Boxster Brakes, Which to get? S or Non S? Options

[soloracer]

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.

[smdubovsky]

Yes, we're talking non-S.

The S/996 calipers take a goofy rotor (318x28). AFAIK, Nothing from porsche is going to fit. A 951 rotor MIGHT do it (299x28) if you are carefull to align the caliper just right to avoid overhang. I heard the OD of the hub can be turned down to fit a 951 rotors (but thats just what I hear). If you make custom hats, I suspect an aftermarket rotor could be found (but its a lot of freakin work;) Look up 996 calipers on here or pelican - Bill verburg and I had a discussion w/ lots of dimensions and pics. Someone here made 996tt calipers fit, but they machined down an aftermarket rotor.

FWIW, a 930 or 993 brake setup (both are 304x32) will yield more heatsinking than a 996 and far easier to fit.

SMD