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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: dom-tom on 04 June 2009, 14:42

Title: 1.6 16v brakes?
Post by: dom-tom on 04 June 2009, 14:42

hi..

wants the biggest brake discs you could get on the 1.6 (front and back) with out swaping the cals/shoes ???

there 256mm on the front and 232mm on the back stock (i think lol) could you get GTI discs on?


nice 1 dom

Title: Re: 1.6 16v brakes?
Post by: T_J_G on 04 June 2009, 14:45

You could get any brakes on you wanted provided you had the time and most of all had the money.

Read here http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=87778.0

Basically you can get 312mm front on but you'd need to swap the hubs.

Title: Re: 1.6 16v brakes?
Post by: dom-tom on 05 June 2009, 15:24

thanks m8

just want some thing that would fill the alloys out better as it looks daft with 256mm discs with 18inch alloys

could i fiT the GTI discs with out any mods?

thanks alot

Title: Re: 1.6 16v brakes?
Post by: T_J_G on 05 June 2009, 18:04

Think you'd need different hubs, as if the GTI ones would fit in theory so would 312mm.

Title: Re: 1.6 16v brakes?
Post by: jtomlin on 05 June 2009, 18:11

sorry to steal the thread, but just a quick one, to do a full conversion on a gti to bigger brakes (front and rear) how much is it gonna be? bout £400?

Title: Re: 1.6 16v brakes?
Post by: T_J_G on 05 June 2009, 18:20

Carriers £165
Pads and Discs £90

Title: Re: 1.6 16v brakes?
Post by: dom-tom on 06 June 2009, 15:41

so what we talking price wize for a brake convertion to GTI size and 312mm...for the discs n the hub and anything elles i will be needing?

thanks alot :smiley:

Title: Re: 1.6 16v brakes?
Post by: jonnyturbo on 06 June 2009, 20:54

BIG BRAKES - BIG WHEELS