finally fitted the porsche 996 brakes today!!!

[oet]

hi mate,

need to do mine shortly, did you buy the kit complete and if so where from?
did the price you state include discs?

cheers

 

[james walker]

the kit fits on the existing 312s on the cupra, so no discs in that price...

i put the pieces of the kit together myself mate.

 

[oet]

ah, no worries mate, thought it was a 323mm kit you were doing?

how much were the calipers and where did you get the carriers for and how much?

thanks mate!

 

[james walker]

calipers got for 200 quid, then fully refurbed them myself..new seals, pistons etc, powdercoated
carriers were custom made for 120quid

the 996 rears will only take 25mm discs, the 323 cupra r discs are 28mm

all in it cost me around 550 total which i must say is a bargian

 

[james walker]

errm, quick one...

pads dont seem to cover the whole disc, and where they dont cover( the inside, near bell) is going rusty now...

wtf is going on here, braking is immense, but surely can i remove and treat this rust bit and stop it coming back

 

[Willie]

HHHmmmm not really TBH, you would have to use VERY high temperature paint.
Worth a try I suppose

 

[james walker]

its actually on the disc though... whats this all about?

should the calipers cover the whole disc?

 

[Willie]

My pads cover all of my discs apart from about 3mm

 

[james walker]

this is more like 3cm tbh.....

mind you they are porsche calipers, braking is not affected in any way, its ace....

 

[james walker]

what bout some kurust on it, i have a bit here, will it be okay on discs.... not sure if itll stop it coming back though

 

[speedinsaxo]

try it and see. I used hammerite on my last car and it was fine. I need to do the rear discs on my car at some point. Was just going to use hammerite black again.

 

[james walker]

hammerite on the discs???

this okay?

 

[lordgibbness]

I think people mean on the disc bell rather than the braking area...

 

[james walker]

was going to say.... thought id missed something

well mines on the disc..... aaaagh

 

[speedinsaxo]

Nope - I mean on the disc - but not the braking area....

 

[james walker]

so on the bit of the discs the pads dont touch thats gone rusty??

mmmmh

 

[speedinsaxo]

Yes - that's what you asked for in the first place wasn't it?? 3cm is a lot though.

 

[james walker]

yes it was....

maybe not 3cm tbh, just a guess, the braking is solid like.

 

[Willie]

As it is a retro fit kit you have, as long as the space is between the hub and the pad instead of the outer face of the disc and the pad then I wouldn't worry. Perhaps different pads will cover a bigger area of the disc

 

[speedinsaxo]

3cm of permenent rust on your nice new Porsche set-up is not good looking though !!
Get some paint on them.