What is the going rate for a set of 4/2 pots? *refinishing*

[harrymaneuvers]

I may have a deal on my hands that I cant refuse...


$335 shipped for the front 4 pots and the rear 2 pots from a 2007 wrx


Do it?

[mycargoesvroom]

Yup, fronts on average are around $300-$400 depending on condition, rears are around $200.

[geckoboy86]

Thats a great deal. Make sure you have rims that can accommodate them.

[harrymaneuvers]

I am pretty sure that the 2011 WRX gunmetals should...

At least I hope :)

[mycargoesvroom]

I'm 99.9% positive they will. Gratz on a sweet set of brakes on the low! That's a steal of a deal!

[Huffer]

I may have a deal on my hands that I cant refuse...


$335 shipped for the front 4 pots and the rear 2 pots from a 2007 wrx

Do it?

Personally, I wouldn't. But if you have big plans you'll need big brakes. ;)

[harrymaneuvers]

Its going on the WRX wagon... which is already stage 2.

It is 65% for looks and 35% for the braking ability :)

[mike-tracy]

do you already have kartboy adaptors for the rears?

[harrymaneuvers]

I do not... I wasnt going to get those until I for sure had the brakes.

[httrdd]

Yea I see the fronts going for 400 themslves.

[harrymaneuvers]

Bought!

$356 after tax and shipping (Next day shipping for $30!) Pads included!!!


SCORE!

[httrdd]

Yea very good price. I did not even want to spend that much. Lol.

[harrymaneuvers]

Just bought some EBC Ultimaxx Blackdash slotted rotors and HPS pads to go along with them.

4/2 pots with stainless lines all the way around and a brake cylinder stiffiner... not much more I can do besides true brembos or wildwoods.

[httrdd]

There is no reason to go over the 07 Wrx 4 pots. The 13" rotors would be overkill unless you are in the 500 hp mark.

[harrymaneuvers]

Yea I was a little confused when ordering the rotors because it looked like there were two different ones... a 10.9 diameter and a 11.6 diameter.

I just went with my gut and got the 11.6 ones.

[harrymaneuvers]

Boom!!! The just arrived...

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/09/IMAG0464jpgt1316538824-1.jpg

[Huffer]

Wow, those look like they're in great shape. Poor packaging though!

[httrdd]

Yea seriously who pacages like that? Oh well great deal.

[harrymaneuvers]

What a better way to spend a lunch hour then cleaning off a new set of 4/2 pots :)

I am going to repaint them before installing them:

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/09/IMAG0465jpgt1316551401-1.jpg

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2011/09/IMAG04661-1.jpg

[harrymaneuvers]

So I am going to be sandblasting them tonight with a fellow i-club member who has the equipment. I got a 10mm x 1.0 bolt with two washers to put in the banjo bolt hole and I will be taping over the pistons.


Anybody have any words of wisdom for me?

I was also going to tape over the bleeder screw hole.

FYI I am going to replace all of the dust boots on the pistons. Some are ok and some are really hard and grungy... and for $25 for the front and $25 for the rear, I figured I would replace them all after the refinishing was done.

The rebuild kit comes with new inner seals for the pistons too but being how the calipers are off of a 2007 with about 60k miles on it... I didnt feel like they really warranted new inner seals.


I also ordered speed bleeders all the way around.

What do you guys think?

[phi11]

If you use tape, your going to need more then one layer,
Two or three layers!
(I blast almost every day)

[harrymaneuvers]

Just got done sandblasting the 4/2 pots with the help of an i-club member.

Now I just need to figure out how to paint them without taking them apart or painting the 4 bolts that hold them together... Basically I need to "tape off" the bolt heads so that they dont get painted red with the rest of the caliper.

Anybody have any ideas?

http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy18/harrymaneuvers/IMAG0477.jpg?t=1317184555