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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: boxer1968 on 15 August 2010, 22:15

Title: brakes 8v to 16v(master cyclinder) ?
Post by: boxer1968 on 15 August 2010, 22:15
hello people
ok ive bought a 16v golf that started life as an 8v on a 91 plate (this i diddnt know when bought)
ive been slowly changing bits to make it a proper 16v (looms etc)today thought id look over the brakes, only had 3months or so  :grin: thought they looked different to 16v in the yard that im robbing for bits ,so ive changed over to the bigger, i belive 256 brakes(well done one side for now do other side next weekend) i wont be driving her yet :grin: .having trawled through search facility. is it likely that il need to change master cyclinder to 22mm one, and is this a big job, plus am i right in thinking i dont have to touch back brakes as there standed on both 8 and 16v 90spec?thanks in advance .max
Title: Re: brakes 8v to 16v(master cyclinder) ?
Post by: Ben Lessani on 15 August 2010, 22:24
8v and 16v rears are the same

Yes, change the MC if it hasn't been done already, it will stop a sponge'y brake.
Title: Re: brakes 8v to 16v(master cyclinder) ?
Post by: jmsheahan on 15 August 2010, 22:48
Change it if you can but I run 256 brakes on the standard 8v MC. It's perfectly fine IMO, stops lovely.