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Old May 29th 2006, 04:48
Typ Vier Typ Vier is offline
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The weight of the 6 pot 996`s is just 3750 gr and the standard Beetle caliper is 2900 gr. Checked the 996 caliper brand new off the shelf on the scale. Don`t know the weight of the 4 pots but I presume they should be a little lighter. Will see tomorrow and update weight if 4 pots are in stock.
PORSCHE brake mods have been carried out since the 50`s and the biggest available brakes were fitted to Beetles back then, going through until today. PORSCHE brakes have become bigger and Beetles were outfitted with them no matter how big they were.
No one cared if the unspung weight increased as the added safety was needed for high speed Autobahn driving.
My 57 (IRS,Typ 4) had several brake fade problems with normal beetle discs and calipers when driving through the Spessart A3 part.
It is hard when decelerating from 200+Km/h several times sometimes downhill with normal beetle discs and calipers, however they are good for around town driving.
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