Question regarding brakes/suspension on a 75

[Axeman]

Hey all,

Well for the first time in my life, I actually took off all the brakes by myself on a 911!! Wooohooo!! Sorry I had to share to joy...see pics of the car. I basically put new Zimmerman drilled rotors, Mintex pads, rebuilt the calipers (painted them red..sorry had to!), and put new stainless steel lines. Now here's my question. Before I took everything off, I was under the impression that I had Boge shocks in the front and the crappy "M" calipers. To my surprise, after cleaning 30 years of grime, I saw that my shocks were Konis and I have the 3.5" spacing "A" calipers..and from what I understand that's really good news correct?? So now if I wanted to upgrade my brakes later, what are my choices? I can't afford Big Reds, so what are the different options as far as discs/calipers?
On the suspension side, do I have to replace the Koni inserts with Konis only? Any recommendations there?



Thanks for all the help!
--Michael

[Early_S_Man]

Michael,

Unless you want to replace the entire strut asssembly ... yes, Koni 's are the required replacement.

Your rotors ... which I assume won't need replacement very soon, can be replaced with the 24 mm thick '84-'89 Carrera rotors, and 'wide A' calipers. And, 32 mm Turbo rotors and calipers are another option!

[Axeman]

Warren,

Thanks for the info. When you mention Turbo brakes, what year are you talking about? Or will any 77-89 Turbo work? Will I need to change the hard lines connecting to the calipers? Also how about C2 or 993 calipers/rotors, will they fit?

Thanks,
--Michael

[surflvr911sc]

Looking good Michael! Are you planning on having her back together for Sunday? I hope to you there.

[Axeman]

Thanks Ryan,

Been waiting for over a month for my mechanic to put in my 993 TT oil cooler before I can go anywhere. If he can do it before Sunday I'd love to be there...if not I'll be at the next get together!

--MIchael