Brembo F50 Big Brake Kit Guide: Which Kit Fits Your Car and Which Pads to Run
The Brembo F50 is one of the most proven four piston calipers ever made, the same family of caliper that came factory on cars far more expensive than anything it gets fitted to in the JDM scene. That pedigree is exactly why F50 big brake kits became the default serious upgrade for Honda, Subaru and Mitsubishi platforms: massive thermal capacity, firm pedal, parts availability everywhere on earth. This guide explains which of our F50 kits fits your car and which pads to run in them.
Which kit fits my car
Subaru WRX, STI, FT86 and BRZ
Subaru owners have two routes. The full kit comes with gold Brembo F50 calipers, two piece rotors, braided brake lines and all the mounting hardware. If you already have discs you are happy with, the caliper sets are rebuilt F50 calipers sold as a pair, with braided lines and pads as options, refinished in any colour you choose at no extra cost. The red set is the same caliper, photographed in gloss red.
F50 Full Kit, Subaru WRX 2002 On, Gold
Shop now →
F50 Calipers, Subaru, Any Colour
Shop now →
F50 Calipers, Subaru, Gloss Red
Shop now →The full kit fits WRX and STI from 2002 onward plus FT86, GT86 and BRZ, which share the Subaru hub pattern. The caliper sets cover the same cars, including the GRB STI, plus Forester SG5 and SG9 and Liberty.
Honda S2000
The S2000 gets its own dedicated kit. The AP1 and AP2 front hub and knuckle geometry differ from the Civic family, so this kit is built around the S2000 specifically rather than adapted.
S2000 F50 Brembo Brake KitShop now →There is now a second route for the S2000. Our Renault F50 kit is built on rebuilt Brembo F50 calipers taken from the Megane RS, paired with 330mm two piece slotted discs, for the AP1 and AP2. The same package is also listed for the NSX NA1 and NA2 on the NSX F50 kit page. The background is in why a Renault caliper ends up on a Honda NSX.
S2000 AP1 AP2 Renault F50 Kit, 330mmShop now →Honda and Mitsubishi multi fit
The multi fit kit covers the widest spread: Accord Euro R CL7, S2000, WRX, Evo, Civic Type R and even the Alphard for the people carrier crowd who tow and load heavy. Tell us your exact chassis and year at checkout so we confirm the right bracket set ships with it.
F50 Big Brake Kit, CL7 S2000 WRX Evo Type RShop now →Will they clear my wheels?
The honest answer for any big brake kit: it depends on your exact wheel, not just the diameter. Most 17 inch and larger performance wheels with aggressive spoke profiles clear the F50 caliper, but some 17s with flat spokes will not. Before ordering, send us your wheel model and size and we will confirm clearance, it takes a day and saves a return.
Pads: the choice that matters as much as the caliper
An F50 caliper is only as good as the pad in it, and we stock two ceramic compounds sized for it.
The RS Blue works from cold, 0 to 650 degrees. That is the street and spirited driving pad: full bite on the first stop of a cold morning, quiet, easy on discs. The TS Purple is the race compound, 50 to 850 degrees. It holds bite at temperatures that would cook a street pad, which is what you want lapping, but it needs heat in it to work, so it is the wrong choice for a car that mostly commutes.
Simple rule: street car with occasional hard driving, RS Blue. Track days and mountain runs where the brakes stay hot, TS Purple.
Buying and fitting
The full kits ship as complete front brake packages. Whether you buy a kit or a caliper set, we recommend fitting by a workshop familiar with big brake kits, followed by proper pad bedding before hard use. Not sure about your chassis, wheel clearance or which pad compound suits how you drive? Ask us before you order, brake questions get answered fast here. A Melbourne based business, shipping worldwide.
Ordering from the US? The US guide to F50 fitment, duties and shipping matches each kit to US model names like the Acura NSX and Scion FR-S.