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Old 03-25-2010, 12:57 PM
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Re: STi brakes, the brute force way!

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Originally Posted by sperry View Post
I think for the cost to start being defrayed, I'm looking at having to make like 20+ adapters throught eMachineShop.com. That would probably get the cost down around $200 for the pair.

I just find it unlikely that I'd be able to get 10 people firm on dropping $1000+ to do this swap to justify putting down the money to have a bunch of these adapters made. I'd hate to spend $2000 and get stuck with 18 pairs of spare adapters.

But I'll look into it... maybe I can simplify the design enough to reduce costs or find a machinist in town here that would cut 6 or 8 of them for a few hundred bucks.
I should still have a set of front STi axles in my garage from when I did my 6spd swap.
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