S brake conversion & caliper rebuild

[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.

[ekam]

Originally Posted by BudmanV24

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.

I have these "knuckles" but the FVD spacers are still required for the swap. I spoke with my local Pcar garage and they told me it would cost too much time & money to make these spacers (basically a lot of fab time and test fitting, etc).

I spoke with Rhonda from FVD and she cannot provide any drawings for that part either.

Front base calipers are dropped off to be powercoated. Going to order the seals & dust boot tomorrow.

UPDATE:
Seals and dust boots ordered!! They were able to ship via USPS which is great.

[BudmanV24]

Where do the spacers go? I will be jumping into this project here in the not so distant future and will be engineering any parts necessary to make the conversion.

[ekam]

High quality shot of the caliper and rotor.

[chaudanova]

Ekam, any updates on your brake project? Did you end up getting your front brake calipers installed on the rear?