Anyone fitted porsche 996 brake calipers?

[Paul_Van_Denton]

Part 2

Swapping early uprights for late uprights!

[faggie]

think i bought them from winkler, or tuning products they are made by h/r, i always thought later uprights and discs made your wheels stick out further as i used to run 8 inch front wheels on a 1984 van and when tried on a 88 van they protruded the arches wherabouts are you in country as i have spacers made up in all widths so i can mock wheels up see how they look before ordering adapters takes al the guesswork out

[Paul_Van_Denton]

Hi Mate, yeah I think they are gonna be 7mm wider! but I will just have to see! gulp.

Im either in London or Northampton.

[faggie]

pity i am at the other end of country , friend who did porsche brake conversion used cayenne wheels on his bus as they have big et

[dbz864]

Sounds a good set up fag,well suited to that 1600 diesel motor.Have you done that rustolum roller paint job yet

[Paul_Van_Denton]

cayenne too!

[faggie]

same wheels as friend has used this way you did not need to replace the uprights , dbz not gone for a roller paint job yet as the mrs keeps using the roller to pick up stray bulldog hairs from the settee and it plays havoc with trying to get a good overall finish , think hes sold the van near our house as not been there for weeks

[Paul_Van_Denton]

I thought how the callipers bolt up on early uprights was different? I originally was going to go for Audi G60's and they require the late uprights and a slight spacer and it all bolts up apparently?



Need to find the easy outs! You think a back plate is necessary? Standard will be too small/not fit.

[Paul_Van_Denton]

new bearings!

[Paul_Van_Denton]

Grease!

[Paul_Van_Denton]

new vs old

[Paul_Van_Denton]

getting there!

[faggie]

hi paul have you got your caliper brackets sorted

[Bigjcc55]

Are those cayenne turbo wheels? What size of tyre was on them?

[Paul_Van_Denton]

brackets are just off centre by half a mil, have to grind back a mill on 1 side of the bump stop type things on the calliper, as the disc scrapes it!.

Bigjcc55, yes Cayenne turbo, at the moment they have 245 40's all round, but I'm going to change to 235 40 for the front and 245 45 for the rear.

Going for a smaller width up front as im planning on Air ride and want the tyre to fit into the arch and not rub.