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Especially for parts that are torque-to-yield, changing the composition seems questionable.
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RB is also the first company offers the replacement caliper pad pin bolts replacing PBR Corvette Z06 calipers bolts come with Allen head and frozen all the time.
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There is no way for the consumer to test the material - verify heat treatment etc.
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RB is also the first company offers the replacement caliper pad pin bolts replacing PBR Corvette Z06 calipers bolts come with Allen head and frozen all the time.
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RacingBrake
offers caliper mounting bolts for your 996.
M12x1.5x80
Includes (4) Bolts
Our caliper mounting bolts are made from
12.9 grade alloy steel and coated in DACRO to prevent corrosion.
This ad is an example of why I buy OE in such an important part. I'm not risking my backside on unproven parts or their claims. There is no performance advantage here - only potential downfalls IMHO. There is no way for the consumer to test the material - verify heat treatment etc. The OE bolts are engineered by the factory to spec's they developed. Simply making a bolt harder or with less stretch or more threads can have unintended consequences. Sorry to say this - but this is an example of the Porsche cottage auto parts industry looking for a new profit center. Caliper bolts are not exactly in the same safety risk class as an dash vent carbon 'look' insert...
I can't say that the RacingBrake part is or isn't better than OEM - but I know I can buy 25 OEM bolts for the price of 4 of these. If there's a compelling reason to use this part, I'd like to know it.
Torontoworker, I'm there with you. Especially for parts that are torque-to-yield, changing the composition seems questionable.
Check EvolutionM and SRT4 forums - two track intensive communities and find out when their OE wheel studs broken where they get aftermarket replacement wheel studs from then you will understand RB has been offering stronger than OE wheel studs for more than 10 years now.
http://www.racingbrake.com/Wheel-Studs-s/4396.htm
RB is also the first company offers the replacement caliper pad pin bolts replacing PBR Corvette Z06 calipers bolts come with Allen head and frozen all the time. You can also check Corvette forums and ask other members who has the best quality replacement bolts there.
http://www.racingbrake.com/Pad-Pin-Bolt-s/3277.htm
"two track intensive communities"
So when parts break - there will be no warranty as it was used in an off road situation. I've seen this many times from non OE parts situations.
"The foregoing warranty does not include off street and/or track racing applications."
"we are a brake system integrator. We subcontract our casting and machining to partner companies"
No... I don't think so. Sorry.
It's great that you are providing products to people who require a solution for seemingly inferior OEM parts. What issues with the OEM caliper bolt does the RB bolt overcome? The assumption we're being asked to make is that $104 worth of RB bolts is somehow better than the $16 it would normally cost for a full set of caliper bolts. How so?
"We sell an unrelated part for a totally different application than the part we're selling here" isn't the bullet point that will make me whip out my wallet. What's the selling point that will make me say, "shut up and take my money?"
There are plenty of instances of aftermarket parts being of higher quality than the factory part. ARP rod bolts are one example off the top of my head.
The accountants at Porsche (lets not forget GM) have much to say about the final product leaving the factory floor.
RB needs to take a page out of another vendor's book and start posting scary pictures with calipers that's been torn to pieces. Fear will sell anything.
On a serious note, thank you to the OP for bringing one more option to the 996 community whether everyone agrees with it or not. People buy Titanium lug nuts on here and I don't expect that some will shy away from a product like this either.
Schn3ll, the price is for 4 bolts I believe so it's more like 2x the OEM and not $416 for the whole car. Your questions are still valid and fair though
