ride5000 wrote:
at some point during the my03 rollout they switched to shimless, so i probably have that.
though i do have the "odd rear brake calipers" which was earlier in the my03... ?
i actually plan on yanking the engine this summer to do a bunch of checks and maintenance. i think it's time for a timing belt so that's going to happen, and i will pull off the rocker covers to check lash too.
You have an SOHC WRX engine?!

Also, from all the ignition cut testing you did in the UTEC days and still managed to keep your motor together, yeah, I'd agree that you probably have shimless buckets.