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I found a 911 front suspension, now what? newbee question |
Thierry |
Feb 8 2021, 09:32 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 18-November 15 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 19,379 Region Association: Europe |
Hi,
I recently bought a nice '76 2.0 that I would like to give some extra goodies. One of the projects I'm looking at is doing a 4-5 lug conversion. I read most of the articles describing the process of doing so and I think the route with a 911 front suspension is the way to go. So I found these parts of a (supposedly) 3.2 911 online but then the questions start popping up. The missing parts are break callipers and master cylinder. As I understand 3.2 breaks also use a break booster. Is that also needed or would a 19mm master cylinder also work fine? What breaks should I search for? What will work and is doable for a newbee 914 fan? Anyway, thanks in advance for helping my with my shopping list. Thierry |
Tdskip |
Feb 9 2021, 11:41 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,697 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
All true - but - sometimes having bigger brakes results in a better pedal feeling or sense of braking power. Some prefer that.
Keeping weight down however is a key consideration. |
Superhawk996 |
Feb 9 2021, 12:14 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,469 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
All true - but - sometimes having bigger brakes results in a better pedal feeling or sense of braking power. Some prefer that. Keeping weight down however is a key consideration. Not quite correct. Pedal feel is intertwined with hydraulic displacment at the master cylinder vs. the displacment requirements of calipers. It has little to do with "bigger" brakes whatever that term may refer to (size of calipers, size of rotors, or both). Pedal feel is also greatly affected by brake pad compressability which varies widely from compound to compound. Quite often bigger brake pads with high compressability result in even more fluid displacment which degrades pedal feel for those that prefer force modulation. To compound matters, there is no ideal. Some people prefer travel modulation, others prefer force modulation. Some prefer the Goldilocks version in between. Mixing the idea that bigger brakes results in better pedal feel will lead you astray. |
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