Rear brake upgrade

bbspolo · Post by **bbspolo** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 2:37 am

Has any1 done a rear brake upgrade on there gti!
Problem is ive done the 280m g60 upgrade and now the rear brakes just looks tiny!
Was wondering if the rear g60 brake would work the same way the front conversion does (keep the same calipers just use the caliper brakets and disks?)
Any info or idears would great !

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:21 am

Probably isn't really worth it as most braking is done at the front. When my rear pads and discs went they were replaced and the braking felt exactly the same

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 12:55 pm

i've always thought this, if i ever went for the front disc upgrade, but agree with Mouse it wouldnt make much of a difference, just purely for looks. Surely theres some cheap bigger discs out there that fit and at least match the quality of the stock small ones?>

bbspolo · Post by **bbspolo** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:48 pm

well thats what i was thinking! I know it wont help much with braking proformace its more for looks!
Any1 ?

MaxZ · Post by **MaxZ** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:35 pm

I was thinking maybe just using the setup from the front of the car, as you replaced all the G60 stuff.

bbspolo · Post by **bbspolo** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 3:07 am

Well 2problems with using the front setup on the rear!
Firstly my gti calipers r still on the front of my gti as i just used the g60 caliper brackets and disks and kept all the gti bits!
Secondly the front caliper maywell fit on the rear (with a bit of work) but then what would u use as a handbreak????
The only budget way i can think of doing it would be 2 find a vag car that uses the same rear break setup but with a larger disk (just like the g60/gti setup on the front)

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 6:03 pm

bbspolo wrote: The only budget way i can think of doing it would be 2 find a vag car that uses the same rear break setup but with a larger disk (just like the g60/gti setup on the front)

yeah, what about something like an ibiza?

bbspolo · Post by **bbspolo** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:20 am

Any1 know how big ibiza rear disks r ? or evn better have a copy of ekta 2 c if they use the same pads and calipers as a gti?

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 9:30 am

The rear disks do look pathetically small

dubpolo · Post by **dubpolo** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:04 am

seems like a huge! huge! huge waste of money!

Why upgrade if they do bugger all anyway... spend the money you would spend on *Looks* to do something that would *LooK* better like smoothing bumpers etc..

andyniceday · Post by **andyniceday** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:12 am

but in some people's eyes (including mine), big brakes behind your wheels do *look* good

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 1:06 pm

Get some of those fake brembos off ebay for the rear, job done!

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 2:16 pm

lol fake brembos?

dubpolo · Post by **dubpolo** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 2:37 pm

andyniceday wrote:but in some people's eyes (including mine), big brakes behind your wheels do *look* good

but when people know they are pointless you look LAME!

big ones at the front are enough for me

andyniceday · Post by **andyniceday** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:53 pm

dubpolo wrote:
andyniceday wrote:but in some people's eyes (including mine), big brakes behind your wheels do *look* good
but when people know they are pointless you look LAME!

big ones at the front are enough for me

i dont think it'd make you look lame at all...

anyway - isnt it fairly well agreed that the 280mm brake upgrade gives no real gain in brake performance compared to standard gti ones? only better resistance to fading?

does that make everyone thats done the upgrade lame?