Kooldino
12-17-2007, 04:29 AM
In the Jan '08 issue of Sport Compact Car...
From what we can tell, the brake calipers and piston sizes are identical to the Evo IX and the inch-larger rotors will fit onto the older hubs. A big brake kit for Evo VIIIs and IXs might be as simple as an aluminum caliper bracket.
If that's the case, then brake parts may be readily available for the X right off the bat. The only thing we'd have to search for would be different rotors.
From what we can tell, the brake calipers and piston sizes are identical to the Evo IX and the inch-larger rotors will fit onto the older hubs. A big brake kit for Evo VIIIs and IXs might be as simple as an aluminum caliper bracket.
If that's the case, then brake parts may be readily available for the X right off the bat. The only thing we'd have to search for would be different rotors.