Brake caliper Akebono or POWER STOP

I got the powerstop remanufactured brembo 4pot/2pot for a 2008-2017 STI on my 2018 WRX I found online for less than $800 with pads, calipers (red powder coated) and drilled and slotted rotors.

I also do highly recommended the power stop brand calipers...And their customer service is excellent. I had a problem with one...They sent me a new one anyway. They do stand behind their products.

Added more desirable Akebono calipers to an old Jeep WJ

The little non sport Akebono calipers on q50’s are know for warping the OEM rotors. I went through 2 sets of OEM and kept getting the vibration when braking from highway speed before eventually buying some shtty Chinese “drilled and slotted” aftermarket’s. Never had the issue since.

Red Power Stop Performance front and back calipers

I bought used ones on eBay. Came out nice but they were kinda rough.

I bought new Power Stop calipers. I have not been able to get the brakes fully bled since then. The pedal was really bad. Even after multiple bleeding attempts, including by a shop, it's not perfect. My power bleeder also couldn't seal with these calipers.

Power stop reman parts are trash. Only buy them if you’re planning on re-rebuilding them yourself with oem parts. Out of the multiple sets of calipers, all of them had issues like seals not fitting or being torn up, blasting media left inside the caliper or slide pins, pistons being scored or rusted, etc. The red powder coat was decent though lol.

Wish they offered the same front caliper on Long Range besides the tiny uncoloured one I think it has, that's one gripe I dislike.

Be careful Powerstop calipers are just remanned calipers. Poorly powered coated. Paint came off the first winter and one caliper seized up in under a year.