Porsche brembo caliper brake swap for 473$
These are the front calipers from a 1997-2008 Porsche Boxster *base model* utilizing 36/40mm piston bores. Not to be confused with S model calipers, they are different. Casting numbers needed are 986.351.421 and 986.351.422.
I purchased my 986.351.422 caliper from a junkyard online named Brickyard Imported Car for 90$. Then my 986.351.421 caliper from eBay for 99.98$.
Rotors are the beloved late 70’s Chrysler 11.75 units. Which I picked up on amazon for 123.54$. (Powerstop rotors P/N AR8309XPR)
If you look on www.car-part.com you can see junkyard inventories across the states. I searched for a 1999 Porsche Boxster. When I bought my caliper from imported car I called them and they shipped it to me without batting an eye.
Before stripping all the grime and paint off, I tasked myself with removing the pistons and related seals. Which if you’ve never messed with 4 piston brembos before, this step is kind of a pain. I had to use c clamps, a scrap wood block, and compressed air to walk each piston out evenly. Because if you try to hit the fluid passage with only compressed air, one or maybe even two of the pistons will pop out. Leaving you with reinstalling the separated pistons in order to remove the other remaining suspects.
After the pistons and seals were removed. I stripped the calipers of their paint and road grime. One of my calipers required the cast in Porsche script to be removed. Which some 120 grit sandpaper handily accomplished.
After a thorough cleaning with IPA, the calipers were sprayed with VHT engine primer and ford semi gloss black. The calipers in my last pic are Jeep calipers I’m currently in the process of swapping onto the rear.
These are the front calipers from a 1997-2008 Porsche Boxster *base model* utilizing 36/40mm piston bores. Not to be confused with S model calipers, they are different. Casting numbers needed are 986.351.421 and 986.351.422.
I purchased my 986.351.422 caliper from a junkyard online named Brickyard Imported Car for 90$. Then my 986.351.421 caliper from eBay for 99.98$.
Rotors are the beloved late 70’s Chrysler 11.75 units. Which I picked up on amazon for 123.54$. (Powerstop rotors P/N AR8309XPR)
If you look on www.car-part.com you can see junkyard inventories across the states. I searched for a 1999 Porsche Boxster. When I bought my caliper from imported car I called them and they shipped it to me without batting an eye.
Before stripping all the grime and paint off, I tasked myself with removing the pistons and related seals. Which if you’ve never messed with 4 piston brembos before, this step is kind of a pain. I had to use c clamps, a scrap wood block, and compressed air to walk each piston out evenly. Because if you try to hit the fluid passage with only compressed air, one or maybe even two of the pistons will pop out. Leaving you with reinstalling the separated pistons in order to remove the other remaining suspects.
After the pistons and seals were removed. I stripped the calipers of their paint and road grime. One of my calipers required the cast in Porsche script to be removed. Which some 120 grit sandpaper handily accomplished.
After a thorough cleaning with IPA, the calipers were sprayed with VHT engine primer and ford semi gloss black. The calipers in my last pic are Jeep calipers I’m currently in the process of swapping onto the rear.
