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Rear brake upgrade
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 2:37 am
by bbspolo
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 !
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:21 am
by Mouse_GTI
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
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 12:55 pm
by Tim_GTi
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?>
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:48 pm
by bbspolo
well thats what i was thinking! I know it wont help much with braking proformace its more for looks!
Any1 ?
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:35 pm
by MaxZ
I was thinking maybe just using the setup from the front of the car, as you replaced all the G60 stuff.
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 3:07 am
by bbspolo
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)
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 6:03 pm
by Tim_GTi
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?
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:20 am
by bbspolo
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?
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 9:30 am
by Mouse_GTI
The rear disks do look pathetically small
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:04 am
by dubpolo
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..
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:12 am
by andyniceday
but in some people's eyes (including mine), big brakes behind your wheels do *look* good
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 1:06 pm
by Mouse_GTI
Get some of those fake brembos off ebay for the rear, job done!
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 2:16 pm
by Tim_GTi
lol fake brembos?
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 2:37 pm
by dubpolo
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
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:53 pm
by andyniceday
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?