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Model specific boards => Golf mk1 => Topic started by: peter doc on 15 February 2008, 22:30

Title: g60 brakes for mk1
Post by: peter doc on 15 February 2008, 22:30

hi there my mate just smashed up his mk2 16v beast big time witch he's absolutely gutted about as you could imagine  :cry:i was just wondering would the g60 brakes he had fitted to it fit my mk1 cabrio or do i need other brackets and would i need to change the servo and master cylinder to 16v stuff

Title: Re: g60 brakes for mk1
Post by: raferackstraw on 16 February 2008, 01:08

hi mate get the hubs, carriers and calipers and it should bolt straight on
also do change the servo and master cylinder as you will have too much pedal travel otherwise. do a search for brake upgrade and you'll find loads of info.
i'm not too sure if you need the hubs but definitely carriers and calipers  :smiley:

Title: Re: g60 brakes for mk1
Post by: rubjonny on 18 February 2008, 12:02

no they wont bolt straight on, MK2 hubs are no good on a MK1 chassis either.  but you can get conversion brackets that allow you to use MK2 280 calipers n carriers on MK1 hubs, speak to this dude:
http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/just_caddys

Title: Re: g60 brakes for mk1
Post by: raferackstraw on 18 February 2008, 21:44

ooooops sorry mate for bum info listen to da main man  :embarassed:  :embarassed:  :embarassed:

Title: Re: g60 brakes for mk1
Post by: rubjonny on 19 February 2008, 08:26

well, technically you can get MK2 hubs to fit but it messes up the steering, so unless you do some serious fabrication it doesn't work very well :)

Title: Re: g60 brakes for mk1
Post by: bad-vw-boy on 19 February 2008, 13:23

I have the G60 hubs, carriers ,calipers and disks and they bolt straight on , no worries. :smiley:

Title: Re: g60 brakes for mk1
Post by: rubjonny on 19 February 2008, 13:26

yeah they bolt on, but like i say it messes up the steering geometry, loads of bump steer or something.  Its because the track rod mounts in a totally different place!

Title: Re: g60 brakes for mk1
Post by: bad-vw-boy on 19 February 2008, 13:27

my track rods are in the same place?

Title: Re: g60 brakes for mk1
Post by: rubjonny on 19 February 2008, 13:29

you aint got MK2 hubs on a MK1 then  :grin:

MK1 hubs:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vw-Golf-Mk1-Complete-Front-Hubs-With-Brakes-Lots-More_W0QQitemZ230223463626

MK2 hubs:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/mk2-mk3-golf-256mm-280mm-hubs-gti-g60-16v_W0QQitemZ130199056041

Title: Re: g60 brakes for mk1
Post by: bad-vw-boy on 19 February 2008, 13:36

i see your point, mine came as a set so by the looks of that they are on mk1 hubs :embarassed:

Title: Re: g60 brakes for mk1
Post by: rubjonny on 19 February 2008, 13:37

If so then you got Scirocco 16v/early audi 80 256 front calipers & carriers, quite rare :)

well technically tyhe calipers are the same as MK2 ones, just with a smaller bleed nipple.  It's the carriers that are the rare/expensive bit!

Title: Re: g60 brakes for mk1
Post by: bad-vw-boy on 19 February 2008, 13:39

Well you learn something new everyday... :smiley:

Title: Re: g60 brakes for mk1
Post by: rubjonny on 19 February 2008, 13:46

there is another optiuon for bigger brakes on a MK1, some vauxhaul 256/280 brakes fit a MK1.  What you do is get either shouldered bolts or make up a spacer slieve as the mounting hole is bigger and deeper, use vaux pads & flexis and MK2 256 or 280 brake discs :)