Brake upgrade, Parking brake |
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Brake upgrade, Parking brake |
Krank |
Jun 22 2011, 10:40 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 140 Joined: 11-October 09 From: Winnipeg, MB Member No.: 10,922 Region Association: Canada |
I have been thinking about doing the beemer front disk brake upgrade. The only thing that bothers me is the loss of the parking /(cough, cough) emergency brake. I had an idea to look for a motorcycle front disk brake rotor mounted to the axleshaft with a cable operated brake assembly mounted to the tranny (I think there are three useable bolts on the RH side). Anyone play with this idea before?
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Mike Bellis |
Jun 27 2011, 07:54 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None |
My car came to me with 930 Turbo brakes all around. The front and rear have a simple T fitting. The rotors are about 1 inch thick, vented and drilled. I run 245/16's and 215/16's. The car stops on a dime. It can bring my V8 to a halt very quickly and I have never had any brake fade. I can lock up all 4 is I try but the brakes are so well balanced, I have to actually try to lock them. The MC is 19mm, I think. I could never afford to put these brakes on a 914. I bought the car for the same price as the callipers alone. I am very happy and I do a lot of spirited driving. My set up is not for everyone, but it works for me. I can hardly wait for PMB to start doing 930 callipers. I want Eric to make them pretty again (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)
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