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[Matt]

oh ok that sucks....i wouldve paid the extra ...especially if it was the lower 9k price

All good though, just didnt make sense for the 4 pots to be on an sti

[vicelore]

Cuts seemed pretty scarce to me.. So when i saw one that came up fairly cheap and ticked all the box`s i just took it.. FIgured id sort the brakes out down the track when i had more cash flow.

I will prob just use te 4 pots on the car for a while then upgrade in a bit..

Cheers

[CRUISN]

But Mark this is a gen3 isnt it??? therefore multilink rear end?? im still using gen3 hubs machined to take the sti bearings and shafts

R180 hubs off the likes of an sti will not fit your car....it is a gen3 isnt it??? you will need the adaptors for the 2 pots if you adapt your hubs to suit the r180

The calipers mount to the backing plate which is on the hub. The backing plate for two pots is different to the standard backing plate found on other models.

You can machine the hub, but you will still have the same R160 backing plate. You need an R180 backing plate for the 2 pots to be direct bolt on with no adapter.

[Matt]

Oh yes true, i was talking more about fitting the r180 diff etc, not so much the brakes

Sorry bru

[vicelore]

So... if i obtain R180 hubs will they bolt onto the Gen 3 ? will brembos bolt straight to the R180 hub ? im assuming they would since thats what the STI had on it..

[Scuba-Roo]

But Mark this is a gen3 isnt it??? therefore multilink rear end?? im still using gen3 hubs machined to take the sti bearings and shafts

R180 hubs off the likes of an sti will not fit your car....it is a gen3 isnt it??? you will need the adaptors for the 2 pots if you adapt your hubs to suit the r180

[vicelore]

Yea i was trying to confirm that as iv herd 2 different things..

Seems people are suggesting R180 hubs.. but then they say they wont fit as its a different setup... Confused..

[Matt]

R180 sti hubs are macpherson strut setup, gen3 has a multilink rear end...completely different style of hub

So no they wont swap straight over, best bet is to adapt the shafts and hub to fit the r180 rear diff and put dogbones on the suit...thats my setup and it works well...requires machining to the hubs and i think shortening of the shafts? But im not too sure so speak to Al

Maybe the gen4 has a hub thats ready for an r180? Tb sti maybe? Thatd take brembos etc without dogbones i think

[vicelore]

Thats pretty much what i read in my build thread.Thanks for that..

Iv emailed Al and if he can machine my hubs ill send them right up to him..

Cheers Guys.

[Matt]

He wont do them himself, but he has a machine shop that does, thats what he did with mine when i did my conversion anyways.....not cheap but it works

[vicelore]

how much it sting you ?

[Matt]

Dunno, id have to look at the final reciept as its all listed on it, as he installed everything whilst i had a holiday in Noosa

I think the machining was like $500 or so...but dont quote me on this

[vicelore]

me.. could get a high class hooker to machine ya shaft for that much.

[Matt]

Proper maching of both hubs and shafts, and pressing in the bearings??? for something thats pretty damn important...$500 is nothing??

Quality costs money

[vicelore]

Yea i know man. but unexpected cost is .. unexpected..

well here is my response from AM for anyone interested.


He said that the axles will need to be either ’06 WRX with R180 inner CV’s or Sti axles with Sti hubs machined down to fit in Gen3 hubs.

Both of these options for rear axles will require some machining carried out which we can do here. In both cases i will need your rear bearing hubs & axles so i have the necessary parts to carry out the job.

I will need to track down either some ’06 WRX axles or Sti hubs & axles, the WRX option will be a lot cheaper but also harder to come by.

Regards Vice.

[Matt]

dont you already have sti hubs and axles from the halfcut??

[vicelore]

Nope the only thing i got with the cut from the rear was the diff. (herd that was the norm.)

[Matt]

Sucks, i dont know the norm, i just got everything drive related in the cut and went from there

[Scott]

most cuts come with the complete rear end

i bought a v7 sti halfcut about 4years ago for epic cheap and came with the rear end, hubs diff shafts and all

[vicelore]

you must of been more lucky than me.. IM just hoping the internals of mine are good..