Replacement brake recommendations

[stephenowen]

I have now completed all my jobs on my 997 but I have noticed some ridging (banding) on my rotas. They are close to their end of life . The previous owner had new pads installed so I guess they were sill under the recommendation for minimum thickness . I was considering changing out the rotas and probably the pads. Could anyone suggest brands and brake pad composition? I am currently seeing lots of brake dust , what are ceramic like for dust? Can anyone recommend a place to purchase from? Thanks in advance for any advice given ??

 

[Lancerlot]

Some members buy Brembo replacement brake parts from Europarts and at good prices.
However, when it comes to brakes and safety, I tend to use OEM parts from my PC - you can get a trade price with your PCGB membership.
Don't forget you will also need to replace the calliper bolts and wear sensors. It would be good practice to replace the hydraulic fluid too.
Regards,

Clive

 

[STiG911]

Hi.
Much as I agree with Lancerlot insofar as using OEM parts from Porsche, you're unlikely to get a better price anywhere for the parts than Euro Car Parts, specially when they stock Pagid and Brembo, both of whom are suppliers to Porsche from the factory.
I bought Brembo discs and Pagid pads for my 997 C2s three years ago for a smidge under £400 and though for some reason (I guess supply issues given the current situation) they're not listing Brembo at present, you can get Pagid Discs and Pads for about the same now using the ECP discount code - they've always got some kind of offer on.
Also, unless the warning light has come on you'll be able to re-use the wear sensors, so long as the fittings match the pads going onto the car. I ran into this issue when i did mine. Even though the front sensors fitted fine, I had to buy new sensors for the back as the connectors which slot into the pad were different. Pagid are all a flat kind of 'lozenge' type.
My damping pads were OK too. I just cleaned them up and re-used with a dab of copper paste on the face that meets the disc (NOT a lot, otherwise it'll end up all over the place)

Insofar as dust is concerned there's not much you can do about this unless you use a harder pad, (Pagid RS-14 Fast-road or RS-26 Track) which actually compromises performance during normal road driving unless you're a nutcase - not judging, hehe - or doing frequent track days. It's mostly a problem on the front due to the weight shift under braking, but I kind of got round this by giving all my wheels a proper deep clean, then putting on two coats of wax inside and out so the dust at least cleans off easy enough.

Also (again) a word of warning: The retaining pins that hold the pads in place are easy to tap out on the back, but be prepared for a fight to get the front pins out. Between dust and heat build-up it will be a proper chore. Once you've got them out, use a dab (again a dab, not bucket loads) of copper paste on each end where they fit into the caliper to ease removal in the future.

Phew - need a cuppa now.

 

[stephenowen]

Hi , thanks for your replies . I was thinking brembo to be honest, so I am glad to here your recommendations include this brand. Anyone one used Textar pads ?

 

[stephenowen]

Well that's scuppered that idea , there is 27mm on the fronts and 23.7 on the back. This banding I can see must be normal . I thought it was odd that my indie guy didn't mention it.

 

[Lancerlot]

You'll need to check the minimum thickness for your particular model, but from memory, I recall for 997.2 it was 32mm at the front. It should be stamped on the hub somewhere.

Regards,

Clive

 

[stephenowen]

Thanks for the reply , it's a 2008 last of the 997.1 C2 Cab. I believe it's 28mm for the front and 24mm for the rear max and 26mm front and 22mm for the rear minimum , unless I have been misinformed.

 

[RJKflyer]

Yes, the turbos, which had thicker discs (and which are not available from the OEM supplier aftermarket unlike the other 997 models) were minm thk 32 and 26 resp.

 

[JHMotorsport]

Just to try and help with any possible concerns about Textar pads, they are who supply Porsche (for the 996 at least and I thought same for 997) and are what I used with no issues. I recall doing a lot of research beforehand as I wanted to stay standard and was happy with braking performance.
Disks were Sebro which I believe supply Porsche and again I noticed they looked completely standard.


Another sister shop of Euro car parts is Car parts 4 less, so you might want to compare. I found that the ‘type 911’ online shop had the best deal for mine at the time.
I also recommend changing fluid as mentioned earlier, plus the option of the flexi hoses if you’re not sure how old they are. Some braided hoses like Hel are an option.


Hope this helps

j

 

[T911UK]

Any decent German brand will be fine, Brembo, Pagid, Sebro or Textar. ECP are hard to beat on prices, just make sure you get the correct parts for your car though!

The anti squeal shims can be re-used if they are in good nick, they will need to be re-glued onto the back of the pad though. Wear sensor can get very brittle and sometimes break when trying to remove them.

With OPC's shut at the moment Genuine Porsche parts are a bit more tricky to come by if you want to only fit Genuine.

While Brembo supply all calipers and Pagid supply some pads to the Porsche Factory neither supply discs. SHW supply Porsche discs but you cant get them outside the OPC network. Sebro are the closest and theoretically are OEM as they do supply very early air cooled models discs.