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

Taka Mizutani t44tqtro at gmail.com
Sat Feb 11 10:52:01 EST 2006


Eric-
DO NOT get S8 rotors, they will not work. S8 rotors are 345x30, too large.

You must specify '01-03 A8L. That size is only used for euro-spec S8s.

Taka


On 2/10/06, Eric Phillips <gcmschemist at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Update:
>
> I called Crescent City Motors and talked to John.  He sold me 993TT
> calipers for $325 per.  I plan on putting these over 323x30 S8 rotors
> using RS2 brackets.
>
> I'm going to get the brackets via vagparts.com, but only if I get a
> couple of more folks to sign on as sort of a group buy so that the
> shipping isn't outrageous.   Otherwise, I'll go through Europrice.
>
> Thanks to everyone for the info.  BTW, John was great, and very
> helpful.  And oddly, the regular 993 (non-turbo) calipers were more
> expensive than the 993TT calipers.  Weird.
>
> I'm going to keep my eyes open for S8 rotors - this bolt-up isn't
> going to happen for a few months, at the very least.
>
> Folks interested in RS2 brackets and getting them from Great Britian -
> contact me off-list.
>
> Eric
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