[s-cars] anybody have any insight on putting Boxter calipers

[Lee Levitt]

Greg,

The caliper is not fouling the spoke, it's fouling the inside perimeter of
the rim.

That particular wheel has a progressively thicker rim section as it gets
closer to the spoke (outboard).

Lee 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg Johnson [mailto:gregsj2 at comcast.net] 
> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 3:20 PM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Cc: lee at wheelman.com; 'Dave Forgie'
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] anybody have any insight on putting 
> Boxter calipers
> 
> Lee,
> 
> I don't doubt your experience, but it's not making sense. The 
> 996 caliper is a titch wider (I don't have the exact numbers 
> in front of me, but I'll find out) than the Boxster caliper, 
> but the hub/"hat" on the Euro A8 rotor is almost 10 mm 
> wider/"deeper" than the USA8 rotor which means that for any 
> given wheel, the Sys3 996 caliper should be further away from 
> the "spokes" than the Boxster caliper.
> 
> Greg J
> 
> Lee Levitt wrote:
> 
> >Greg,
> >
> >That's not been my experience. For instance, the 2.7t 5 
> spoke wheel is 
> >listed as fitting on System 1 does not fit over my System 3 
> without 5mm 
> >spacers, and I've got *maybe* a single mm of space between the outer 
> >edge of the caliper and the inner surface of the rim with 
> the 5mm spacers.
> >
> >Lee
> >'95.5 S6 avant (System 3)
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com 
> >>[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Greg Johnson
> >>Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 11:48 AM
> >>To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> >>Cc: Dave Forgie
> >>Subject: [s-cars] anybody have any insight on putting 
> Boxter calipers
> >>
> >>Dave,
> >>
> >>Actually, Sys 3 fits more wheels than Sys 1.   Sys 3's A8 
> >>Eurorotor lies
> >>closer to the strut, which moves the caliper further way from the 
> >>wheel "spokes."
> >>
> >>BTW, I've never used anything other the Weston Motorsport KF pads. 
> >>I've not had any squealing from the KF street pads, however, the KF 
> >>track pads squeal like a pig until they warm up.
> >>
> >>Greg J
> >>BIRA.ORG
> >>
> >>Dave Forgie wrote:
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>I have had the BIRA system 1 for four years.  The only 
> issue is pad 
> >>>squeal using OEM Porsche pads.  The solution for many 
> (including me) 
> >>>was Kerr Performance Friction carbon fibre-based pads from
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>Paul Weston
> >>    
> >>
> >>>at Weston Motorsports in Florida.  He is great to deal with.
> >>>
> >>>IF I was to do it again, I would go for System 3 (Boxster S
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>calipers,
> >>    
> >>
> >>>somewhat larger rotors).  The main draw back of System 3
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>over System 1
> >>    
> >>
> >>>is the number of 16" wheels that will work with System 3 is
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>very small.
> >>    
> >>
> >>>(Check the fitment section at the BIRA webpage).  IF money 
> and wheel 
> >>>size were no object, System 6 with the custom rotor hats and 
> >>>cast-"Drilled" Porsche rotor rings is the way to go.
> >>>
> >>>In either case, you need a BIRA or clone bracket to make the
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>calipers
> >>    
> >>
> >>>fit over the appropriate rotor.
> >>> 
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
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