 Boxster Brakes, Which to get? S or Non S? |
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| soloracer |
 Mar 18 2007, 11:51 PM
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I am looking for a decent brake solution for my 914. Currently the car has an 80's 911 front suspension and I purchased a set of 964 C2 calipers and Carrera rotors. I thought I was doing good until I saw the bolt spacing for the 964 calipers don't match the strut mounts. I found adapters but they require sawing the mounting tabs off the calipers and buying an adapter - to the tune of $1000+. So now I am considering selling the 964 calipers and going with a full set of Boxster units. Question is though, which ones do you go with? The Boxster S or non S? Or should I just scrap the idea of Boxster brakes all together and get 993's or something else? Maybe keep the 964's and redrill the holes? Know anyone who does that sort of work?
Any and all suggestions are appreciated. |
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| Brando |
Mar 19 2007, 12:05 AM
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BUY MY SPARE KIDNEY!!! Group: Members Posts: 3,935 Joined: 29-August 04 From: Santa Ana, CA Member No.: 2,648 Region Association: Southern California |
930 (big reds), 964 and 993 brakes are 3.5" bolt hole spacing. So, you'd have to weld an adapter on for those anyhow. As for Boxsters... I think they are 3.5" spacing as well, but I'm not 100% sure.
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| smdubovsky |
Mar 19 2007, 07:49 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 331 Joined: 27-September 04 From: Silver Spring, MD Member No.: 2,837 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
QUOTE(Brando @ Mar 19 2007, 02:05 AM)  930 (big reds), 964 and 993 brakes are 3.5" bolt hole spacing. So, you'd have to weld an adapter on for those anyhow. As for Boxsters... I think they are 3.5" spacing as well, but I'm not 100% sure. 930s are NOT big reds. They have 3.5" spacing. Bolt right on w/ early (<1980) turbo rotors. 964 have to have the caliper machined + adapters. W/ adapters, you can have any bolt spacing you need. (Note: I've never held one of these, just the information I gather from pelican and the pics) 993/S4 calipers require adapters but no machining. Use early (<1980) turbo rotors. (I've got a set of these on my bench) Boxster calipers require adapters but no machining. Use carrera(84-89) rotors. Most say this is no real upgrade vs carrera calipers (though you can put boxster calipers on 3" struts becasue of the adapters) Boxster S are 996 brakes. They also require adapters. No early rotor fits them easily. (I also have a set of these on the bench) SMD |
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| Aaron Cox |
Mar 19 2007, 09:28 AM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,542 Joined: 1-February 03 From: Corona, CA Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(smdubovsky @ Mar 19 2007, 06:49 AM) (though you can put boxster calipers on 3" struts becasue of the adapters) SMD wrong... no one makes an adapter for 3".... and the ears get in the way of pad's and any adapter block.... |
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Posts in this topic
soloracer Boxster Brakes Mar 18 2007, 11:51 PM
smdubovsky
(though you can put boxster calipers on 3" ... Mar 19 2007, 10:54 AM
Dan (Almaden Valley) are you sure your struts/spindles are off of an 80... Mar 19 2007, 12:21 AM Aaron Cox im working on a non s swap right now... Mar 19 2007, 12:25 AM Aaron Cox craig downs and i are working on it.
this pic sh... Mar 19 2007, 10:59 AM Van914 Call Rich Johnson in Texas. He make adapters. I do... Mar 19 2007, 12:42 PM Aaron Cox
Call Rich Johnson in Texas. He make adapters. I d... Mar 19 2007, 12:44 PM ClayPerrine If you use 16 inch wheels and the adapters for the... Mar 19 2007, 12:51 PM Aaron Cox
If you use 16 inch wheels and the adapters for th... Mar 19 2007, 12:54 PM ClayPerrine
If you use 16 inch wheels and the adapters for t... Mar 19 2007, 12:59 PM smdubovsky Aaron,
That pic says it all. Tnx. The holes stil... Mar 19 2007, 01:57 PM soloracer Just to be clear, everyone here is talking about n... Mar 19 2007, 02:32 PM smdubovsky Yes, we're talking non-S.
The S/996 calipers ... Mar 19 2007, 04:02 PM Luke M I have boge 3.5" spacing struts, with carrera... Mar 19 2007, 06:01 PM Aaron Cox yep... that looks like the TRE kit. thats the bolt... Mar 19 2007, 06:08 PM craig downs With that pic even with the 3.5" spindle and ... Mar 19 2007, 08:23 PM LarryR
Call Rich Johnson in Texas. He make adapters. I ... Mar 19 2007, 08:48 PM Aaron Cox i dont think craig or his sandrail shop friend wil... Mar 19 2007, 08:49 PM soloracer Since the Boxster S calipers appear to be a dead e... Mar 19 2007, 09:11 PM neo914-6
Since the Boxster S calipers appear to be a dead ... Mar 20 2007, 04:27 PM Aaron Cox you dont gain a whole lot with boxster or 951 cali... Mar 19 2007, 09:17 PM craig downs
i dont think craig or his sandrail shop friend wi... Mar 19 2007, 09:49 PM LarryR
i dont think craig or his sandrail shop friend w... Mar 19 2007, 09:52 PM Matt Romanowski Is there a reason why no one considers running Wil... Mar 20 2007, 06:34 AM soloracer I wasn't aware that there was a Willwood solut... Mar 20 2007, 10:56 AM andys
I wasn't aware that there was a Willwood solu... Mar 20 2007, 11:07 AM Aaron Cox as mentioned...
alot of wilwoods bolt up to 3.5... Mar 20 2007, 11:16 AM Matt Romanowski I posted pictures of my setup. A search should fin... Mar 20 2007, 01:10 PM DownUnderMan You mean something like this: Mar 20 2007, 02:17 PM Luke M I dont have any brake pad over hang on my boxster ... Mar 20 2007, 03:39 PM |
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