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performance brake options for BJ front
waltermitty - November 4th, 2004 at 07:32 PM

what are the options? I have an oval on a IRS BJ pan with 7 and 8 " porshe wheels and a 2332 engine . GL forums go on about 951 and 944 cliper mods but on strut fronts , are they a good performance mod for BJ also ? Or too expensive ? What ideas? all appreciated.
Regards Mitchell

matara - November 4th, 2004 at 07:42 PM

Mitch, I'm putting 944 S2/turbo disks, hubs and brembo calipers on the front and rear of my Cabrio. Its probably overkill, but I cant resist red Porsche calipers peeping out through 17' Porsche Turbo Twists.

Let me know if you want more info.

Cheers

Steve

Dasdubber - November 4th, 2004 at 09:30 PM

I probably went with a more "off the shelf" option and fitted CB performance discs in porsche pcd. Easy installation - wouldn't pull you up as well as brembos but you just have to weigh up the cost/ease of installation and figure out what suits you/yourself best. Good luck - make sure you upload some pics which ever way you go.

barls - November 4th, 2004 at 09:32 PM

i just went for the brake boaster so i went the easy option

Gibbo - November 4th, 2004 at 09:45 PM

Im considering the CSP disc kits.
After seeing the quality of the kits in this months VolskWorld, they do a whole 'how to' on fitting them, they look the bees-knees!

555bug - November 4th, 2004 at 10:38 PM

i've got single piston ATE Porsche calipers, hubs and rotors with tilton master cylinders and it looks the part but I'll be going turbo calipers :) the lathe work required to get the hubs on your spindle should be 400ish so I think this is one of the best and cheapest brake upgrades.

Che Castro - November 4th, 2004 at 11:47 PM

hey steve, how much did 944 setup cost? u2u me

Craig Torrens - November 5th, 2004 at 03:18 PM

I'm working on a holden vented disc and twin pot caliper setup at the moment.................price will be nice and cheap as well (holden parts are always cheap !)

Che Castro - November 5th, 2004 at 03:45 PM

the guys at vforce are using Alfa Romeo twin pot brembos at the front on some of their cars. Uses a ventilated disc and the pad is a fair bit bigger than beetle discs

gayanne - November 5th, 2004 at 03:54 PM

Hey Mitch, speek to Richard Holzl at V Force racing the boys over there muck around with those calipers.If start playing around with Brembos,Wilwoods ,APS you will pay big money but have great stopping power JVLRacing

Bizarre - November 5th, 2004 at 04:22 PM

Yeah Mitch !!

Pull ya finger out and get over there!! :thumb

Freddie Fender - November 5th, 2004 at 06:40 PM

Brembos come standard on Alfas, they do stop well though. somewhat better than my 4 wheel Drums on the '62 Beetle.