Yeah I dropped to 19s on mine and it's night and day difference for daily driving. Went with 19x8.5 ET45 and 255/50R19 tires - plenty of clearance over the Brembos and the ride is way more civilized. Still looks good too, the 21s were just brutal on city streets
I got the black 4/2 pots on my 2015 WRX. I love them, would do the swap again if I had to.
Im actually in the middle of working on a unique BBK for my E38 and have been looking at rotor/caliper options, I think this may be a decent option for you-958 Cayenne rear brembos.
The answer is always red brembos!
Personally, I love red Brembos. I think it's iconic for the brand and looks great on just about any color car.
Browsing through reddit...
Me: why does this mofo have hello kitty Brembos?
Wife: did you just say hello kitty... Brembos? FUCK YES
Was lucky and found a set of 996 calipers front and back from someone that was parting out a carerra. Couldn't be happier with them, pedal is firm and confident inspiring
I’ve been considering new calipers for my Evo 4 (GSR) as well to replace my stock ones since they’re in pretty rough shape, but the only swap I’ve been able to find that is documented at all is the Evo 5-9 Brembos
Didn't realize that the brembos won't clear the estorils. Wheel weights will hit the caliper and the spokes will also hit the caliper body. I guess more of any fyi to the group.
I have them on our vdub touareg and have had to rebuild them twice due to pistons seizing.
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