Radial mounted porsche calipers..

[volvic]

right...

I've just bagged myself a set of porsche 996 gt3 front radial mounted calipers, got me all excited but then it clicked. they are mounted backwards

Can these be mounted on the FR+ tdi with correct carriers etc?

thanks!

 

[volvic]

part numbers: 996.351.426 & 996.351.425

 

[DPJ]

Yes, with the right carriers.

4 pot or 6 pot?

 

[Stu_pot]

I had these on my S3, using MBT (i think thats who they were by, a german company) and ECS 2 piece R32 disks. Was an awesome set up, really miss it.

 

[Stu_pot]

Those are the 4 pots.

 

[DPJ]

I had these on my S3, using MBT (i think thats who they were by, a german company) and ECS 2 piece R32 disks. Was an awesome set up, really miss it.

If you put '996 gt3 calipers' into Google images, the first pic is of yours.

 

[Stu_pot]

If you put '996 gt3 calipers' into Google images, the first pic is of yours.

Lol, how bizarre!

 

[bruceR]

Don't quote me on this but I seem to remember something about the front Porsche calipers having to have the interconnecting pipe changed round with the bleed nipples????
I have the Boxster rear calipers on mine and didn't have to touch the pipe/bleed nipples

 

[Stu_pot]

Don't quote me on this but I seem to remember something about the front Porsche calipers having to have the interconnecting pipe changed round with the bleed nipples????
I have the Boxster rear calipers on mine and didn't have to touch the pipe/bleed nipples

Obviously it depends where they came from (back or front). You need to make sure the smaller piston in the caliper is the 'lead' one.

 

[bruceR]

Search for this - i spent ages looking into this before i went ahead with it

 

[DaveB1970]

Those calipers are not BIG reds, they're actually boxster S fronts. 996 TT fronts are 996.351.429 & 430, they are pound for pound the best all round calipers however so dont be sending them back. The 996TT are bloody powerful but invariably need a big spacer.

PM me for help on discs/carriers