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| camgraves3113 |
  Jan 9 2018, 09:56 PM
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Graves31  Group: Members Posts: 60 Joined: 8-January 18 From: canton CT Member No.: 21,773 Region Association: None  |
I just had a question, as i am new to my 1973 porsche 2.0 914. I am 18 and sorry if this is a dumb question but what size calipers can i buy and how do i know of they fit? I dont wamt the stock calipers and i would love to find a brembo or wilwood pair that fits the brackets and improve braking power. Again i am sorry if this is simple and dumb but i cant find/understand what i have read on this specific topic so far. Thank you so much (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)
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| falcor75 |
Jan 9 2018, 11:23 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,579 Joined: 22-November 12 From: Sweden Member No.: 15,176 Region Association: Scandinavia 
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The Alfa Romeo 75 (Milan in the US) with the bigger engines had a Brembo aluminum caliper with a 48 mm piston thats i direct bolt on to the stock strut. I'm not sure what 4-bolt disc would work with it as I went with a 5 lug conversion on a 911 strut but with the 3 inch mounting distance on the caliper.
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| mepstein |
Jan 10 2018, 06:55 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,305 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(falcor75 @ Jan 10 2018, 12:23 AM)  The Alfa Romeo 75 (Milan in the US) with the bigger engines had a Brembo aluminum caliper with a 48 mm piston thats i direct bolt on to the stock strut. I'm not sure what 4-bolt disc would work with it as I went with a 5 lug conversion on a 911 strut but with the 3 inch mounting distance on the caliper. The Alfa 3" Brembo's bolt on to an early 911 strut. They do not fit the 914-4 struts. |
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| bdstone914 |
Jan 10 2018, 07:59 AM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,529 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
QUOTE(mepstein @ Jan 10 2018, 06:55 AM) QUOTE(falcor75 @ Jan 10 2018, 12:23 AM) The Alfa Romeo 75 (Milan in the US) with the bigger engines had a Brembo aluminum caliper with a 48 mm piston thats i direct bolt on to the stock strut. I'm not sure what 4-bolt disc would work with it as I went with a 5 lug conversion on a 911 strut but with the 3 inch mounting distance on the caliper. The Alfa 3" Brembo's bolt on to an early 911 strut. They do not fit the 914-4 struts. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) If you really want to go with bigger calipers for a street car I would go with BMW 320i calipers from a 79-82 car. 48mm pistons. Direct bolt on to 1970-1972 cars and minor machining needed to fit them to later cars. |
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