 What is the latest thinking on 914/4 Brake Up Grades? |
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| neilbardsley |
 Nov 12 2020, 04:32 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 43 Joined: 11-October 20 From: England Member No.: 24,754 Region Association: Europe  |
My car has almost new everything for the brakes.
Rebuilt front calipers. The first thing I did was to bleed the brakes. I didn't know about the proportioning value but will try to bleed that too. The pads have only had 200 miles use so are still bedding so hopefully there is more to come. I have to say I think my drum brakes on my 356 are as good and the disc brakes on my old 912 were better. Bad or good I could lock the wheels. I'm thinking of significantly upgrading the engine so would want more stopping power I've read about the BMW replacement, Alfa and Volvo. The Volvo sounds like the most straightforward and effective? |
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| brant |
Nov 12 2020, 08:45 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,641 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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Quality pads
No crappy street pads Makes all the difference Bmw calipers are not an upgrade |
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| AZBanks |
Nov 12 2020, 08:53 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,063 Joined: 7-December 05 From: New River, AZ Member No.: 5,245 Region Association: Southwest Region
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QUOTE(brant @ Nov 12 2020, 07:45 AM)  Quality pads No crappy street pads Makes all the difference Bmw calipers are not an upgrade I'm curious why you say that BMW calipers are not an upgrade. Can you explain why? The PO put a set on my car. |
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neilbardsley What is the latest thinking on 914/4 Brake Up Grades? Nov 12 2020, 04:32 AM
iankarr Properly functioning stock brakes are excellent an... Nov 12 2020, 07:14 AM
neilbardsley
Properly functioning stock brakes are excellent a... Nov 13 2020, 06:54 AM Cairo94507 I would make a call to Eric at PMB and chat with h... Nov 12 2020, 08:20 AM campbellcj I agree, for a stock-ish car you should be fine wi... Nov 12 2020, 08:59 AM Tbrown4x4 You never really stated what's wrong with the ... Nov 13 2020, 07:56 AM |
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