A couple questions about a 993 Brake conversion

[ricola]

One thing to note is that when fitting the 993 rotor to the early 944NA hubs you will widen the track by 5mm each side because of the spacer, as Speedy says..

Rich

[SoCalGL]

so i have the caliper shimming down but what about the e brake assembly...
I know Lanner makes a kit to format the porsche e brake to vw but I was wondering if anyone had an install article or it so i can get a better Idea on the whole process .. i've searched googled for porsche brake set up diagrams and all I came up with was a " how to change your brakes " by pelican tech articles..

also what do u mean by " widen the track"

[Mikey]

Originally Posted by ricola

One thing to note is that when fitting the 993 rotor to the early 944NA hubs you will widen the track by 5mm each side because of the spacer, as Speedy says..

Rich

Kinda confused, you don't move the rotor. Which I believe is what you're saying. The idea is to move the caliper in, not the rotor out.

Also, from drums to 944NA hubs is about 1" differance.

Originally Posted by SoCalGL

so i have the caliper shimming down but what about the e brake assembly...
I know Lanner makes a kit to format the porsche e brake to vw but I was wondering if anyone had an install article or it so i can get a better Idea on the whole process .. i've searched googled for porsche brake set up diagrams and all I came up with was a " how to change your brakes " by pelican tech articles..

also what do u mean by " widen the track"

I havn't installed my ebrakes yet. From what I saw ebrake shoes are expensive, so they'll wait till later.

When you widen the track, you move the wheel out away from the vehical.

[ricola]

Originally Posted by Mikey

Kinda confused, you don't move the rotor. Which I believe is what you're saying. The idea is to move the caliper in, not the rotor out.

Also, from drums to 944NA hubs is about 1" differance.

I havn't installed my ebrakes yet. From what I saw ebrake shoes are expensive, so they'll wait till later.

When you widen the track, you move the wheel out away from the vehical.

I'll start off by saying this is not personal experience, but from what others have told me..
The offset of the bell part of the disc from the actual disc on 993 discs is greater than 944 NA, this means that you need to use a 5mm spacer under the disc to stop the disc hitting the caliper mounts on the trailing arm when bolted up. This results in the wheel mounting face being moved out 5mm further per side than the 944 NA parts.

Rich
Is that any clearer?

[SoCalGL]

okay so I have the shimming down pat...

but what about e-brake lol ....

anybody??

[notch62]

Hi I did the 993 conversion to my 62 notchback. I was the first to have Lanner do the 993 front conversion. For the front I used a 944T hubs (1988??), 993 disc and 993 calipers. The conversion is the pretty much the same for the front either type 1 or type 3 the difference is the work on the spindles (which is done by Lanner). I would do one thing different and have Lanner make the front hubs instead of buy 944T hubs. For the rear I bought 944 n/a (from a 1983 ??) what you need to get is the plate (holds the bearings in place and all of the e-brake pieces + the hub. I got 993 rear disc and 993 calipers. I did not need the 5mm spacer that some people have talked about. Anyways I looked for ever about this conversion and could not anything the advice I was given is buy the parts and It will all make sence. Lanner is great to work with and his prices are on his site. I have a few pics with my brakes under my profile.

[LLVWGL]

Originally Posted by Mikey

I havn't installed my ebrakes yet. From what I saw ebrake shoes are expensive, so they'll wait till later.

If you have the shoes, then it shouldn't be too expensive.
I took the shoes you sent me to a local clutch and brake shop and they relined them for about $40. (beats 140 for new ones!) If you ask any local brake shop they might be able to refer you to a place in your town that can re-line the shoes.

[ricola]

the shoes are also used in some model BMWs which is a much cheaper way of getting them. Sorry, don't know a part number for that!

Rich

SO, you can get 993 brakes to work pretty easy, how about Big Brake kits for the 993? Has anyone made a BREMBO Gran Turismo kit for a 993 work on a Beetle?

[pantswagen]

i strongly beleive that the same parts are used in 240 volvo's
5 sries bmw's
and porsches

-you will find if you search on
www.eurocarparts.co.uk

that all the listings for rear e brake shoes end in '021'

the volvo costing 9
bmw 15
and porsche