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Turbo brake calipers
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:09 pm
by Derek
Turbo brakes please
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:42 pm
by Ian Gunney
Hi Derek
are you after both front and rear 930 calipers?
I sourced the rears for my 914 from douglas valley at a pretty reasonable price - the last set f&r on ebay I saw were on there for £1200
Ian
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:50 pm
by Derek
Hi Ian
I was looking for front and rears.
I am on the trail of a set at the moment, just need a little luck.
Prices are crazy but the 3.6 will need it. Can't skimp on brakes
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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:40 am
by MdR
Hi Derek
What will be the spec of your brakes all told? I'm interested in upgrading the brakes on my '69T
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:31 pm
by Derek
MdR wrote:Hi Derek
What will be the spec of your brakes all told? I'm interested in upgrading the brakes on my '69T
Hi Martin
Your 69T will probably not have 3.5inch spacing for your calipers to mount to. This will stop you upgrading your brakes easily.
If you have the 3.5 spacing you can upgrade easily and quite cheaply to SC or 3.2 Carrera brakes.
I have 3.2 Carrera brakes for mine which I will use if I can't find turbo stuff at the right price.
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:48 pm
by MdR
Thanks Derek, I'm thinking along the lines of fitted radially mounted early Boxster calipers as they physically smaller than the other monoblocks 944 or 993/6 etc and so should fit behind 15" Fuchs
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:53 pm
by Derek
Some good info here
http://home.nycap.rr.com/wmv/generalbrmd.htm
Boxster brakes would be a good upgrade as you require adaptors for those anyway so could get adaptors to fit your 69
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:02 pm
by Lightweight_911
I had Carrera 3.2 front & rear brakes on my black 2.8 twin-plug car with 255bhp - stopping power was excellent.
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:09 pm
by MdR
Thanks guys, I don't really want to change my front legs to 3.5", if I can avoid it, as they're in excellent condition with Bilsteins.
I figure radial/axial caliper mounts are only a lump of ally plus I *think* I can source the Boxster monoblocs fairly cheaply...
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:28 pm
by Derek
MdR wrote:Thanks guys, I don't really want to change my front legs to 3.5", if I can avoid it, as they're in excellent condition with Bilsteins.
I figure radial/axial caliper mounts are only a lump of ally plus I *think* I can source the Boxster monoblocs fairly cheaply...
Sounds like the best soloution.
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:00 pm
by Ian Gunney
Derek - I'd agree with the others - in hindsight I wouldn't go to the grief of using turbo calipers again (but they do look good!)
Ian
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:58 pm
by Derek
Hi all
The breaker with the turbo has sold the whole car
Looks like it's back to the 3.2 brakes
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