Brake Upgrade Question - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

aussieboxy · 05-02-2007, 05:20 PM

Hi guys,

I'm considering my options for brake upgrades to my 2.7. Have looked at the big brake upgrades and $3K+ seems just a bit much.

Does anyone know the difference between the stock brakes & the S. Are the calipers different or just the discs?

Am I better off just going for some high performance pads and to get my current capilers powder coated?

Thanks

[986] · 05-02-2007, 09:12 PM

Just out of curiosity which brake kits did you look at? I'd like to do something similar in future

blinkwatt · 05-02-2007, 09:31 PM

Does anyone know the difference between the stock brakes & the S. Are the calipers different or just the discs?

The disc and calipers are different.

Am I better off just going for some high performance pads and to get my current capilers powder coated?

Very few people upgrade their brakes on Boxsters due to the fact that they are great as is. Perhaps your brake rotors or pad are worn out,have you checked the specs of your rotors and pads to see if it's time for a replacement?

aussieboxy · 05-02-2007, 10:36 PM

986 It was the Brembo Big Brake Upgrade Kit. There are numerous sites I looked at, I think the links are on this site.

Blinkwatt. My brakes are fine and yes they do perform very well, it's just that I'm thinking about improvement. If I work on increasing performance I think it's appropriate to consider improving braking.

I drove a 987S the other day and I think the braking is better than my 986, but it's a bit hard to tell unless you drive them back to back along the same peice of road at the same pace. I wasn't able to do that.

Thanks for your comments. Does anyone know if there is significant difference between the brakes of the standard & the S?

blinkwatt · 05-02-2007, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by aussieboxy

Does anyone know if there is significant difference between the brakes of the standard & the S?

There isn't a big difference, only 5ft difference on the 60-0 from the Boxster S compared to the Boxster.

Now if the 987S that you drove had the ceramic brake option then I could see there being a difference.

humara · 05-02-2007, 11:02 PM

a common misconception that people have about BBK is that the stopping distances will be reduced by the kit. the main reason to upgrade to a BBK would actually be better pedal feel and a reduction in fade. the downside is the increase in unsprung weight.

aussieboxy · 05-02-2007, 11:54 PM

So there will be no significant difference in braking performance with an upgrade? So why do they put bigger brakes on faster cars? The brakes on a 997TT are huge when compared to a 997 Carrera.