[s-cars] Boxster vs. bigger brakes

[Jay M]

Grant,

Am I reading your reply correctly that the rear Baby Black Boxster (Non S) calipers can be mounted on the rear of my 1995.5 UrS6? For some reason I thought only the fronts could be mounted. If so, are the exact same mounting brackets used for mounting the fronts used to mount the rear Boxster calipers as well? Is the emergency brake/cables still useable or is that function lost if the rear Boxster calipers are installed?

 

I have a set of front and rear Boxster calipers...I was going to sell the rears and just mount the fronts. If the emergency brake will still work after installing the Boxster calipers in the rear, it's a no brainer for me. Thanks. 
 
> Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 13:32:17 -0500
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Boxster vs. bigger brakes
> From: douglas.fifield at gmail.com
> To: glenahan at vfemail.net
> CC: quattro at audifans.com; racingiron at comcast.net
> 
> Cody,
> 
> I run the BIRA system 3 (Boxter S calipers, Euro A8 rotors) on my 95.5
> S6 Avant and track the car occasionally. At the track I run Pagid
> oranges on the fronts. Never had any fade at all.
> 
> D.
> 
> On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 7:37 AM, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net> wrote:
> > Boxster S calipers are larger - essentially 996 calipers. Red.
> > Both are Brembo Aluminum monoblocks with 4 pistons per caliper and single pads
> >
> > Primary difference is that S calipers support a larger rotor, but, in trade off require a 17" wheel (on a boxster)
> >
> > any of them represents  HUGE increase in the rear of a nose heavy pig ( i mean audi).  In the front, as noted, even bigger might be nice.  I cannot however, find a way to fit 16" rotors under 16" wheels :-)
> >
> > Grant
> > On Apr 3, 2011, at 8:32 AM, NIck Miller wrote:
> >
> >> Are most people referring to front, rear, s or non s calipers here?  From
> >> what I understand the rears can make a decent upgrade on lighter low power
> >> cars, no?
> >>
> >> What's the primary difference between S and non S calipers as well?  Ty.
> >>
> >> Nick
> >> On Apr 2, 2011 11:33 PM, <racingiron at comcast.net> wrote:
> >>> Cody,
> >>>
> >>> I replaced the G60s on my urq with Boxster (non-S) over 300x25 rotors,
> >> because they fit my primary requirement: fit under 8x15 Ronals. I love the
> >> consistent braking at the track, but I can still reach the limit if I push
> >> hard enough. The thin rotors just don't have the capacity to absorb and
> >> dissipate enough heat. I generally don't push the car too near 10/10ths, so
> >> I just back off when needed.
> >>>
> >>> Your car, with more power and weight, might make you wish for a bit more
> >> capacity. It all depends on the compromises you're willing to make. For the
> >> urq, I gotta keep the wheels. On my S4, for which there are no immediate
> >> track plans, I won't settle for a Boxster setup. It's got LOTS more weight,
> >> though. Big blacks are in the works on that one.
> >>>
> >>> Eric R.
> >>> '86 urq
> >>> '92 urS
> >>> '93 urS
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