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Old May 26th 2014, 11:14
H2OSB H2OSB is offline
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Late type 3, late type 4 and early Porsche 914 all share the same front discs, and are 281mm x 11mm. I BELIEVE early type 3 are the same as Karmann Ghia disc.

My biggest concern for using 944 brakes (n/a) is brake imbalance. I hadn't heard a lot about it until I read through a thread on VolksZone. I'm hoping someone can confirm it's an issue enough to be concerned about. It makes sense in that the 944 has the opposite weight balance F vs. R as a Beetle, so with weight transfer, under hard braking, the 944 will have a huge amount of it's weight over the front end, and thus must have brakes capable of handling that.

I have learned mk2 2.0L 16V GTI front calipers will, not only, bolt on in place of standard 944 rear calipers, but be centered over the 944 discs as well. I've located a set and am willing to try them, but I'm afraid they will simply give a huge rear brake bias.

Hoping to get some confirmation about this.
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