4 piston brake calipers ..., what are my options? |
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4 piston brake calipers ..., what are my options? |
SirAndy |
Mar 22 2008, 07:12 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,678 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
i'd like to go to a set of (bigger) 4 piston brake calipers on all 4 corners.
right now, i have '84 carrera hubs, rotors and calipers all around ... what are my options? what's a direct bolt on, what does require adapters? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Andy |
stownsen914 |
Mar 24 2008, 08:03 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 916 Joined: 3-October 06 From: Ossining, NY Member No.: 6,985 Region Association: None |
+1 on the Wilwood calipers. I use them on a track-only 914/6. I have bigger rotors on my car, but I believe the Wilwood Superlite calipers essentially bolt right up to the 3.5" strut with Carrera rotors. Wilwoods perform very well in my experience, but need more frequent rebuilds. The ones I have require flipping the pads top-to-bottom after every 1-2 events. This is due to uneven wear because the piston sizes are not staggered like on Porsche/Brembo calipers. Porsche/Brembo brakes are probably a higher quality, lower maintenance option than Wilwood and probably give similar performance if you don't mind spending the extra $$.
Scott |
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