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| averagejoe71 |
 Jun 14 2016, 09:23 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 37 Joined: 12-June 15 From: huntington Beach Member No.: 18,845 Region Association: None  |
Im lost and in need of advice. I was looking to see what front pads were available for my 73 914 and there were too maybe to choose from. I was wondering if anybody has any insite on these pads. Do the pads need to come with shims or not? Also is ceramic pads a good choice or just go with semi-metallic? and which brand is perefered? All advice is welcomed and thank you for the help.
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| r_towle |
Jun 14 2016, 09:28 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,705 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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Www.pmbperformance.com
But from eric a fellow 914 guy and brake expert Then he will give advice Typically he is priced competitively |
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| averagejoe71 |
Jun 15 2016, 02:42 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 37 Joined: 12-June 15 From: huntington Beach Member No.: 18,845 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(r_towle @ Jun 14 2016, 08:28 PM)  Www.pmbperformance.com But from eric a fellow 914 guy and brake expert Then he will give advice Typically he is priced competitively Thanks. Price isn't an issue since my family owns a shop I get everything wholesale. All the brake pads shown are under 20 a set. Thank you again though. |
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| LowBridge |
Jun 15 2016, 04:58 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 370 Joined: 10-August 15 From: Lunenburg, MA Member No.: 19,045 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(averagejoe71 @ Jun 15 2016, 04:42 AM) QUOTE(r_towle @ Jun 14 2016, 08:28 PM) Www.pmbperformance.com But from eric a fellow 914 guy and brake expert Then he will give advice Typically he is priced competitively Thanks. Price isn't an issue since my family owns a shop I get everything wholesale. All the brake pads shown are under 20 a set. Thank you again though. so reading between the lines here it looks like 914World has a new source for inexpensive parts (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) |
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| saigon71 |
Jun 15 2016, 07:40 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,015 Joined: 1-June 09 From: Dillsburg, PA Member No.: 10,428 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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I put Porterfields on the front of my teener a few years back. They are excellent!
Bought them from PMB. |
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| Tom_T |
Jun 15 2016, 05:47 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,321 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(saigon71 @ Jun 15 2016, 06:40 AM) I put Porterfields on the front of my teener a few years back. They are excellent! Bought them from PMB. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) .... but do all 4 corners at the same time. I put even put Poreterfield R4S 's on the front discs & rear drums of our `88 Westy van & improved it's braking performance by 15-25% I'd guess-timate. I'll do the 85 BMW 325e's pads when it's due for them. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) Good Luck! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
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| steuspeed |
Jun 15 2016, 10:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,010 Joined: 12-July 11 From: Portland, Oregon Member No.: 13,308 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Porterfield R4-S is what you want. I had to hog out one of the holes a bit on mine to get them to fit.
http://www.pmbperformance.com/catalog/item...563/6732628.htm |
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| averagejoe71 |
Jun 16 2016, 01:20 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 37 Joined: 12-June 15 From: huntington Beach Member No.: 18,845 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(LowBridge @ Jun 15 2016, 03:58 AM) QUOTE(averagejoe71 @ Jun 15 2016, 04:42 AM) QUOTE(r_towle @ Jun 14 2016, 08:28 PM) Www.pmbperformance.com But from eric a fellow 914 guy and brake expert Then he will give advice Typically he is priced competitively Thanks. Price isn't an issue since my family owns a shop I get everything wholesale. All the brake pads shown are under 20 a set. Thank you again though. so reading between the lines here it looks like 914World has a new source for inexpensive parts (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) I would but I don't want to undercut all the amazing vendors in the 914 community |
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| averagejoe71 |
Jun 16 2016, 01:29 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 37 Joined: 12-June 15 From: huntington Beach Member No.: 18,845 Region Association: None |
Thank you r_towle, steuspeed, Tom_T, and Saigon71 for the advice. I guess I'm getting the Poreterfield R4S on all fours.
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