Porsche Brembo 996 BBK conversion

[gaiakai]

Hope it helps, as mentioned above the spoke design matters just as much as the size and offsets.

Apex Arc8’s
18x9.5 et22 fits
18x9.5 et35 needs 10mm spacer
18x10 et25 fits

silver wheels car is running square 10’s
bronze wheels car is running 9.5 front 10 rear

18x10 et25 fits with no fender rubbing?

[Tbonem3]

For caliper, it's not about width; it's about offset. For ARC8s, the min ET is 25 to just clear 996 calipers. My 9"et30s require 5mm spacer just like his 9.5et35 requires a 10 (or 12 to be sure).

[Nardo S54]

Not E46 but I know there's some Z4 M users floating here. I have 3 different wheel setups and I can confirm all 3 clear front calipers without spacers:

1. Staggered Style 641 (8.5 et27 | 9.0 et29) - spokes slightly convex
2. Square Style 224 (9.0 et30) - spokes flat profile
3. Square SSR Type C RS (9.5 et35) - spokes slightly convex

FYI my Style 32 did not fit at all (front or rear) but that's not surprising given the concave spoke design.

[Sprp85]

Do square set (4 x Rears) of style 67s clear the 996 BBKs?

[heinzboehmer]

Anyone have experience with SHW Performance rotors? FCP says they're OE and made in Germany, but I haven't heard of the brand before. Full set comes out ~$250 cheaper than genuine BMW.

Example: https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...r-shw-bfr44461

Got these in the mail today and they look pretty much exactly the same as the pictures of the genuine BMW rotors. No obvious scraped off BMW (or any other brand) logo though and they do have the SHW Performance brand name engraved in (looks to be dot peened like the other info on the hat).

It'll be interesting to see how these hold up to track abuse.

[Nardo S54]

On the topic of brakes, I use Textar on the street. Pretty dusty but at least no squeal even without vibration pads.

I was curious to see if the Ferodo DS2500 could really serve as a dual duty pad. Ngl they’re way better than your typical street ‘performance’ pad (e.g. EBC Yellow or Hawk HPS) but you’ll quickly reach the limit if you’re an advanced level driver. I would say these are best suited for DE1/2 or can be used as rainy day / wet session pad. But if you’re doing any kind of opening passing with 200tw or stickier tires, you’re better off with a traditional race pad llke DTC-60 or PFC-11s.

[mrgizmo04]

Do square set (4 x Rears) of style 67s clear the 996 BBKs?

Yes, 18x9 67s square set is what I ran on the street.

Arc8 18x9.5 et35 clear with a 5mm in front.

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[FCD46]

18x10 et25 fits with no fender rubbing?

Yes, with maxed camber. He’s on AST coils dropped decently low too. We raised a bit for the dragon where this picture was taken.. aggressive lean on the corners there

[Casa de Mesa]

On the topic of brakes, I use Textar on the street. Pretty dusty but at least no squeal even without vibration pads.

I was curious to see if the Ferodo DS2500 could really serve as a dual duty pad. Ngl they’re way better than your typical street ‘performance’ pad (e.g. EBC Yellow or Hawk HPS) but you’ll quickly reach the limit if you’re an advanced level driver. I would say these are best suited for DE1/2 or can be used as rainy day / wet session pad. But if you’re doing any kind of opening passing with 200tw or stickier tires, you’re better off with a traditional race pad llke DTC-60 or PFC-11s.

Some people swear by those DS2500 pads for the street and light track duty. I will say that their street performance is pretty freaking good once they are bedded in. My experience is limited to mountain driving but pushing them pretty hard - albeit, no track time with them, I have race pad for that. Not too grabby/low initial bite (which I vastly prefer), GREAT modulation, seem to be easy on rotors, didn't come close to their limit during spirited driving.

That said, I bought these pads almost specifically for their claimed low dust and hopes I could switch to these in my Porsche 996 caliper-ed M3. But man oh man have these been dusty AF!! Here is after 100 miles of back roads, with maybe 20 miles of putting them through their paces. This is the most dusty pad I have ever used on any vehicle under any application.

[Obioban]

DS2500s in 996 calipers didn’t make it through one event for me.

[Casa de Mesa]

I think they'd be a fantastic street pad if it weren't for the copious amounts of dust.

[Nardo S54]

Some people swear by those DS2500 pads for the street and light track duty. I will say that their street performance is pretty freaking good once they are bedded in. My experience is limited to mountain driving but pushing them pretty hard - albeit, no track time with them, I have race pad for that. Not too grabby/low initial bite (which I vastly prefer), GREAT modulation, seem to be easy on rotors, didn't come close to their limit during spirited driving.

That said, I bought these pads almost specifically for their claimed low dust and hopes I could switch to these in my Porsche 996 caliper-ed M3. But man oh man have these been dusty AF!! Here is after 100 miles of back roads, with maybe 20 miles of putting them through their paces. This is the most dusty pad I have ever used on any vehicle under any application.

Overall I don’t regret the experiment. I will say it’s the best “dual duty” pad out there but it’s best suited for DE1/2.

Re copious amounts of dust also agree. It helps I ceramic coated my rims at beginning of season but they’re as bad as a full blown track pad without the bite.

DS2500s in 996 calipers didn’t make it through one event for me.

Not surprising. I used them for 2 traffic filled sessions at Watkins and burned through most of them. In any case I’ve switched to Hawk DTC60’s, normally I’m a PFC guy but FCP doesn’t carry it.

[Tbonem3]

I have a set of DS2500 (front) coming soon. Motul RBF600 as well. Hopefully does the trick for canyon bombing (versus the stock textars w/ typ200).

[Casa de Mesa]

I have a set of DS2500 (front) coming soon. Motul RBF600 as well. Hopefully does the trick for canyon bombing (versus the stock textars w/ typ200).

Functionally for what your intended use is, there may not be a better pad. It's really impressive for canyon runs/mountain passes. They are fantastic.

Get your detailing equipment ready though, lol 😆

[Tbonem3]

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