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Thanks Mike. I have looked up the PosiQuiet pads, but it would appear you cant get those over here. What do you all make of EBC's yellow/red/green-stuff pads? For the hoses, Goodridge don't list my car, but says to contact them. If cleaning and greasing the pins doesn't work that shall be my next step! I've never heard of a master cylinder brace mod. Makes me curious as to how much my firewall flexes. One way to find out! (edit) - about 4-5mm of movement forward on the reservoir, and the brake servo appears to tilt up. Would this warrant a brace? Cheers guys

Thanks for the prompt replies guys. For whatever reason brake hoses for my particular car are very hard to find. So far I've only found the front hoses, and can't find any stainless steel hoses for it at all. Edit (I should probably point out I'm from across the pond) I will clean and re-grease the pins as per idosubarus suggestion. I have copper slip (grease), will that suffice? Thanks again.

Hi all I've owned my Legacy for a couple of months now and I think it's a great car. Surprisingly capable off road, and despite its tendency to pitch and roll, pretty good on the black stuff too, even at speed. My only two gripes are the lack of power (this issue is further compounded by the stainless exhaust exhaust that came with the car; she's pretty loud, which makes it feel slower still) My other problem is the brakes. When i first got the car they were very spongy and the brakes were dangerously weak. I took the car to the shop and had the brake fluid change. This improved the braking a fair amount, however I am still not satisfied with the feel and efficiency of the brakes. I have fitted a switch to enable/disable the ABS system, and with the ABS disabled, i am still unable to lock the wheels on dry tarmac, and I struggle even on wet tarmac to lock the wheels. Changing the fluid has helped, but i'm far from happy with the brake feel and performance. There's also plenty of meat left on the pads, and the discs appear to be in good condition. What would you guys recommend? Thank you in advance for your reply.