QUOTE(thesey914 @ Mar 6 2004, 10:27 AM)
...I've heard the aluminium S callipers, although lighter, have problems with corrosion and flexing?
corrosion is a potential problem, realized by people who don't change their brake fluid but every ten or 20 years. keep it fresh and it's not a factor. i'd probably try to minimise their exposure to road salt but i think it's internal corrosion that's the big deal.
i've heard of people who could feel the calipers flexing, mostly in serious track settings, but i never could. it was academic in my case - i bought 'S' calipers before there -was- an A caliper to compare it to, and i expect i'll run them a good long while (they were original fitment to the 911E i'm driving now).
Porsche discontinued the 'S' caliper despite the appeal of low unsprung weight when they determined the variations in tire weight among the factory-approved models was greater than the caliper weight difference.
skipping ahead a bit - a good setting for Konis is the softest that will keep the suspension in good control, accounting for wear in the damper. they're pretty easy to set - jack and support the corner, remove the roadwheel, loosen the top strut nut, compress the actuating rod fully, and you should feel the 'claw' engage the foot valve. i'd probably exercise the valve from side to side to see where you are, first, then adjust somewhere soft of the middle, or adjust relative to your current setting preference.
i found it useful to use the hydraulic jack under the A-Arm to raise the actuating lever back up through the top nut.