Porsche 996 caliper project is under way by Philo

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Hey guys.., so after a long debate with the engineer we've decided to explore other ways of making the 996 calipers fit the e28/e24 hub. Although using a standard bracket made adapting the 996 calipers to our hub easy.., the prospect of having to trim the calipers, and have you guys run the risk of having a mill operator screw up your set of brembos, was not getting me excited. I also noticed the lack of post to this thread after I posted the progress pics.., which tells me I need to push on and figure out how to make a proper custom bracket that allows for a simple bolt on approach. 

The downside is the development costs will go up and the time it will take to produce the brackets will be greater. But in the end I'm hoping for a clean, simple bolt on approach. Simply buy a set of 996 calipers off Ebay and you're ready to rock  

Any feedback / comments is appreciated. Oh yes.., brake lines are being engineered as well. From what I'm told the brake line configuration with Brembos and the e28/e24 requires a custom set. Already in the works though so not to worry.

1-11-2012

wkohler wrote:

Isn't this all you need? Bolt up calipers and go.

m http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-E36-M3-Pors ... 0471351205  

E36 M3 brakes bolt right up to E34/E28, etc...

For 17" wheels yes.., my goal from the beginning is to design a bracket for the 16" wheels so we can retrofit 996 calipers to the car as we use to do with the e31 brembos.

IMO, having a bolt-on solution for 16" wheels is ideal. The slightly smaller rotor means the E34 M5 / 540i rears will still provide proper bias.

Yup.., that is my goal and is proving to be very challenging. Will see how it goes 

1-17-2012

I like the idea of being able to run 16" wheels, but just for the sake of clarity, if I were using 17" wheels I could just shave the calipers 12mm and use those brackets... yes?

Sorry.., was out of town. 

Yes, I think so.., the site says you can use them on e34s and e36s I recall. But you have to go with their rotor combo which is the e46. I like this combo but again I wanted to buil;d something as close to the e31 setup that the e24/e28 guys love so much but can't find calipers for.