could i?

[stevieyid]

Hi after reading your answers to one of my last posts i have decided to upgrade my brakes once i have had the remapp as soon as possible. I was talking to a friend about this and he said i could use the rs2 standard calipers with a8 discs and rs2 carriers and this should fit under my standard 16'' s2 wheels. I did not think this could be done could it?

[90quattrocoupe]

Hi after reading your answers to one of my last posts i have decided to upgrade my brakes once i have had the remapp as soon as possible. I was talking to a friend about this and he said i could use the rs2 standard calipers with a8 discs and rs2 carriers and this should fit under my standard 16'' s2 wheels. I did not think this could be done could it?

No, the g60 calipers bolt on differently than the Porsche 996 brakes usually used with the upgrade.

Greg W.

[stevieyid]

are the rs2 calipers g60?

[rotoryboy]

RS2 are 968 based Porsche Calipers

[rotoryboy]

Like these for sale on ebay. I think they are one of the guys on here

[stevieyid]

would the rs2 calipers go with the a8 discs and rs2 carriers and still be able to fit under the 16'' standard wheels

[The Spanish]

They should as the carriers are the same for the OEM RS2 and the Big reds and the 996. You would have to machine the disks from 314 down to 304 but other than that you should be ok.

[dan_b]

@ Stevie - the answer from The Spanish is exactly right - you can use the RS2 front caliper, the RS2 caliper carrier and the disc from the Audi A8 if you machine it down to 304mm - it all bolts on. They all fit under the 16" Avus - they don't fit under the very early 3B-engined 5-spoke "Speedline" 16" alloy though (the offset fouls the caliper), what wheels do you have?

There is a whole host of threads on here about brake upgrades, but this one mentioned is cheap and very effective.

[alg]

Like these for sale on ebay. I think they are one of the guys on here

Not me yet

[rotoryboy]

Not me yet

[HPmuirt]

@ Stevie - the answer from The Spanish is exactly right - you can use the RS2 front caliper, the RS2 caliper carrier and the disc from the Audi A8 if you machine it down to 304mm - it all bolts on. They all fit under the 16" Avus - they don't fit under the very early 3B-engined 5-spoke "Speedline" 16" alloy though (the offset fouls the caliper), what wheels do you have?

There is a whole host of threads on here about brake upgrades, but this one mentioned is cheap and very effective.

Thanks Dan_b brilliant answer. Now, if some will just give the same answer on the 996 monoblocks+RS2 carriers+A8 discs under 16" ABY wheels, then I can finally stop

Assuming both routes are possible, which is better? It seems most on here have taken the 996 monoblock route....why? Is it 'coz machining discs down is too much of a pain?

Thanks in advance

Si

P.S. you know, I used to think I was a bright chap....11 years in academia, manager of a multi national company, rebuilt several classic cars and a motorbike, but it turns out that I am thick as ****....and this brake upgrade issue is really starting to hurt

[The Spanish]

No its because for about the same cost Monoblocks are much better than the RS2 ones on the long term. Better and more modern technology.

996 are a tight on Avus wheels, but there are some pictures and threads around with pics of them on.

[porkkis]

I'm upgrading just now.

Std RS2 calipers and 314mm A8 discs and seat ibiza cupra r carriers (cheap!).

The carriers need 2,5mm taken off from the hub carrier contact side and that's all what's needed.

Should fit 16" avus. I'll confirm this when I'm done.

[stevieyid]

not sure what the avus wheels are has anyone got a pic of them that they could post? Would the rs2 caliper be a cheaper option than the porsche 996 option?

[rotoryboy]

These are the 16" Avus (you can just see the 996's)