964 BRAKES
#31
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I have been at my mechanic this morning and they have recommened the following: Upgrade to 965 fronts and move the current fronts to the rear. keeping original size cross drilled rotors all round.
Is this change feasible and/ or recommendable?
My mechanic says i don't need to change anything else or adjust any brake bias...?
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I have been at my mechanic this morning and they have recommened the following: Upgrade to 965 fronts and move the current fronts to the rear. keeping original size cross drilled rotors all round.
Is this change feasible and/ or recommendable?
My mechanic says i don't need to change anything else or adjust any brake bias...?
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It is totally in appropriate for 964 fronts to be moved to the back.
If you are going to use 965 fronts(good choice though you could also use Big Reds and 993RS/tt 2 piece rotors) then if you want to retain the parking brake use 993 rear calipers w/o a p/v. If you are willing to give up the parking brake there are other options.
here are some hyd bias bias #s, on some the rotors pull bias to the front or rear from these #s
all 911 thru '83 1.6 w/ no p/v
3.2 Carrera 1.3 these cars are heavily rear biased and needa p/v badly
964 1.72 w/ a p/v that isn't needed
964RS 1.572, rotors pull bias further forward net bias is more like 1.7
965 1.572 as w/ 964RS
993 1.572
993RS 1.472 this is close to the limit, the car needs to be set up w/ the bias in mind
your car w/ 965 front and stock fronts in back 1.16 rotors do pull bias a little more forward but nowhere near enough
additionally the 964 front calipers want a 28mm thick rotor, using them on the 24mm 964 rears is potentially very dangerous due to the potential for hyper extension of the caliper pistons
#32
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hi Bill:
thanks for your advise, I will tell the mechanic to stick to basics.
Any idea where to find good price rear 993 calipers so that I can do the combination you suggest?
By the way what is the P/v?
Thanks.
thanks for your advise, I will tell the mechanic to stick to basics.
Any idea where to find good price rear 993 calipers so that I can do the combination you suggest?
By the way what is the P/v?
Thanks.
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