. I think that the new 08' sti calipers are HOT!!!!!!!!

[subi4justin]

+1 for the 08 calipers

[Turninconcepts.com]

They are the same. The only difference in the rear rotors apparently.

[07'sti-stealth]

Originally Posted by Turninconcepts.com

They are the same. The only difference in the rear rotors apparently.

REALLY please tell me more.

[Nitro Don]

Originally Posted by Turninconcepts.com

They are the same. The only difference in the rear rotors apparently.

Wrong! The rear calipers will not mount up to the 04-07 STi hub. I have tried I have tried the rear rotors and they do swap over, although I cant see a difference between the 07 rear rotor to the 08 rotor.
The front 08 calipers and rotors are the same as the 05-07 and will swap in fine.

[evilSTi7]

Originally Posted by Nitro Don

Wrong! The rear calipers will not mount up to the 04-07 STi hub. I have tried I have tried the rear rotors and they do swap over, although I cant see a difference between the 07 rear rotor to the 08 rotor.
The front 08 calipers and rotors are the same as the 05-07 and will swap in fine.

whoa, cool down there nitro. thanks for the info, but you certainly don't have to belittle someone else to get your point across.

[07'sti-stealth]

Originally Posted by Nitro Don

Wrong! The rear calipers will not mount up to the 04-07 STi hub. I have tried I have tried the rear rotors and they do swap over, although I cant see a difference between the 07 rear rotor to the 08 rotor.
The front 08 calipers and rotors are the same as the 05-07 and will swap in fine.

Hmmm i wonder if maybe something could be made to make them work? i sure would like to swap all of the front and rear on mine for the new 08' ones. Oh yeah or maybe i'm just thinking of alot of diff things swap hubs? just a thought [don't kill me it's just a possible idea] :-)

[houseofsuffering]

I saw this a couple of days ago................don't know how accurate it is.

From Edmunds inside line:

At least the brakes are more than a match for the acceleration. The only major change to the Brembo system is a 0.3-inch increase in the diameter of the vented front and rear rotors, yet stopping distance improves significantly from the 115 feet we recorded on a 2006 STI to a remarkable 106 feet for this one.

Full Test: 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI

[2slow2curious]

Originally Posted by houseofsuffering

I saw this a couple of days ago................don't know how accurate it is.

From Edmunds inside line:

At least the brakes are more than a match for the acceleration. The only major change to the Brembo system is a 0.3-inch increase in the diameter of the vented front and rear rotors, yet stopping distance improves significantly from the 115 feet we recorded on a 2006 STI to a remarkable 106 feet for this one.

Full Test: 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI

Dude thats porsche territory.Slap on some Pagid Blues and you will be under 100 ft.
IMO that is just as exciting as 0-60

[Turninconcepts.com]

Originally Posted by Nitro Don

Wrong! The rear calipers will not mount up to the 04-07 STi hub. I have tried I have tried the rear rotors and they do swap over, although I cant see a difference between the 07 rear rotor to the 08 rotor.
The front 08 calipers and rotors are the same as the 05-07 and will swap in fine.

How are they different so we know? This is good info.

[07'sti-stealth]

Originally Posted by 2slow2curious

Dude thats porsche territory.Slap on some Pagid Blues and you will be under 100 ft.
IMO that is just as exciting as 0-60

thats kool but i don't want to turn it into a full blown race car so making it faster to stop is not that big a deal. I like the pic of houseof sufferings calipers 2 but i like how on the 08's they are black with STI lettering for more of a show car :-)

[2slow2curious]

Originally Posted by 07'sti-stealth

thats kool but i don't want to turn it into a full blown race car so making it faster to stop is not that big a deal. I like the pic of houseof sufferings calipers 2 but i like how on the 08's they are black with STI lettering for more of a show car :-)

Pagid blues are a street pad.
A must have mod IMO

[07'sti-stealth]

Originally Posted by 2slow2curious

Pagid blues are a street pad.
A must have mod IMO

ops lol eh if u don't mind where did u get them from?

[Nitro Don]

Originally Posted by evilSTi7

whoa, cool down there nitro. thanks for the info, but you certainly don't have to belittle someone else to get your point across.

It wasnt meant to belittle anyone....
Anyway, here are pics of the 07 and 08 calipers. As you can see the spacing on the mounting points is much farther apart on the 08 compared to the 07. Notice how the angle in the back on the 07 has a different shape going to the mounting points. Also notice the overall shape to the calipers. The 08 is a totally different caliper from the 07.

[Chayse]

It is hard to tell from those pictures, but are the '08 rear calipers a monoblock design, or are they two piece like before? The '04-'07 rears clearly show the screws where they separate.