Brake caliper Girling or OEM Porsche
Was lucky and found a set of 996 calipers front and back from someone that was parting out a carerra. Couldn't be happier with them, pedal is firm and confident inspiring
I recently got a set of reman'd Girling calipers off RockAuto -- they fit perfectly.
When I did my mk2 VRT I used B4 passage parts, IIRC.
I rebuilt my front and rear for maybe $60 total in parts. Just O-rings and cylinders, they don't really get more simple than this. It's hard to find parts for vented girling calipers since all the guys with solid rotors buy the vented disc calipers as an upgrade.
Switching to a lightly modified 1990 Volvo 240 4-pot Girling caliper allowed me to go to vented front rotors and EBC track oriented pads!
In the early aughts I scored a set of the Girling 54 calipers from a 16v and my dad and I rebuilt and painted them before installing in my first '84. I didn't upgrade the MC (didn't know better at the time) so the brake pedal travel increased but the braking improved so I kept the set up ... until the next annual MO state vehicle inspection where the car failed for excessive brake pedal travel The 9.4" set up went back on.
There’s two lines, as the caliper is split into two sections vertically. The top two pistons (inside and outside piston, directly across from eachother) are hooked up to one brake line, and the other line hooks up to the bottom chamber and bottom two pistons. If one brake line fails, you still have some brake pressure (the pair of pistons on the non broken line). Unfortunately, this means that only a pair of the 4 pistons will work with just one brake line (all abs cars). This would make your pads wear at a severe angle, and drastically impact your breaking performance. I’d definitely say just find some rebuild kits for your current calipers. It’s pretty easy and cheap.
I've recently upgraded to Girlng 60 calipers and feel a bit uneasy about the pad to rotor size difference. The discs on your car are 280mm. The Audi discs that the Girling 60 caliper came off of are 276mm but slightly thicker.
After getting vehicle to run under its own power once again, which is fantastic. I have no brakes. I've since gone gone in and torn down Front brakes completely, I've found right side metal line leaking. Also breaks & calibers had froze from lack of operation all these years. I'm Replacing all components for front brakes, except I'm rebuilding the girling calipers because they're practically $200 each and it cost 1/4 to rebuild the caliper.
The 944 caliper is 26x30 mm apposed to the g60. the reason I am posting this is because I purchased a set of 944 calipers on a whim, and found out they are not much more of an upgrade from g54 calipers.
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Which brake caliper to choose — Girling or OEM Porsche?
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Which brake caliper are better — OEM Porsche or Girling?
In March 2026 on PartReview, brake caliper Girling were overall better than OEM Porsche.
- Girling received a PR Score of 69 out of 100, and OEM Porsche scored 81 point.
- Girling ranked 2 in the overall ranking, and OEM Porsche ranked 4.
- The average rating is higher for OEM Porsche (4) than for Girling (3.7).
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Brake caliper OEM Porsche have better feature ratings than Girling:
- Smell/heat - owners believe, that this property for OEM Porsche is better than Girling.
- Pulling - drivers claim, that this property for Girling is outperforms OEM Porsche.
- Uneven wear - reviews suggest, that this property for Girling is preferred to OEM Porsche.
Which brake caliper are more popular — Girling or OEM Porsche?
In March 2026 on PartReview, brake caliper Girling were overall more popular than OEM Porsche.
By vote balance, brake caliper Girling surpassed OEM Porsche:
- For Girling, the ratio of positive (103) to negative (46) votes is 57 votes.
- For OEM Porsche, the ratio of positive (47) to negative (11) votes is 36 votes.
By number of reviews, brake caliper Girling surpassed OEM Porsche:
- For brake caliper Girling there are 45 reviews: 25 positive, 14 neutral, 6 negative.
- For brake caliper OEM Porsche there are 19 reviews: 15 positive, 1 neutral, 3 negative.
Which brake caliper do car owners prefer — Girling or OEM Porsche?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, brake caliper Girling led more car-specific ratings than OEM Porsche:
Girling are chosen by owners of cars such as: Volkswagen Corrado, Volkswagen Jetta, and others.
OEM Porsche are chosen by owners of cars such as: Volkswagen Golf, and others.
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