I want to convert my B car to discs all around. A company called airkewld makes a front and rear set, but I do not know if it is made well or has been well received.
Does anyone know anything about this set-up?
Thanks,
John
I want to convert my B car to discs all around. A company called airkewld makes a front and rear set, but I do not know if it is made well or has been well received.
Does anyone know anything about this set-up?
Thanks,
John
John
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It is very easy to upgrade using stock 356C ATE disc brakes...
Make sure that you get everything though (stub axles, axle tubes, complete parking brake ass. etc)...
You know, the stock drum brakes work very well if set up properly. The drums are huge in relation to the weight of the car. Find a good mechanic. If you must switch, go with the 356 C setup. Consider too a GT drum-brake setup.
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911S Targa 1973
356B Roadster 1962
While the 356's stop great on the drum brake setup, 356's stop even better with the C disc brakes. I've had one C, and many A's and B's, and while the different braked cars could stop in the same distance, the C with the discs required less pedal effort to get the brakes to engage and stop the car.
I also had a 356 with a aftermarket disc brake system (front only) from Classic and Speed Parts. The pedal feel was great as well (compared to just drums). The advantage of going with an aftermarket disc brake conversion is that it allows you to retain the wide 5 bolt pattern, so the car still looks stock.
As for the GT drum setup, its not worth the cost retrofitting a street car that didn't come with them. They look cool and I love the vented backing plates, but for regular street driving they don't stop any better than the regular 40mm drums....plus they are super expensive.
Perry
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58 Glockler Speedster
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73 Carrera RS #0049
95 993 C4 3.8
14 Cayman
CSP sells in Europe a kit for front and back applications, solid and vented:
http://tinyurl.com/25svpew
http://tinyurl.com/2e7z8xo
Or you can try Annular Brakes, right Jeff?
-Marco
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Talk about big bucks!
Early 911S Registry #224
911S Targa 1973
356B Roadster 1962
The Airkewld stuff is well known in the VW hot rod world, so maybe check with with VW forums on anyone who's done a wide 5 disc brake conversion on a bug - start with www.thesamba.com/vw/
CSP in California doesn't list the 356 disc conversions on their site, but you could always call Will and see what his price would be. From what I've seen of my VW friends using the CSP stuff, it has been top notch.
Keith Adams
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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1969 Blutorange 912R - 912 to 911 conversion
1969 Mercedes 280 SE (W111) Coupe
Marco you are correct!
After being told repeatedly by all of the experts that there was absolutely no possible way to have both Rudge Knock off wheels and disc brakes on my 356 a 1958 Convert D, I did what I usually do... I totally ignored the experts!
Then I designed and built a set of Rudge wheels with disc brakes using Porsche designed Formula 1 disc brakes taken off of a 1962 Carrera 2 aka Annular disc brakes.
Obviously they did not work! At Riverside nor at Laguna Seca Nor at Willow Springs.
Winning races is impossible with designs that are ridiculous! Isn't that exactly what they told a guy named Mclaren?
Wow, Jeff. A picture of you actually DRIVING one of your 356s. That's like taking a picture of Big Foot or Nessie.
Next you'll post a picture of a tach in a 73S and claim it'll rev to 8000RPM. Liar!!
-Marco
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