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| Petepat |
 Dec 19 2023, 06:04 PM
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So I've looked at the links using Boxer callipers and it looks quite complicated where as some where I read one can do a straight swop using BMW callipers. Has anyone done this and was it an improvement? Yours thoughts in this direction welcomed.
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| Ishley |
Dec 19 2023, 09:35 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 193 Joined: 4-October 21 From: Clarendon Hills Il Member No.: 25,957 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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I have BMW brakes on my 72 914-4. It came with the car when I bought it. I just started driving it after a full car rebuild… including the calipers, and I have issues.
On the earlier cars the calipers bolt on… without machining. However, the caliper/mount doesnt mount in the center of the rotor. You have to shim the bracket to get it close. I don’t love this arrangement. Also.. my Fuchs wheels just barely clear the caliper and I’m probably going to have to add a spacer… 1/4 should work. Right now I have a steel wheel for a spare.. that won’t fit at all… so I have to work all this out. Finally… the brakes are dragging a little… I’ll relube the pins… and see if that fixes it… otherwise I have to tear them all apart and see what’s hanging it up. It might be a piston clocking issue… which I thought I had right when I rebuilt the calipers. Frustrating! Things to consider…. |
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Petepat brake upgrade Dec 19 2023, 06:04 PM
technicalninja I'm doing exactly this on the 75 I am resurrec... Dec 19 2023, 07:13 PM burton73 Alpha calipers on a 914-4 front suspension with 91... Dec 19 2023, 08:43 PM mepstein You can use bmw calipers on 914-4 struts. Alfa and... Dec 19 2023, 08:50 PM
burton73
You can use bmw calipers on 914-4 struts. Alfa an... Dec 19 2023, 09:01 PM
mate914
You can use bmw calipers on 914-4 struts. Alfa an... Dec 21 2023, 08:00 PM mepstein
[quote name='mepstein' post='3118933' date='Dec 1... Dec 21 2023, 08:23 PM rjames
So I've looked at the links using Boxer calli... Dec 19 2023, 09:58 PM mepstein
So I've looked at the links using Boxer call... Dec 19 2023, 11:09 PM infraredcalvin Hmmm from boxster to bmw brakes that’s a huge sw... Dec 19 2023, 10:13 PM Geezer914 I did a BMW front caliper swap with a 19mm master ... Dec 20 2023, 07:05 AM brant The conversion to 5 lugs also gives you a vented r... Dec 20 2023, 07:52 AM 914Sixer GO to Classic Section and DO your homework. Cover... Dec 20 2023, 08:15 AM Petepat Well thanks guys for all the input, I just want th... Dec 21 2023, 06:14 PM 914Sixer Yes you can lock them. You cannot compare to ABS ... Dec 21 2023, 06:28 PM Superhawk996
Yes you can lock them. You cannot compare to ABS... Dec 21 2023, 06:46 PM Superhawk996 Well if the calipers were painted red . . . They a... Dec 21 2023, 06:45 PM Shivers I can share what worked well with mine. I put stee... Dec 21 2023, 07:48 PM |
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