Caliper upgrade
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Caliper upgrade
Hi ,
I'm thinking about getting my front 'S' calipers serviced but before I do that is it worth upgrading them to 3.2 calipers?
What are the issues - are they a straight swap over? ( I also need to source some but I guess that they should be readily available?)
Many thanks again
JohnS '73 911
I'm thinking about getting my front 'S' calipers serviced but before I do that is it worth upgrading them to 3.2 calipers?
What are the issues - are they a straight swap over? ( I also need to source some but I guess that they should be readily available?)
Many thanks again
JohnS '73 911
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Hi John,
They are a direct swap, and you will also need the 3.2 discs, (they are wider). I have them on my 1971 car which has a few more horses than standard and they are fine. But depending on the car I personally prefer the correct S caliper.
Alan
They are a direct swap, and you will also need the 3.2 discs, (they are wider). I have them on my 1971 car which has a few more horses than standard and they are fine. But depending on the car I personally prefer the correct S caliper.
Alan
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Hi Pete,
Those are anodised as per the original S calipers. The gold one was just me testing different colours to get a match for the later style S calipers (which are only different in several minor ways).
HTH
Alan
Those are anodised as per the original S calipers. The gold one was just me testing different colours to get a match for the later style S calipers (which are only different in several minor ways).
HTH
Alan
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Hi John S,
I have a set of 3.2 calipers and front discs that are only 5 months old. I changed the brakes on my 3.2 track car to 930 turbo ones all round so all 4 calipers and discs are surplus to requirements.
If you are interested in the fornts please pm me.
I have a set of 3.2 calipers and front discs that are only 5 months old. I changed the brakes on my 3.2 track car to 930 turbo ones all round so all 4 calipers and discs are surplus to requirements.
If you are interested in the fornts please pm me.
Regards Ian Cox
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My compromise .....stick the S calipers etc in the loft and buy the 3.2 , with decent fluid and standard pads u ll never look back,chalk and cheese for performance ..........i do take Alans point and i guess it depends what u mainly want the car to be used for , mine is mainly road work with very rare track days ......either way foy two penneth its a no brainer ....theyre not quite upt 380 mm front discs on my other Porsche !
Do you have the 3.2's on your S then Vic?Vic Cohen wrote:My compromise .....stick the S calipers etc in the loft and buy the 3.2 , with decent fluid and standard pads u ll never look back,chalk and cheese for performance ..........i do take Alans point and i guess it depends what u mainly want the car to be used for , mine is mainly road work with very rare track days ......either way foy two penneth its a no brainer ....theyre not quite upt 380 mm front discs on my other Porsche !
On the few times I take my car on the track, my original S brakes are the weak point. The S calipers do flex quite a bit too.
I'm putting new pads & discs on my car to see if that improves things, but a 3.2 conversion is a possibility in the future
James
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Yes i do , happened almost by default at refurb time a few years back backs were seized and everything looked rotten ,when i heard the price felt wud be silly to spend what i had and run out of brakes 1 day ...........i had driven before and reiterate fronts were working fine ...........i do believe its a big step forward, based on age of orinals alloy, as much as anything else................i am not as technical as u so Jaz did the lot ...........................i ll say it again ,good move !
On the national circuit when we had the PCGB 'old cars ' day never hint of fade and really got stuck in ..................i do believe the fluid helps , though most of the time is overkill
On the national circuit when we had the PCGB 'old cars ' day never hint of fade and really got stuck in ..................i do believe the fluid helps , though most of the time is overkill
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Mine was restored to standard brake spec. during the last resto and I have to say the brakes are one of the worst points of the car (road & track).left4dead wrote:Mine was converted to 3.2 brake spec. during the last resto and I have to say the brakes are one of the best points of the car (road & track)
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My car has 'S' calipers and they are good but not inspirational.hot66 wrote:...my original S brakes are the weak point. The S calipers do flex quite a bit too.
I'm putting new pads & discs on my car to see if that improves things, but a 3.2 conversion is a possibility in the future
So I decided to go Boxster 4 pots.
Still waiting for a few parts from the US and then I'll get stuck into the conversion...
You'll be able to try mine when it's completed.
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