S brake conversion & caliper rebuild

[chaudanova]

Very cool! Are those 2 piece rotors pretty costly compared to stock rotors?

[ekam]

They're about $1k after refinishing.

[jcb986]

You should get up on a nice highway and bed your brakes correctly. Get up to about 70mph and brake very hard but not locking up the brakes and get your speed down to about 30mph. Do this 3-4 times and your brakes will feel better.

[ekam]

Took out the pistons from the base front calipers, to my supurise they're 40mm and 36mm - same as the S front calipers!!!

It's going to be interesting to put these on the rear... I have to learn how not to do any trail brake...

Or maybe I need a crappy set of pads... what do you guys suggest? Textar? Mintex?

[BudmanV24]

Have you considered buying Boxster S rear knuckles so you can run the Boxster S calipers?

[JFP in PA]

Have you priced out what that will cost? A lot of $ for very little additional braking................

[ekam]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

Have you priced out what that will cost? A lot of $ for very little additional braking................

Right now I'll need a new set of front rotor for the back, a set of new seals/dust boots, new pads and cost of powercoating, and all the additional parts to make them fit, plus labor. Hey, driving our Porsches also cost a lot of $ for going from just going point A to point B...

I've always wanted red brembo calipers even before I got this car. I admit I really like the looks of it.

[BudmanV24]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

Have you priced out what that will cost? A lot of $ for very little additional braking................

I snagged a pair of Boxster S knuckles off ebay for $50 plus shipping. You can find them around for decent pricing if you look around. But I'll look into making spacers for this conversion to eliminate the need for replacing the knuckles.