Biggest brakes under standard 16" forester wheels

[anarki]

Hi, as above I'm looking to upgrade the brakes on my 2004 forester XT.

I'm not interested in changing the wheels for anything bigger, I know this limits my options. They are the 5 spoke standard "star" style:



I understand the standard front discs are 294mm with a 2 piston Tokico caliper. The rears are 266mm.

I have tried to trundle through various posts on various forums but I'm still lost.

Would 304mm X 28mm 2 piece rotors with 4pot AP racing CP5200 calipers fit under 16" wheels, and of that design? I think the wheels have a 48mm offset.

Thanks

[vxr2010]

Would it not be better and cheaper to experiment with better pads , i put some 40£ pagid ones on brembo callipers from eurocarparts what a difference they made plus way cheaper then ebc red stuff , it can be an expensive route doing callipers plus restricted by your wheel size , i assume you have the standard subaru 4 pot front 2 pot rears

[yellowstreak]

I think subaruforester.org is the place to ask. Search the US forums, someone will have spelled it out.

[Sa Calobra]

Why do you need bigger?

Try different pads

[vxr2010]

As above , try the 40£ or so pads from eurocarparts they are very good , richard at fb tuning pointed me that way , so much better then the red stuff i had before , i have a pair of fsti one has a smaller servo , brakes are ok with the brembo callipers , the newer shape fsti has a bigger servo it’s like night and day but to mod and change servos or brakes in my book it’s not worth it just try pads first , the standard subaru brakes as in 4 pot 2 pot with good pads work well , my jdm sti wagon with the standard subaru 4 pots was as good as the brembos on the fsti

[anarki]

Thanks for the replies all.

The reason I'm looking to upgrade the braking system is due to future plans with the car - as in turbo swap/tune, bigger intercooler, etc.

I figured I'd lay the groundwork (better brakes and suspension) before chucking another 100hp through the chassis

[vxr2010]

If you feel you need to then bigger wheels and then bigger brakes but you will be suprised how a pad change can be sometimes enough , look out for a set of brembos or like