Outsydlooknin75 wrote:Just because its a factory part does not mean that it is a better part than the aftermarket part.
This. Buying Subaru parts for 400% markup is literally no different than buying a stripped S&W M&P15 lower for 400% markup over its CMT equivelant, except that the M&P lower will have S&W's logo on it, and your "dealer" parts won't have Subaru anything on them, because they're the exact same parts that are sold aftermarket elsewhere.
Outsydlooknin75 wrote:Now on rotors and such I would junk the stockers for a set of aftermarkets in a heart beat but I would run some Cryoed rotors and a set of EBC pads as well. ESPECIALLY on a performance car.
I agree, except EBC pads are REALLY dirty, and I don't think that's what he's looking for. Also you can get the same or better performance out of Porterfields or Mintex pads without having nasty baby-puke looking brake dust. Either way, you and I might not mind but I think he's looking for something a lot more streetable.
Outsydlooknin75 wrote:Slotted rotors YES, Cross drilled rotors NO. The slotted rotors allow for the gas build up between the pads and the rotors to bleed off and not form a cushion between the pad and rotor. Dimpled rotors are ok, cross drilled rotors have a tendency to crack under excessive use.
Dead right, and slotted rotors have the added advantage that they resurface your pads a little under heavy braking, which does decrease pad life a little but also makes it virtually impossible for your rotors to build up those deposits and "warp."
For a street car that you don't ever track, there's really no reason you can't use the organic pads, and that's almost definitely what your car came with, even if it is the top of the line. That's not what I would do, but it's definitely doable. That being said, don't pay extra for dealer parts when you can get what is literally the exact same s--t elsewhere for a fraction of the cost. Look at your pads yourself, the ones that are on there now (if you can still read the name.) They won't say Subaru, all that s--t is outsourced. Same for the disks, they probably won't have a manufacturer name on them at all but they'll have like a "headstamp" that you can cross referance. Subaru forum boards should have people who can tell you what the stock rotors are too. In fact I think they're Brembo, but I could be wrong.
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