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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: MrAnderson93 on 11 January 2011, 12:50

Title: Brakes
Post by: MrAnderson93 on 11 January 2011, 12:50

quick question, are the front brakes on a 1.8 golf bigger/better than on my 1.4? just wondering as i will have a 1.8 on the weekend as a donor for a few bits, just wondering if the brakes would be a worthwhile upgrade from what i have now.

Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: Wayne on 11 January 2011, 13:02

I believe they are the same size, are yours vented if not the 1.8's will be.

Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: Len on 11 January 2011, 13:09

If vented it will be worthwhile!

Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: MrAnderson93 on 11 January 2011, 13:41

cheers guys, not sure if they are vented, i will check them out when i get the car and will deffo be swapping them if they are :P, i was mainly curious about the diamiter, i thought i read on here somewhere that there were tragic size brakes for the 1.4 lol, then they were bigger for the 1.6, 1.8 and 1.9, and then even bigger for the gti/vr6's

Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: rubjonny on 11 January 2011, 13:46

1.8 will probably have 239mm just like yours, in that case you wont need any of it. you can fit vented discs to yours simply by buying mk2 gti discs and pads.
it may have 256mm brakes but I'm pretty sure it wont

Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: MrAnderson93 on 11 January 2011, 13:51

ah fair enough, must be one size for the 4 studs, and another for the 5 studs then dont know where i got the 3 sizes from haha my bad, cheers guys!!

Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: boneybradley on 11 January 2011, 13:57

the mk3 non gti models had 3 different brake discs..... 239mm solid then 256mm solid and also 256mm vented but being a vw they can be hit and miss with whats fitted (My old 1.8 golf had 256mm solid and a vento 1.8 i bought had 239mm solid)
I believe the 256mm vented were only fitted to the 2.0 models, abs cars and higher powered tdi's (not sold in the uk!) but you can use mk2 parts and get 256mm vented if you want?

Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: rubjonny on 11 January 2011, 14:10

mk3 cabbys pretty much all had 256mm vented afaik, can also get the setup from passat, corrqado SEAT models etc. the 4 stud hubs are all interchangable except for polo/lupo and seat equivilant.  once you get 256+ hubs you can then fit 256 or 280mm front calipers and carriers, 280s can be used from 5 stud models as well as high spec 4 stud. just the hubs that need to be 4 stud only for obv reasons :)

Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: MrAnderson93 on 11 January 2011, 14:33

haha i know all about how bonkers vw parts are, having a late 1995 car i either have later parts and get given early spares or vice versa lol

thanks for your help guys, im gonna have a better look at the 1.8 once i get it and go from there (y)