Are these necessary for a 996 conversion ?

[Corey]

P.S. Do someone knows how to calculate brake bells for the brakes ? What alloy to use, and how to calculate stiffness. Just curious.

Yup

[AndersS2]

umm. what is brake bells?

[pastures16]

corey those are the same pads i have but red there textar but what type

[Corey]

Same type as which pad? Get me the number off them or bring it across? email me it's quicker

[Corey]

umm. what is brake bells?

Brake bell or hat (as our American cousins call them) are the centre section of a 2 piece brake disc (rotor see above). The are either made out of aluminium or steel.
The benefits of a 2 piece disc are that they are less prone to warping than a 1 piece disc and are lighter (if the aluminium bell is used) so they reduce unsprung weight which in turn aids handling.

[Dpicariello]

Can anyone tell me where to get a set of these anti vibration pads please?

My 996 kit did not come with them and my brakes are extremely noisy. My thoughts are that it is a wheel bearing causing the noise but becuase so many people have had vibration problems with their brake upgrades I'm also wondering if it could be attributed to not having these in place.

[Big Lee M]

Look on ebay thats where i'm getting mine from.

[Sonic]

I got mine from a porsche dealershit - not cheap though!

I have a noise that i thought could be a wheel bearing, replaced it, have the dampening shims and its still there.

[Knight Rider S4]

Can anyone tell me where to get a set of these anti vibration pads please?

My 996 kit did not come with them and my brakes are extremely noisy. My thoughts are that it is a wheel bearing causing the noise but becuase so many people have had vibration problems with their brake upgrades I'm also wondering if it could be attributed to not having these in place.

I am needing a set to ...ebay does not seem to be the easiest place to find them or its the bloody new search engine finding everying but them

[s2bug]

VAG parts under RS2 bits

:mischeif:

[Dpicariello]

Excellent mate, thank you

[HPmuirt]

VAG parts under RS2 bits

:mischeif:

NOPE, that is wrong! BTDT!

The standard RS2 caliper pistons are closer together than on the 996 mono's so the RS2 anti-vibration pads will not fit...BTDT and still have the pads in a box somewhere

If you have an S2 with 996 calipers, you will need to buy the anti-vibration pads sold for the Porsche Boxster S etc, NOT the RS2.

Cheers n

Si

[paul_w]

I have found these on ebay, I am pretty sure that these are the right items?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Porsche-996-Bo...d=p3286.c0.m14

[europeanme]

thats a damn sight cheaper than porsche main steelers....15 quid each!!....plus vat!!...

[quattrostyle]

that's a good price indeed