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I found a 911 front suspension, now what? newbee question |
Thierry |
Feb 8 2021, 09:32 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 18-November 15 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 19,379 Region Association: Europe |
Hi,
I recently bought a nice '76 2.0 that I would like to give some extra goodies. One of the projects I'm looking at is doing a 4-5 lug conversion. I read most of the articles describing the process of doing so and I think the route with a 911 front suspension is the way to go. So I found these parts of a (supposedly) 3.2 911 online but then the questions start popping up. The missing parts are break callipers and master cylinder. As I understand 3.2 breaks also use a break booster. Is that also needed or would a 19mm master cylinder also work fine? What breaks should I search for? What will work and is doable for a newbee 914 fan? Anyway, thanks in advance for helping my with my shopping list. Thierry |
mepstein |
Feb 9 2021, 01:55 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,325 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I am with Tdskip on the premise that I’d rather use big powerful brakes lightly than all in with just adequate brakes. I like to modulate with pedal travel. It’s a holdover from my bike riding and racing. The stronger the brakes, the less hand fatigue.
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Superhawk996 |
Feb 9 2021, 02:45 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,916 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
I am with Tdskip on the premise that I’d rather use big powerful brakes lightly than all in with just adequate brakes. I like to modulate with pedal travel. It’s a holdover from my bike riding and racing. The stronger the brakes, the less hand fatigue. I get the point and I generally agree with the premise. However, I can make your "big powerful" brakes feel like (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) or great by varying parameters like master cylinder size, pedal ratio, pad compressability, and in stop mu characteristics of the pad compound. The flip side of "big powerful" brakes is that they can also become extremely difficult to modulate in low friction conditions (rain, snow, sand, gravel). Pedal feel really doesn't have much to do with stopping distance performance and/or thermal fade is the point. Not completely independent but able to be tuned seperately of stopping distance to a large degree. A brake booser system only adds further tunability of feel though it doesn't apply to 914's. Newest Electronic Brake Boost systems almost completely decouple feel from performance by using pedal feel simulator to provide brake pedal feel while all actuation is done by wire. |
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