Brakes for this strut and rear combo would be:
287x22mm single pot front, 281x9.5 twin pot (non sliding) rear.
Fit 15" wheels. For 14's, there's also a 262x22mm bolt-on downgrade for the fronts. Funny thing is - the rears should fit 14s as is. Maybe because the caliper is mounted pretty far back from the wheel flange. The disc has a much deeper hat than needed for just the handbrake mechanism.
I'll probably use a set of 280x26mm fronts that fit with a simple 5mm spacer plate, because I stumbled upon a set of those, and don't have the 287x22 type on hand. Should perform similarly anyway.
Same little spacer plate also makes 302mm late model T5R brakes a bolt on upgrade. One I don't think I'll need though. Basically the only downside is that they are all single pot. Personally I don't mind, I believe multi pot brakes are way overrated.
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