Melo928

Just got new Goodridge brake set from UK. Parts are claimed to fit: Porsche 928 (From VIN 92DS861386) 1983 - 1985 - Part No: SPR0295-4P.

My car is -84 Euro S and these parts seems to have wrong fittings, did I order wrong parts or is here a mistake from manufacture side?





Problem is that new line fittings are missing "straight edge" and can't be pushed tru "place where circlip goes" (sorry,I have no idea that thats really called)

Should I order different part? Has seller send me wrong parts (mistake from factory)? Or should I just grind them to fit my self?

-mikko

Rob Edwards

I had to dremel the D shaped hole in the brake bracket into a circle to install mine. Do a test fit of the goodridge line to the threaded end of your hardline before cutting, to make sure they got the fitting right too.

Melo928

Dremeling car to make parts fit gives whole new meaning to "G-Stop High Performance Brake line Kits are direct bolt-on replacements"



With 10 min googling I found that Porsche style fittings are available - so it is pretty much bad production to sell non-working fitting labeled to Porsche 928 -83-85.

http://www.hphose.com/BrakeCatalog1.pdf

and use find in that PDF: "6141-31-03P M10 x 1 conc Porsche"

"don’t settle for anything less than Goodridge quality." - yeah right..that would be most probably suicidal.

Rob Edwards

Yeah, I didn't mention having to grind the too-long banjo bolts that were included with my front lines so they wouldn't bottom in the caliper before making contact with the banjo fitting. But other than that, they're great lines!

Melo928

thanks for this tip Rob!

I really love this aftermarket stuff

9two8

......, guess you will be paranoid each time you hit the brakes ?

Ken
80 928 S
5 Speed

UK

Rob Edwards

Nah, the C-clips hold the lines firmly in the brackets and the banjos are torqued properly with no signs of leakage. The brakes work just fine- better than those on my GT, though that's likely more to do with pads than anything else. .

Melo928

Just did research on front brakes. Banjo bolt is not creating problems unless you're having abnormal fat brake pads. Even in that case fatter washers that came with the set may keep clearance OK. Not worried about that.

Groove where circlip goes is on Porsche part is less than 12 mm and in Goodrigde more than 12 mm. You need to grind a bit on circlip to make it fit smoothly.

My existing brake line had a huge crack on it, I think I'm lucky and new lines will be much more safe to operate.

What buggers me is that if you market things with words like "direct fitment" and "quality" - they should able to install without using dremel.

GregBBRD

I'm a certified and trained Goodridge stocking dealer. It has been a very "patience taxing" experience. I've sent more than one "note" directly to the CEO's desk, in the UK. Everyone gets all excited and there's lip service about change....and then when things "cool off", its back to "normal" operation.

If it helps any, I bitched and bitched, at Goodridge, about the "too long" banjos. Finally, after months and months, they decided that they would have their engineering department "look into" the problem. The US made kits now, magically, come with the "correct" banjo bolts. Damn near took an "Act of Congress" to convince them, however.

Regarding the "cut out" on the fitting for the brake line. I don't think that they will ever fix this, correctly. This would require them to make that special fitting and then "correctly clock" that fitting to the fitting on the other end. Way too much thinking required.

Regarding the "fit" on the clips....yes, they suck. I think they make one clip that is "supposed" to fit on every end that they have. I throw them away and use the "stock" clips. Much better fitment.

I've got to admit, it is a very interesting company, for a perfectionist, to be associated with. I've got four signs that are framed which I "hang" when the mood is appropriate, which pretty much tell it all.

1. Yes, we can make you that special fitting that you need. You will have to order 5,000 pieces and it will take almost two years for you to get the first piece, but we're more than happy to do this, for you.(Sign #3 is usually posted directly below sign #1, BTW.)

2. Yes, we do know that the entire world went metric 20 years ago. However, we are just about ready to introduce another line of "new" AN fittings and hose to compete with the other idiots that have "saturated" that market.

No, there will be no new metric adaptors or hose ends. Who could possibly need those?

3. We have several divisions in several countries who make many different pieces for many different applications. There's a good chance that one of the other divisions might actually make the part you need. However, we have found it much smarter for none of the divisions to communicate with each other.

By doing this, no division has a clue what the other division has already made or has in stock. This "isolation" is a major part of our business plan.

4. Yes, we still have pages and pages of "British Standard" pieces, in our catalogue.

Now where, exactly, is this "Metric Stuff" that you keep refering to being used?

ROG100

Greg,
You have the patience of a saint 8>).
If you need help in translating I am your man 8>)
Roger

GregBBRD

That's right! You do speak British!