Brake problems...$$$$. What to do? Options

[chaloots]

Brake problems... Porsche shop sez, need to rebuild F & R calipers and replace brake lines. The estimate to do the job is $1300. Geez! Is this the going rate?
Lots of $$$$ to me. What alternatives do I have?

Good car. Suspension mods. Lowered, bilsteins, springs, bushings, swaybars etc.
Strong stock 2L motor. Have driven PCA DE events.

If I have to spend this much $$$$, is there an alternative to stock 914 brakes.
Not able to work on the car myself. Live in the city. No garage, small apartment.

Any help/advice ...much appreciated.

C.

[anthony]

Porsche shop sez, need to rebuild F & R calipers and replace brake lines.

I wouldn't go by what the shop sez unless you got symptoms that merit a caliper rebuild or until you take it all apart and inspect for yourself. Shops will always say you need everything. With brakes there is a certain wizdom in periodically replacing everything and shops probably want to do it for profit and liability reasons. Most of the time though it's not completely necessary to redo the whole braking system.

You may even only need a brake bleed and/or pads. I'd probably replace the brakes hoses anyway just because they are probably 30+ years old. You may or may not need rotors. Measure the thickness.