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Was wondering if late model 914 front brake calipers will work with the early 3" spaced 911 strut set-up? ..a spacer needed maybe?
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So, the main reason I asked this question in the first place was because I found a set of early 911 3" struts with hubs for a good price that I might purchase.. & thought 'hey, I have a bunch of late 914 front calipers, maybe they'd work'.
I wasn't necessarily looking for early 3" struts though... I mean if 3.5" struts and Boxster calipers are a better fit (for the SUBI conversion @ 230hp) than the Alfa brembos, then maybe that's where I need to go. The Subi conversion I'd planned 205/60/15s (just 'cause I already have 'em) on 15x7 cookies. The air-cooled 2056 I'd considered 185/70/15s on deep-six fuchs replicas. Didn't the factory GT cars use M calipers and run about 230-250 HP? . |
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914-6 GT in waiting ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 19,327 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() ![]() |
So, the main reason I asked this question in the first place was because I found a set of early 911 3" struts with hubs for a good price that I might purchase.. & thought 'hey, I have a bunch of late 914 front calipers, maybe they'd work'. I wasn't necessarily looking for early 3" struts though... I mean if 3.5" struts and Boxster calipers are a better fit (for the SUBI conversion @ 230hp) than the Alfa brembos, then maybe that's where I need to go. The Subi conversion I'd planned 205/60/15s (just 'cause I already have 'em) on 15x7 cookies. The air-cooled 2056 I'd considered 185/70/15s on deep-six fuchs replicas. Didn't the factory GT cars use M calipers and run about 230-250 HP? . The GT cars ran S calipers like most of the Porsche race cars from that time. 914-6gt (vented m with handbrake) on the rear. The stock 914-6 ran m vented front and the equivalent of m solid. rear. Remember, race cars are lighter than the equivalent street car and usually use race tires so they aren’t a very good comparison to street setups. The stock 76 930/911 turbo ran S calipers front and M rear and weighed close to 3k. I would use 911 struts for the ability to use larger calipers. Vented rotors don’t make the car stop better, just stop the same for longer since they help keep the braking system from overheating as quickly during constant hard braking. |
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