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04-13-2008, 11:44 AM
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| STI Driver Car: White/Gold '08 STi Fav Mod: Right foot Location: NY Posts: 293
IWSTI Addict since: Feb 2008 Trader Rating: (0)  |  Brakes are a little soft? Anyone else find the Brembos (These are brembos, right?) a little soft? It seems like they need more pressure than normal to stop. Has anyone tried bleeding the brakes on the 08 STI, maybe I have some air in there? This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad. |
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04-14-2008, 08:43 AM
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| Junior STI Driver Car: White,2008,WRX STi Fav Mod: Coming Soon Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 68
IWSTI Addict since: Apr 2008 Trader Rating: (0) | Re: Brakes are a little soft? Quote:
I noticed this too. I test drove a car before I bought the one I now have and it was soft too. Almost couldn't stop at an intersection. Quote:
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04-14-2008, 09:24 AM
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| Authorized Vendor Car: STI's ;) Fav Mod: Coolest Vendor Ever Location: SLC, UT Posts: 1,740
IWSTI Addict since: Aug 2003 Trader Rating: (7)  | Re: Brakes are a little soft? SS Lines, and brake fluid fixed that issues. We took the car out to a track day 100% stock, and that was the major down side. After Lines and Fluid there was no soft pedal. Or not until the pads got overheated. |
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04-14-2008, 10:34 AM
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| Professional STI Driver Car: 07 Subaru WRX STi Bl Fav Mod: APS INTAKE Location: EL PASO, TX Posts: 461
IWSTI Addict since: Nov 2007 Trader Rating: (0) | Re: Brakes are a little soft? Dan is the man at RallySportdirect. He gave a good price around $100 plus ship. Give him a call. |
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04-14-2008, 11:16 AM
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| Spec C Club Car: '04 JBP STi Fav Mod: Whiteline Steering Bushings Location: Maryland Posts: 1,816
IWSTI Addict since: Feb 2004 Trader Rating: (0) | Re: Brakes are a little soft? My brother's office-mate track races a 240SX and drove my car around the block once and that was his biggest complaint, soft brakes. It doesn't bother me enough to replace the lines (but im sure i will eventually as it is a cheap mod) |
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04-14-2008, 12:42 PM
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| STI Driver Car: White/Gold '08 STi Fav Mod: Right foot Location: NY Posts: 293
IWSTI Addict since: Feb 2008 Trader Rating: (0) | Re: Brakes are a little soft? RSD, what lines do you sell for the '08 STI? I like the Goodridge; I have them on my z06. What fluid did you go to, DOT4? Do we have to do an abs flush when changing fluid? |
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04-14-2008, 12:51 PM
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| Authorized Vendor Car: STI's ;) Fav Mod: Coolest Vendor Ever Location: SLC, UT Posts: 1,740
IWSTI Addict since: Aug 2003 Trader Rating: (7) | Re: Brakes are a little soft? Right now only TechnAFit has them available. The Lines are a bit different. on the Chassis side. They will not interchange. |
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04-14-2008, 01:42 PM
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| Super Moderator Car: 08 DGM STI Fav Mod: My wife :) Location: Brooklin, Ontario Posts: 5,696
IWSTI Addict since: Oct 2003 Trader Rating: (0) | Re: Brakes are a little soft? I've noticed that too. The stopping power on the street is definitely there but you've got to get into it a bit for them to really bite. Unfortunately, I have no recollection of my '05 when stock as I had SS lines and RBF600 fluid in there about a month or two after I got the car. |
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04-16-2008, 12:36 AM
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| Grassroots STI Racer Car: WRB 08 STI Fav Mod: Only one - Cobb AP Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 516
IWSTI Addict since: Jan 2007 Trader Rating: (0) | Re: Brakes are a little soft? I noticed this when I test drove an 08....I thought something just wasn't broken in yet. Oh well, an easy fix. |
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04-16-2008, 02:02 AM
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| STI Driver Car: 08 STI and 07 R6 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 268
IWSTI Addict since: Dec 2007 Trader Rating: (0) | Re: Brakes are a little soft? It was good for the first 1500kms or so... then the brakes were making a loud low "rrrrrrrrrooooom" noise. From that point on the brakes got worse and lost it's initial bite. Found out the brake pad material was cracking. Took it back to my dealer and had a mechanic test drive it and he agreed that something wasn't right. So i'm getting new pads tommorrow as a warranty replacement. I'll see how that goes. |
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05-16-2008, 09:32 PM
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| Senior STI Driver Car: 06 sti wrb Fav Mod: trading the svt for an sti Location: canada Posts: 330
IWSTI Addict since: Nov 2005 Trader Rating: (0) | Re: Brakes are a little soft? since i had my lines installed, i had the system bled 4 times, with dot 5.1, and even now i still have a soft pedal , softer than stock. it s a damn nightmare for me, nobody in my area seems to be able to properly bleed brakes  make sure you find a trusty mechanic. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad. |
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