Help with 944 conversion on late Type 3 (with way too much power...)

[Shad Laws]

Hello-

I have a 1972 Type 3 Fastback. Very soon, it will have the most advanced Type 4 engine on the planet, giving at least 350hp of naturally-aspirated, gasoline-powered insanity. The four-wheel discs I have right now won't do! :-)

I have purchased a set of 16x7 ET55 and 16x9 ET70 993 rims (the 70mm offset in the rear will prove to be helpful!), and now need help to figure out which 944 brakes I should use to go with them :-). Because of my job, you may have guessed that I have access to a machine tool or two, so I'm not afraid of a little light machining.

For those that don't know, a late Type 3 has a rear suspension setup that is essentially the same as a late IRS Type 1 (uses the dual spring plates like an early IRS Type 1 - a PAIN to work on!). The front suspension is different. The rotors and calipers look *almost* like bug items, but are the same as a 1970-72 Porsche 914. The spindles are designed to take larger calipers (common 3" bolt spacing) and the same bearings&seals that a late Type 1 uses.

I'll be keeping stock steel trailing arms in a vain attempt to keep my fenders from hating me for my wide stance :-).

Question 1: finding 4-pot parts is proving to be a pain here in Chicagoland (where Chicago PartWerks is all we really have). Do you think it's worth the expense of scouring for them, or just get the 1-pot setup, get pagid carbon-kevlar pads, cryo the rotors, get stainless brake lines, and be happy? Personally, I'm leaning toward option two right now... I *think* (but am open to correction) that it'd also be more compatible with my stock Type 3 MC (19mm cylinders, similar to early 911). This is going to be my agressively-driven daily driver and an occasional autocross car, not a competition track car.

Question 2: knowing that I need to pull off the spring plates to do a rear suspension readjustment anyway, would swapping in adjustable springplates be easy and/or useful? If yes, what donor vehicle do I need to look for?

Question 3: I don't know exactly what the front brake conversion is going to entail. Does anybody have any words of advice on the late T3 spindles?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Take care,