[s-cars] Front brake research continues...

[hoog23 at aol.com]

I've test fitted my 996 calipers (actually Boxster S) w/euro 314x30 rotors and it appeared that they would clear the stock fuchs no problem.  I also test fitted my aftermarket winter wheels (16x7.5 "spyder" something) and it just looked too close - wheel weights would probably hit and a errant stone could really mess up the caliper bad.  My brackets are not bira though.
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
To: Eric Phillips <gcmschemist at gmail.com>
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
Sent: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 12:14:40 -0500
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Front brake research continues...


Eric-
A couple things about your post:

The Porsche/Brembo brake calipers used in the 986/996/997/Cayenne
applications are "monoblock" calipers- there is only one piece, so there is
no carrier- the whole thing does
not come apart, that's why it's very rigid.

$1500 for a pair of calipers is ridiculously expensive, they should cost
more than $400 each for the most expensive (996tt).

Are you certain that the 986S/996 and 996tt calipers will clear 16" wheels?
When I did some test fitting for S2UFO using 996 calipers, it did not appear
that there was any way that a 16" wheel would clear radially- the caliper
was simply too tall. This was sitting on a 320x30mm rotor, so not an
extremely large rotor, even.

Taka
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