C4TT

Hi guys,
my wide body 964/993 seems to have big reds but I’d like to confirm that or whatever they are so that i can order some street friendly brake pads. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Greg

Rear

Front

C4TT

Sorry for the large images...

Bill Verburg

Front is a Big red for sure, the back is not(though it is red). The back is one of 4 possible rear calipers all but 1 came in black oe
3 possibilities that were all black oe are,
964RS 30/34 which would be used w/ 24mm thick rotor, either solid face or drilled face
stock 964 28/30 which would be used w/ a 24mm think rotor, either solid face or drilled face
964 3.3t which would be used w/ a 28mm thick rotor, drilled only
the 4th possibility which was red oe is 964 3.6t which would use the same rotor as the 3.3t

C4TT

Thank you for the detailed response. I've narrowed her down to either stock 964 or 964 RS. I'd imagine someone would buy big reds for the front and swap the calipers to the rear.

I do notice some black paint under the red paint. Perhaps a respray?

What would you recommend in terms of brake pad size? I was going to do Pagid Yellows.

C4TT

I pulled the pads and have confirmed the fronts are big reds, and the rears are 964 C2 front calipers painted red and mounted out back. Thank you again Bill.

Now the quest for the perfect street friendly track-able pad setup!

Bill Verburg

Even w/ 30/34 rears your brakes are heavily front bised, if it's stock 964 28/30 then it's even worse.
what the 964 Cups w/ similar brake setups did was to remove the rear brake p/v
Even w/ that done more rear is desirable.
pagid yellows are excellent pads, w/ 29 getting the nod over 19. Then use RST1 or 2 rear.

Unfortunately Paagid has changed there pad selections in recent years, there used to be a black that was appropriate for the rear but I don't think it's available any longer

Bill Verburg

Then you have an even bigger problem,

too much front is not ideal but at least it is safe

Too much rear which is what having fronts in back does is just plain unsafe for 2 reasons
1) too much rear bias
2) the fronts want 28mm rotors w/ a minimum 26mm thickness, you are at least 2mm under spec

It's doubtful that you can find 964RS rears so most are using 993 rears as a functional equivalent, there are some minor cosmetic differences aside from being black. These are the best currently available option for you.

964 t rears won't work at all and the correct big reds though they bolt on require 322x28mm rotors that won't work w/ your oe parking brakes.

C4TT

Bill Verburg

At low speeds it'll never be an issue, hard or panic stops from speed is where the issue arises, rears will lock first often leading to loss of control,ABS & AWD help but don't cure the issue

C4TT

Just to be clear, my front rotors are 32mm thick. The rears are 24mm.

Bill Verburg

I understand that. big reds want 322x32mm rotors, that is what I see.

964 fronts want 298x28mm rotors, w/ a wear limit of 26mm. You apparently have these fronts in the back on stock 964 299x24mm rotors.

That is one of the 2 issues you have

C4TT

So it's 964 RS rear caliper or 993 big red, but then no parking brake?
I'm surprised there isn't an aftermarket fix for this.

Thanks

C4TT

I just measured the rear pistons which came in at 26mm for the top and 30mm for the bottom piston.

The old Pagid reds measure 16mm front and 15.5mm rear in total pad thickness. So clearly the rear is working harder, granted the weight is greater in the back.

spartansix

You should pick up a set of 993 C2 rear brakes and swap them in.
It's shouldn't be terribly expensive (often available on ebay or at one of the dismantlers) and will improve your brake bias.

C4TT

And the parking brake will still work? Thank you for chiming in