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YOUR RESEARCH996 C2/4 Big brake kit
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I bought new bolts recently and they were torx heads replacing Allen headed bolts that were originally in it.
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If you attempt to tighten the bolts enough to stretch them you'll strip the aluminium threads in the wheel carrier every time.
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Suggestion · Original poster
The fixings will be grade 12.9 high tensile steel allen headed bolts as per later 996s (the earlier ones use a torx head).
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Hi All,
I'm working on a protoype big brake kit for my '98 C2 that will enable the use of a stock Porsche 330mm or 350mm disc in place of the 318mm standard ones. The caliper will remain the same, the point of the bigger disc being improved leverage and heat dissipation. If my prototype is successful, is there interest here in a few kits priced at around £550 inclusive of all parts, including the discs?
Edit: I had to change the price as the discs cost a lot more than I originally thought.
Are you planning to include studs to secure the callipers rather than longer bolts? I assume people wanting bigger discs would be doing trackdays and swapping discs/pads more often so studs would prevent the threads in the uprights getting damaged by regular bolt removal.
No - there won't be studs. The heads of the bolts, or more accurately, screws, that hold the calipers on sit in machined 'cups' in the caliper that are smaller than a nut or hex bolt head.
The fixings will be grade 12.9 high tensile steel allen headed bolts as per later 996s (the earlier ones use a torx head).
This next bit isn't directed at Steve or anyone else who already knows this..
To squash an oft-repeated myth - these are not, nor ever have been, stetch bolts. They are tightened to a specified torque, and no tighter. If you attempt to tighten the bolts enough to stretch them you'll strip the aluminium threads in the wheel carrier every time.
Thanks for the clarification.
Do you thinks studs like the ones from Tarret are not really worth buying then?
https://www.tarett.com/items/996-99...trical/brake-caliper-stud-kit-bcsk-detail.htm
