Brake upgrade question

[mutti_wilson]

I had ordered 2004 brackets for my 2001 legacy gt so that i could run the larger rotor up front. Well, my caliper doesn't fit. I was looking on a parts site for 2004 calipers and they have 2 engine codes EJ253 and EJ259 which have different brake caliper numbers. The 2003 has the same as the EJ253 code. What do i get? Also is there some way that i got the wrong caliper bracket from suby? They bolt on correct, but the caliper does not fit.

[Sarra]

What is the diameter of your stock brakes? You might already have WRX sized rotors.

You might try 2002 or 2003 brackets instead.

[rougeben83]

04-05 WRX's got a completely different caliper design with a non-matching bracket...I don't know why, but they did.

02-03 are the ones that reuse the older-style 2-pot calipers.

[mutti_wilson]

I have the smaller rotors. I found the problem when i went to replace them and had the rotors next to each other. I don't have a WRX, I have a 2001 legacy gt. I ordered the 2004 legacy gt brackets through the Subaru dealer and I believe they are correct. All i need to know is if I have the correct bracket and if 2003/2004 EJ253 calipers will work correctly.

[rougeben83]

Engine does not equal chassis code nor relevant chassis changes. Don't use ej25x when you want to talk about the chassis of a car, there's no correlation.

Check the brake pad part no. for the 04 Legact GT and the 04 WRX. If they're the same, then its as I had said.

The calipers should work with the bracket. Explain how "it bolts on but it doesn't fit", as you said in your first post.