Porsche brembo caliper brake swap for 473$
Once all the mounting hole locations were found, I moved on to drilling the bracket. Spindle side of the adapter called for 1/2 inch holes, while the caliper side of the bracket needed 31/64 holes.
After that step was accomplished, I cut down the bracket and contoured the edges to fit between the lower ball joint and upper spindle mount.
Then came the process of mirroring the adaptor I just made for the left side of the vehicle. Which was simple enough with the use of c clamps, a sharpie, and my transfer punches.
I am by no means a mechanical engineer (which I’m sure you guys can tell by my drawing). I measured to the best of my ability. These measurements would at least get me into the ballpark next time I wanted to do this swap. I did have to minutely round file the mounting holes, and flat file some of the brake pad pins in the caliper to get everything to fit properly. I’d also cut over the total length and width measurements next time too. To give enough material to remove and sand to the final shape.
After mirroring the adapter, I sprayed them with the leftover high temp VHT engine enamel paint I had used on the calipers.
Once all the mounting hole locations were found, I moved on to drilling the bracket. Spindle side of the adapter called for 1/2 inch holes, while the caliper side of the bracket needed 31/64 holes.
After that step was accomplished, I cut down the bracket and contoured the edges to fit between the lower ball joint and upper spindle mount.
Then came the process of mirroring the adaptor I just made for the left side of the vehicle. Which was simple enough with the use of c clamps, a sharpie, and my transfer punches.
I am by no means a mechanical engineer (which I’m sure you guys can tell by my drawing). I measured to the best of my ability. These measurements would at least get me into the ballpark next time I wanted to do this swap. I did have to minutely round file the mounting holes, and flat file some of the brake pad pins in the caliper to get everything to fit properly. I’d also cut over the total length and width measurements next time too. To give enough material to remove and sand to the final shape.
After mirroring the adapter, I sprayed them with the leftover high temp VHT engine enamel paint I had used on the calipers.
