Rear brakes? upgrade while I have it apart? |
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Rear brakes? upgrade while I have it apart? |
PatrickB |
Jun 14 2017, 03:54 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 249 Joined: 26-March 17 From: sw ontario Member No.: 20,960 Region Association: Canada |
Had a 1974 914 2 litre car for about 4 years now. Heard a grind this week, pulled the right rear wheel off. long story short I need a caliper and a rotor. Looking to source locally if I can, already saw what Pelican has on their site. I've called a local auto parts store and they are trying to see what they can track down. Called the local Porsche dealer too, haven't heard back from either yet. Want to autocross the car this weekend, and I'm north of the border so shipping from the states takes time.
Question is, is there an upgrade that is a bolt on? I read something on the pelican site about BMW 320i, but I think they were referring to the front. They also referred to some Volvo parts... Do the calipers bolt on, or is there mods to do it? the BMW parts might be easier to source... Another option: What's involved in going 911 sized parts on the back? Car already has 16x10 5 bolt wheels on the back, 16x9 five bolt on the front... spacers bolted on the back, drilled rotors on the front. I think it has enough brakes for what I do with the car, but more never hurts! |
Chris914n6 |
Jun 14 2017, 08:23 PM
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Jackstands are my life. Group: Members Posts: 3,328 Joined: 14-March 03 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 431 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I had the BMW calipers on the rear with the 911 front susp swap. Needed a spacer (washer) to center it on the rotor. Were pretty cheap as rebuilds from the local Foreign auto parts store & now RockAuto. Went back to stock for the parking brake.
Someone can correct me but I thought front calipers fit too. I wouldn't do it long term but in a crunch it's an option. Do both sides though as I'm sure the piston bore is larger. Will need new hard lines bent -- Autozone has all the tubes & fittings & tool. Might need the 19mm m/c, I think the 17mm comes close to bottoming out. If that car still has the V8 I'd look seriously into doing the 911 front susp swap for the vented rotors. |
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