problems w/ 03 porterfields
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problems w/ 03 porterfields
Has anyone with an 03 wrx bought a set of porterfields from speed gear, well i did and they don't fit at all. the stock pad have a male end on top of them where the wear indicater is and the porterfield have a female ends and they just don't match up. oh and the porterfields are also a little bigger. If anyone else has had this problem please let me know why would he sell the wrong pads marked w/ 03 wrx on them?
From the brake forum:
Maybe your '03 was made before the caliper change. Try borrowing a '02 set of pads from someone and see if they fit.
Just a follow up with more information :
Dealer confirmed that VIN number is needed to determine wrx front pad part number, of course I wanted something other than the oem pads but for informational purposes :
02 and some 03 wrx front pad : 26296AE081
most 03 wrx front pads : 26296SA020
So, if anyone can find a good street/track pad in this new size please let me know. The tabs that fit into the calipers are smaller on the new pad. Maybe suby wanted to make some cash on pads until the aftermarket catches up ?
Thanks, Nate
Dealer confirmed that VIN number is needed to determine wrx front pad part number, of course I wanted something other than the oem pads but for informational purposes :
02 and some 03 wrx front pad : 26296AE081
most 03 wrx front pads : 26296SA020
So, if anyone can find a good street/track pad in this new size please let me know. The tabs that fit into the calipers are smaller on the new pad. Maybe suby wanted to make some cash on pads until the aftermarket catches up ?
Thanks, Nate
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oh thats right you have an 03 have u changed your pads yet????
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oh yeah i know i'm just going to use them when i auto-x and on track days and on their web site they say there rotor friendly B.S. i know you saw gregs rotors they where pretty eatin up.
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u guys wouldn't believe what i did last night i drove all the way out to the track by where jons lives to borrow his 02 pads to see if my brakes were late 02 but they didn't fit i have 03 calipers then for sure and the porterfields i bought from speed gear belong to some really odd car because there is no way they would fit i looked them up on the porterfield and i couldn't even find AP 929 grrrr well im going to speed gear today to see whats up.
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Well i just got back from speed gear and all the 03 porterfields Farid had where wrong that must of sucked but he said he would get back to me on mon with the correct pads 
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