Can PCCB be swapped to steel brakes

[CSLmarson]

Hi all im looking to buy at a GT4 with PCCB on it but I've never been interested in that option as its eye watering to get replacement discs, pads ect ect

can the discs be swapped out for steel units or do you have to swap the callipers as well???

thanks

jon

[The Selfish Gene]

yeah _ I was offered this option to box up the ceramics and use cheaper steels.........

Callipers the same I believe. (well at least on my car)

[Porsche911R]

CSLmarson said:

Hi all im looking to buy at a GT4 with PCCB on it but I've never been interested in that option as its eye watering to get replacement discs, pads ect ect

can the discs be swapped out for steel units or do you have to swap the callipers as well???

thanks

jon

if you are not tracking the disks will last 100k miles !

pads work out to be about the same cost.

plenty of after market PCCB steel replacements if you wish to swap, but why would you ?

[TDT]

CSLmarson said:

Hi all im looking to buy at a GT4 with PCCB on it but I've never been interested in that option as its eye watering to get replacement discs, pads ect ect

can the discs be swapped out for steel units or do you have to swap the callipers as well???

thanks

jon

You can swap the discs and pad out... Surface Transforms are well known for discs
You don't need to change the callipers.

[CSLmarson]

Thanks for the comments gents

I am looking to do track work yes so don't want the cost of changing the discs,

so we are thinking it is possible to do

New discs and pads but the callipers are the same and will accept a standard pad

thanks

[Porsche911R]

CSLmarson said:

Thanks for the comments gents

I am looking to do track work yes so don't want the cost of changing the discs,

so we are thinking it is possible to do

New discs and pads but the callipers are the same and will accept a standard pad

thanks

yep, I would just track it with the PCCB's though.

Edited by Porsche911R on Monday 4th June 16:48

[SV_WDC]

Are PCCB discs not prone to corrosion like the standard discs (when being used infrequently)?

[Porsche911R]

SV_WDC said:

Are PCCB discs not prone to corrosion like the standard discs (when being used infrequently)?

no, iron disks rust, ceramic ones don't

[ChrisW.]

And there was a barely bedded in set of Surface Transforms for sale on the PCGB forum ... from a PCCB GT4 that was returned to standard and sold ...

[robj4]

If you'd like to swap for a set of Gt4 steel discs and calipers, with cash adjustment (from me) let me know. I have a GT4 with 3.5k miles on it, not tracked and would like to change to PCCB's.

[Slippydiff]

ChrisW. said:

And there was a barely bedded in set of Surface Transforms for sale on the PCGB forum ... from a PCCB GT4 that was returned to standard and sold ...

Yours Chris ??

[Porsche911R]

Slippydiff said:

ChrisW. said:

And there was a barely bedded in set of Surface Transforms for sale on the PCGB forum ... from a PCCB GT4 that was returned to standard and sold ...

Yours Chris ??

nope it's a new set from another owner that is for sale.

[ChrisW.]

Slippydiff said:

ChrisW. said:

And there was a barely bedded in set of Surface Transforms for sale on the PCGB forum ... from a PCCB GT4 that was returned to standard and sold ...

Yours Chris ??

No

I was thinking about buying them myself since I can demonstrate how good they are ...

[ChrisW.]

ChrisW. said:

No

I was thinking about buying them myself since I can demonstrate how good they are ...

P.S. I have gone through two sets of front tyres (even with the suspension mods) ... and there is still almost no wear on the pads that were fitted new with the ST's !!

[Slippydiff]

ChrisW. said:

P.S. I have gone through two sets of front tyres (even with the suspension mods) ... and there is still almost no wear on the pads that were fitted new with the ST's !!

Well I did tell you they were good !!

[ChrisW.]

They are better than good. The reason the pad wear is so low is bacause the whole system runs so cool ... 'came in after two cooling down laps at Outon ... and the front discs pyro'd at 140 C whilst the rears were 70 C.

A colleague who was running a CR on steels with non standard pads was seeing over 200C on the front and 225C on the rear ...

I guess we would have been lapping in high '59's, so not hanging around.