mk5 gti brakes on a mk4

Ant_6n · Post by **Ant_6n** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 2:54 pm

can i fit mk5 gti brakes on my mk4 mine is a 1.4 cl 8v so just the normal brakes. if they do fit will i just need the caliper carrier and disk?

cheers AnT

Ant_6n · Post by **Ant_6n** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 10:51 pm

anyone?

green-dub · Post by **green-dub** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 10:32 am

i dnt def know but i dont think you can cos the stud patten and pcd are differernt on the hubs! im pretty sure you can fit the front discs form and early ibiza gti though as these are 4 stud!

PhilGTi · Post by **PhilGTi** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:06 pm

If im not mistaken the Gti brakes are the same as thre 16V polo MK4 ones, so surely they would fit? You would need new discs too tho. 256.1 mm iirc.

13twelve · Post by **13twelve** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:19 pm

polosilver wrote:If im not mistaken the Gti brakes are the same as thre 16V polo MK4 ones

really? wouldnt surprise me, but really?
the mk4 16v brakes are crap!

green-dub wrote:i dnt def know but i dont think you can cos the stud patten and pcd are differernt on the hubs

you sure bout that? would of thought they where the same

PhilGTi · Post by **PhilGTi** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:29 pm

Well i dont know if the calipers are the same but they look very similar and the disc size is the same. Cant be then, because my breaks are amazing. Better then any small car ive ever driven.

Ant_6n · Post by **Ant_6n** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:37 pm

ive been told by someone else (on porka) that i'll need 16v hubs to fit them.

AnT

green-dub · Post by **green-dub** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:12 pm

the problem i can see is that mark 4 polos run a 4 stud hub where as the gti runs a 5 and i think the hub spacing and pcd has to be the same for the brakes to work! i know that was the case with my friends astra van!

99 · Post by 99 » Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:41 pm

I'm pretty sure that the 6n2 GTI has 4 stud hubs and the same PCD as the 6n 16v.

And as for 16v brakes being rubbish, I disagree! I'm well happy with mine (Brembo Max discs and Pagid pads), though obviously 280s would be better...

green-dub · Post by **green-dub** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:50 pm

yeah they do im just bein stupid!impretty surethey will fit buddy

16vTej · Post by **16vTej** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:18 am

u need 16v hubs, calipers, carriers to get on 256mm from the polo 16v

pretty much the same as mk5 GTI brakes...altho the discs may be thicker from what i remember (25mm instead of 16v 20mm)

16v brakes are pretty crap IMO...get G60 carriers and upgrade to 280x22mm brakes...miles better!!!