Upgraded Brakes Need Advice
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11-17-2009, 10:55 PM
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Upgraded Brakes Need Advice
I have the opportunity to pick up:
1. A set of 997 TT brakes $2,000 installed
2. 2nd Gen 996 TT Ceramics $5,000 installed
Any opinion on these setups? I understand both sets are similar to 996 GT3/GT2 brakes. 6 Pot calipers and 350mm fronts. Of course they are factory units so future parts, pads, etc.. are easy to get and the quality is assured.
Are these good prices? Would you do it? Which setup would you pick? $3,000 price difference is a LOT money.
1. A set of 997 TT brakes $2,000 installed
2. 2nd Gen 996 TT Ceramics $5,000 installed
Any opinion on these setups? I understand both sets are similar to 996 GT3/GT2 brakes. 6 Pot calipers and 350mm fronts. Of course they are factory units so future parts, pads, etc.. are easy to get and the quality is assured.
Are these good prices? Would you do it? Which setup would you pick? $3,000 price difference is a LOT money.
Last edited by Turbo Fanatic; 11-17-2009 at 11:09 PM.
#2
11-17-2009, 11:13 PM
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IMHO #1 sounds like a steal I'm not sure I'd go with the ceramics since replacement rotors are $$$ and most guys go with steel rotors anyway for tracking it seems which would pretty much bring you back to #1 anyway.
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11-17-2009, 11:15 PM
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PCCB no way too expensive to replace
997TT brakes you should only use the front as the rear are too large and the 997 has a different brake bias then the 996 and will mess with the abs and the balance in braking.
a set of gt3 calipers n matching rotors would be a good idea or there is the BBk from Brembo.
997TT brakes you should only use the front as the rear are too large and the 997 has a different brake bias then the 996 and will mess with the abs and the balance in braking.
a set of gt3 calipers n matching rotors would be a good idea or there is the BBk from Brembo.
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11-17-2009, 11:54 PM
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Thanks for the quick response. I have also read that the 997 TT rears offer too much rear brake bias on the 996. No offense but is there any proof of this? Sometimes these things get repeated over and over on the net and take a life of their own.
On a similar note, leaving stock 996TT rears and upgrading the fronts may result in too much front brake bias. This is all new to me, how does one go about making sure that the brakes are balanced front to rear? I suppose at the limit ABS would sort it out, but what about hard braking that does not lock any one or more tires?
On a similar note, leaving stock 996TT rears and upgrading the fronts may result in too much front brake bias. This is all new to me, how does one go about making sure that the brakes are balanced front to rear? I suppose at the limit ABS would sort it out, but what about hard braking that does not lock any one or more tires?
PCCB no way too expensive to replace
997TT brakes you should only use the front as the rear are too large and the 997 has a different brake bias then the 996 and will mess with the abs and the balance in braking.
a set of gt3 calipers n matching rotors would be a good idea or there is the BBk from Brembo.
997TT brakes you should only use the front as the rear are too large and the 997 has a different brake bias then the 996 and will mess with the abs and the balance in braking.
a set of gt3 calipers n matching rotors would be a good idea or there is the BBk from Brembo.
Last edited by Turbo Fanatic; 11-18-2009 at 09:36 AM.
#5
11-18-2009, 01:06 AM
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Ari,
I would just get the 996 GT3 / GT2 front brakes and call it a day. This is a very popular upgrade here.
-Alex
I would just get the 996 GT3 / GT2 front brakes and call it a day. This is a very popular upgrade here.
-Alex
#6
11-18-2009, 09:31 AM
I replaced my brakes with the 996GT3 yellow brakes all around with 997TT 350mm discs. It was a direct bolt up. There is the same front braking bias that was there before, but now I use Pagid yellow pads up front and Pagid blacks on the rears to help put a little more bite in the rear to balance some of the front bias. Good luck with either direction you choose.
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11-18-2009, 09:42 AM
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Rep Power: 133 Thanks for the quick response. I have also read that the 997 TT rears offer too much rear brake bias on the 996. No offense but is there any proof of this? Sometimes these things get repeated over and over on the net and take a life of their own.
On a similar note, leaving stock 996TT rears and upgrading the fronts may result in too much front brake bias. This is all new to me, how does one go about making sure that the brakes are balanced front to rear? I suppose at the limit ABS would sort it out, but what about hard braking that does not lock any one or more tires?
On a similar note, leaving stock 996TT rears and upgrading the fronts may result in too much front brake bias. This is all new to me, how does one go about making sure that the brakes are balanced front to rear? I suppose at the limit ABS would sort it out, but what about hard braking that does not lock any one or more tires?
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