luckydawgz

Good point... But at 190K-mi, the reality is that I probably should also replace both front axles/CV joints. Considering that I'm just doing a repair and not a restoration, I will see how the bearings look and feel before I just go ahead and swap them out. Be assured that I will not sacrifice safety to save money. Thanks for your imput, Jim

Thank you for all of the posts.... I was able to get the front caliper brackets off by soaking the bolts down with the new foaming Liquid Wrench and then working them a 1/4 turn at a time... no sandwich needed :cool: So the rotors are off, and a good look at the tone rings attached to the hubs shows that they are the pricey 5x 5mm allen bolt one piece "tone rotor" variety and are crumbling and missing teeth... so saving them is not an option. I picked up new 277mm rotors yesterday, and they match up the the dual piston calipers, so I'll just need shop for the best delivered price for new backing plate/dust shields and the "tone rotors" from a OEM Subaru parts retailer. (L&R tone rotors appear to be P/N 26750AA03, and the dust shields L&R P/N 2629FE040) All suggested links for where to compare are welcomed. thanks, jim

I have 2000 16" WRX wheels installed. I think that's what caused the the parts confusion/swap. These look like they may be RS calipers... I'll post a photo for ID confirmation. I'll investigate the used part route, I did that years back with a dealer in ATL for a rust bucket Spitfire I once owned... Thanks jim

Thanks I will verify the caliper size...that's the original info that I found and will use to get the correct rotors. Both sides. I also just discovered that my tone rings have nearly turned to dust and the caliper brackets are rust fused on... so I have more work cut out for me.

Great forum... unfortunately my 1st post is a problem 99 OB Sport front caliper/rotor mismatch Last year while recovering from a torn shoulder, and I needed to have my front brakes done by someone else. While recently inspecting the front pads, I noticed that my original single piston calipers, had been replaced with dual piston calipers. Since the dual piston's require a larger (276.5mm?) rotor vs. my 260mm rotors, the pads were wearing in an upside-down L shape, with the unworn 1/2" overlapping the outermost edge of the rotors. Here is what I'd like to find out: Can I just install the larger rotors, or will I need to track down a set of single piston rotors to make this right? It appears that he used my original single piston caliper brackets on the dual piston calipers, how can I identify them to know for sure? What a F'ing mess! Thanks in advance, jim