Are Boxter rear brakes the same size as the fronts???
01-23-2008, 07:20 PM
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Are Boxter rear brakes the same size as the fronts???
And, could they be used on the front of a car (i.e. an Audi)???
Left PN# <b>996 352 421</b>
Right PN# <b>996 352 422</b>
They were the same size on my old 944S2, but not sure if they are interchangeable.
Left PN# <b>996 352 421</b>
Right PN# <b>996 352 422</b>
They were the same size on my old 944S2, but not sure if they are interchangeable.
01-23-2008, 08:49 PM
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not necessarily.. the original production Boxster & the 996 911 shared the same calipers. So
often 996 PN# can be found in Boxster literature. When I did my 986 brake research 2yrs ago, I came up with same numbers as c4S6 posted for the rear calipers. In fact many of the Boxster brake PN#'s were 996...It's not until I looked up calipers for the BoxsterS that I found 986 PN#'s.
The thing that confuses me though is that the calipers were different colours depending on which Porsche they were fitted on. So there has to be some amount of differentiation between the individual part numbers. For example, Boxster & 996C2 calipers are black, 996C4 are silver, and BoxsterS are red.
This is the PN for a BoxsterS rear caliper: 996.352.421
The thing that confuses me though is that the calipers were different colours depending on which Porsche they were fitted on. So there has to be some amount of differentiation between the individual part numbers. For example, Boxster & 996C2 calipers are black, 996C4 are silver, and BoxsterS are red.
This is the PN for a BoxsterS rear caliper: 996.352.421
01-23-2008, 09:40 PM
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During the design off the 986 a company called Shingajitsu was
hired to streamline the Porsche Production lines. They are also the company that works with Toyota. Actually is was started by former Toyota Exec's.
Major changes were made, the largest one being to try and eliminate as many unique parts as possible.
It's much cheaper to use existing engineering and the inventory costs savings are huge. It's a great system but they took it a little to far in the beginning. That is why the front of the 996 looks so much like a Boxster.
Major changes were made, the largest one being to try and eliminate as many unique parts as possible.
It's much cheaper to use existing engineering and the inventory costs savings are huge. It's a great system but they took it a little to far in the beginning. That is why the front of the 996 looks so much like a Boxster.