DC2 - Porsche brakes

[LemonAJAX]

The setup i was getting fabricated is for a 15" wheel...has between an 1/8" to a 1/4" of clearance and sometimes you have to take a grinder to part of the caliper to get it to clear the wheel weights....anyways, it's a 12" rotor, still 2 inches larger than the stock, but I'm not liking how small it looks in a 16" wheel...

Of course, 1 week before the mountain run and i wanna change it all! I can shim the brackets to bring the caliper out but having to look for a larger rotor now...spent most of the day trying to figure out clearances and how big i can go. Thinking about a 13" rotor...i can always keep a spare 12" around and simply remove the shims to fit a 15" wheel w/ slicks for track days...

dude.. wtf kind of rims are those.. there my next wheels!!!!!!!

[speedminded]

dude.. wtf kind of rims are those.. there my next wheels!!!!!!!

nooo, why's everyone gotta be copying me Rota Subzero, a replica of the Racing Hart CP035.

[speedminded]

They're FINALLY on and been tested to their fullest extent

Had the worst time swapping the brakes though...could not get the driver's side axle out of the hub: air hammer, 20-ton press, nothing!!! Then remember that's the side i had the hit & run on and haven't had it apart since It was bent pretty badly anyways and luckily had a control arm and hub assembly at the shop but it's from a non ABS delsol so ziptied the wire and sensor to it until i can get another one.

Second problem was i knew i had a bad CV boot...had grease up on the firewall...put it on the lift and what do you know....60% of the boot was gone! arg...tried to slide the axle out and it came apart. Again, luckily had a spare boot at the shop but were out of the cv boot bands/clamps....Sooo, yet again industrial zip ties save the day

3rd problem was i was a complete idiot and didn't think about ordering new hubs & bearing....luckily the left hub was brand new on the other LCA but tried to press my old one on my passenders side. I'm sure it would have been fine if i didn't drive the hell out of it on a mountain run...by the time i could get home i had a horrible roaring noise and my -3.5° camber was looking more like -5°

Sooo, of course 7pm on a Sunday where am i going to find a bearing and hub...can buy just a bearing anywhere and cut the race out and press it in the old hub but i don't have a press and with my air compressor i can't use a ziz wheel for more than a couple minutes before running out of air...plus couldn't find the 32mm socket for the axle nut...grrrr. oh well, life of playing with cars.

As for the brakes themselves, insane. period. i don't brake much but when i do i use them hard...stock brakes with stock pads and either bad fade or braking is non-existant. Using a stock porsche pad these never once gave any problems...stopped after a hard run and took everyone's brake temps...measured mine first and the hottest part of my rotors, center to the middle, was anywhere from 75-100+° cooler than everyone elses. Actually my hottest part was 30° less than others coolest spots Using ATE super blue and with these calipers i'm going to need a master cylinder brace soon