Cheers for the comments fellas.

Brembo's it is. What have you got for $1.8K?

Just the calipers or a front package, rotors/pads?

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I should probobly ask the question as to why you need to upgrade anyhow - nice rotors/pads/fluids, braided lines and a master cylinder stopper will give you all the braking power you will ever need. There is nothing wrong with the 4 pots at all.

Brembos/China Shitters plus installation plus rims to cover brembos is a much more pricey combination then the first option.

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^^ The stock wrx calipers aren't that bad. I've had comments that my car stops harder than a STi with brembos.

Whilst the brembos are a better braking package, do you actually need them or is it just bling?

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bling.

Bit of both.

Currently i have DBA4000 Slotteds with some decent pads on unknown fluid, which are vibrating fairly bad, a skim would fix this up no worries though.

I have being doing some hard braking in the past and fade comes on pretty quickly - So i'm really just looking for a better package which is resistant to fade a little more.

While the topic of brakes can get quite technical and even scientific in some places, I believe to reduce fade, you need a bigger rotor really? I have seen upgrade packages around which let you retain the WRX Caliper on a larger 330+MM rotor ..

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pads affect fade before the rotors

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I am running these at the moment on the fronts in terms of pads, and while they seem to clamp quite well, they seem to fade after 4 or so big stops.

Maybe i am expecting too much from them.

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A bigger rotor will help dissapate heat slightly better, but it will all come down to the pad compound.

A normal street pad is designed to not make too much dust, not squeal and provide quick braking without having to have bulk heat in the pad.

A race pad produces more dust, squeals like buggery when cold but will stop on a dime when heated up (i.e. not fade).

The problem is not the size of your brakes or rotors but rather the frictional compound that is causing you to stop. As you heat up your brakes (by doing big stops) the coefficient of friction changes. So if you are hitting the brakes big time you need something that will work at a higher temperature.

My advice, get a fluid flush and some new pads (i.e. Ferodo 2500's or higher). If that doesn't work, then look at different rotors etc.

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I would have thought that with my current setup it would have been pretty decent.

Performance Rotor
Performance Pads (Bendix Ultimates on the Rear too)
Fresh Fluid (Got changed last service)

If a good price on a upgraded brake package comes through i'll probably go the Brembo's and on-sell my current setup.

Thanks guys.

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Your setup is ok, but I would look at it first.

What grade of brake fluid did they put in? Check the DOT number. If you have done a few stops that have caused fade, maybe you have boiled the fluid (i.e. it is now snot water). A higher DOT number has a higher boiling point which retains the properties of the fluid.

The pads you have at the front seem to be a very street type pad. i.e. once hot they will fade all day long (usually a few good stops makes them too hot) These will fade even if you have 8 pot brembos on the front too.

Edit: Next canning vale cruise, I can show you my setup if you want.

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