i have a mk4 golf 1.8GTI and have been thinking of upgrading the front brakes to 4 motion or octavia... any tips on what would be best running with standard wheels?
You can bolt on the 312mm brakes from the Anni/TT (I think). However, I still run 288mm standard brakes with good pads, discs and fluid, and they were good enough for track days including the Ring and Donington.
yup. need new carrier and discs. pads and callipers are the same mine squeaze in under standard 16s with millimetres to spare
now thats interesting.. I thought you needed new callipers too!?!? so carriers to give clearance of discs and then used new pads and existing callipers ?! will I notice better braking?
cant really say. my old set were shot so the new ones felt brilliant. i only upgraded due to A) needing new brakes B) may as well do it whilst its in bits C) upgrade cost was minimal
yes the calipers are the same size and type the part number is diffrent but they are the same the pads are the same for both 288 and 312 so you want have any problems keeping the old calipers
Anyone know where I can get a pair of carriers from?? there seems to be very little around and when I do find them they seem to price them so high!! lol
i went to a breaker, wandered about looking for a likely car, got them off a non descript new seat that was smashed to oblivion, 20
My local breakers know that its a common upgrade and only sell them with calipers and charge over 80, not great then I'm going to be changing the discs and pads too! I know I can get them off v5's, anni, skoda vrs... which others will be compatible?
i just went in looking for something VAG with the same callipers, took a tape to measure the discs and then whipped it off. loads of the VAG group have 312mm brakes
All the petrol leon cupras have them fitted standard too,find an early car & you might miss out on the Audi/anni/vrs tax.
