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AndreasNystrom
Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 15
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Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 6:43 am Post subject: Brake upgraders for 924 n/a -79? |
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Are there any other brakes that will fit the 924, other then porsches?. |
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ESC944
Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 747 Location: FL
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Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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Wilwood 4 piston Calipers, pads, discs etc... their is a direct bolt on kit for the 944.. 5 bolt... Better stopping power than a stock 944 Turbo.
But again - they are a bolt on for the 944 and do not require upgrades to the rest of the system at all.
If you have the four bolt - you would need to upgrade to 5 bolt and then... well you would be cooking with gas! |
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AndreasNystrom
Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 15
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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thanks!, so these work for the 924 aswell?.
I dont like my brakes at all actually, they dont stop the car in the same way it accelerates away
Better be safe, and get bigger (or just better) brakes! |
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gohim
Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 4459 Location: Rialto, CA
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Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 10:17 am Post subject: |
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The normal 924 brakes work fine... AS LONG AS YOU HAVE THE REAR BRAKE SHOES ADJUSTED PROPERLY.
The rear brakes are not self adjusting, and you unless you adjust the brake shoe clearance every 2-3 thousand miles, bake action from the front and rear brakes is going to be POOR.
The reason that front brake action will be poor is because the 924 has diagonal braking circuits. The left front brake is tied to the right rear, and the right front is tied to the left rear. If the rear brakes are out of adjustment (shoe clearance too large), then all of your brake pedal travel goes to make the rear brake shoes make contact with the drums instead of being used to clamp the front pads, and rear shoes to the rotors and drums.
An upgrade to 931 or 944 four wheel disc brakes is the least expensive way (besides adjusting your rear brake shoes on a weekly basis) to improve and maintain your brake performance. The 944 NA four wheel disc brakes are awesome when installed on a 924 NA with improved tires (to take advantage of the improved braking). |
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Peter
Joined: 04 Nov 2002 Posts: 379 Location: New York, NY
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Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 5:12 am Post subject: |
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Have to agree with Gohim, and I would like to add that I have been tracking my 924 (with stock rear drum brakes) since 1999 and have [url]never ever [/url]had any problems stopping on the track or street.
If you are having problems stopping, verify that the system is functioning properly (1) drums adjusted; (2) fluid flushed; (3) pads & shoes w/n use limits; and, (4) calipers rebuilt within the last decade.
Remember, the drum brake setup was used on the 924 turbo and there was never any problems. |
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Vince Ponz
Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 3581 Location: Florida
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Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 8:40 am Post subject: |
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Ditto _________________ "Never let them see you sweat"
77.5 924 modified track car
79 931 Euro stock
88 924S SE
87 911 Targa stock |
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gohim
Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 4459 Location: Rialto, CA
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Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:02 am Post subject: |
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I need to add that I despised having to adjust the rear brake shoes every month, and as soon as I could, I converted to four wheel disc brakes.
With the four wheel disc brakes I am much more confident that the brakes will work properly when I need them, than when I had the drum brakes in the rear, because I didn't get around to adjusting the rear brake shoes every month like I should have.
But the drum brakes never let me down when I was fastidious about adjusting them every month. |
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Vince Ponz
Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 3581 Location: Florida
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Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:39 am Post subject: |
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Same here. At the track the brakes were fine. I have a set of 5 bolt ready to go if anyone needs them. NYC. _________________ "Never let them see you sweat"
77.5 924 modified track car
79 931 Euro stock
88 924S SE
87 911 Targa stock |
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jurasT
Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 22 Location: Lodz, Poland
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AndreasNystrom
Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 15
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Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:38 am Post subject: |
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jurasT!!!. Thats totally awesome!.
I have access to a Audi 80 (B3) so i will see if i can buy the brakes cheap =)
What is the brakedisc? original 924, or Audi 80 brakedisc?
Your brakes looks hot in red!. _________________ - Porsche 924 n/a -1979 euro
Swedish Porsche driver. |
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jurasT
Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 22 Location: Lodz, Poland
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Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:09 am Post subject: |
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The brakedisc is stock 924.
Actually the calipers are audi b3 but audi b3 has brake carriers that won't fit. You have to use audi caliper and brake carrier from vw passat (1988 - 1994 as far as I remember).
You could probably use a passat caliper and carrier but audi has bigger caliper - that is why I took audi caliper and passat carrier.
ps. The "smarter" carrier compared to 924 is that audi/passat carriers have guides with grease in it so they adjust easier as the pads are wearing. |
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CBass
Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Posts: 2807 Location: Vancouver, Canada
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Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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Those Passat brakes are reasonably stout actually, for single piston calipers. Great upgrade for high hp Golfs. _________________ '81 931 in various states of assembly |
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benlg81
Joined: 12 Oct 2008 Posts: 204 Location: West Midlands UK
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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:11 am Post subject: |
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do you just use the 924 bolts to bolt the passat carrier on?
anyone else done this mod? |
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benlg81
Joined: 12 Oct 2008 Posts: 204 Location: West Midlands UK
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Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:00 am Post subject: |
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any one else looked into this mod?
any more info would be great so i can get cracking as my passenger piston has a habbit of locking up so a new set would be great |
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FSMITH010
Joined: 24 Apr 2009 Posts: 101 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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anybody done it? sounds nice. |
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