Disc brake kits

["Brandon Hull" <brandon@cardinalventures.com>]

Jouko,

I've got no affiliation or connection, honest, but once again I'd direct
this discussion to a pretty exhaustive analysis of "Big Red" merits at:
http://www.ultimategarage.com/bigbrake.html
Also, see the "Mov'it" mfr. site in Europe at:
http://www.movit.de/home.htm , where you'll see that this is not a novel
idea:  they're fitting these things to everything from Alfas to 355s to
Suburbans to Impalas.

The 993tt brake kits for the A4 are listed at $2200(for 16" wheels) to $2450
(for 17" wheels) from Ultimate Garage.  This guy is the newly appointed US
distributer who is selling them directly while he puts together a dealer
network.  The price is likely to go up afterwards.

The Mov'it guys sound like they know what they're doing.  Issues they
address include:  Why Porsche/Brembo vs Wilwood?; How do you adapt a caliper
designed to mount on the leading edge to the trailing edge?; Master
cylinder, equalizer valve requirements, etc.

Finally, in the US, I believe the price for 993tt brakes which are a direct
bolt on for Carreras is more like $5-600 each.  I just missed a pair someone
was selling on the NE Porsche list for $550/pr.  Looking at Porsche tuner
sites, this is a common upgrade.

Coveting my neighbor's brakes,
Brandon Hull
'91 CQ/ersatz S2 project

>Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 22:14:51 +0300
>From: "Jouko Haapanen" <joukoh@vtoy.fi>
>Subject: Re: Disc brake kits
>I priced Big Reds for my Carrera from a couple of places here in Europe
>(read Germany).  Looks like I'll have to spend DM 8900.00 for the full kit
>(993 tt fronat and rear).  What did they say about the bigger boys'
>toys...?
>Jouko Haapanen
>Pori, Finland
>ps. has anyone fit Big Reds on an A4 yet??  Abt has a set of calipers >they
>use on the 310hp AS4, but they're not Brembos.