We have had our new 2017 WRX for about 11 months now and I keep forgetting to ask this here. The brakes on our WRX seem very ineffective. Not sure if it is just ours or if everyone feels this way. They are just the standard brake setup but still on a brand new car, they are very weak. You really have to push in the pedal to get the car to slow down. The pedal is not spongy or anything but has a long travel and doesn't seem to have much modulation in it. Our previous car (2013 Dodge Dart) had brakes that you could breathe on and they would freeze you in your tracks. My other car (2017 VW GTI) is the same, although it is a performance pack and has the big brake setup from the Golf R on it so I know that is not a fair comparison.
Anybody else in the same boat and can changing the pads make that big of a difference? Currently only at 9,000 miles.
Also, I don't want to buy an STI brake setup. This is my wife's daily driver and we don't track it or anything so I can't justify putting that much money into the brakes. Just want to hear other's thoughts
Anybody else in the same boat and can changing the pads make that big of a difference? Currently only at 9,000 miles.
Also, I don't want to buy an STI brake setup. This is my wife's daily driver and we don't track it or anything so I can't justify putting that much money into the brakes. Just want to hear other's thoughts