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Offline Steve_PD

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Re: 312mm Front Brake Upgrade
« Reply #50 on: 11 May 2009, 18:44 »
I though that was Rich's section, he's the only person who posts in it  :huh:
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Re: 312mm Front Brake Upgrade
« Reply #51 on: 11 May 2009, 18:49 »
cheers mate nice and easy I'll get some ordered !!

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Re: 312mm Front Brake Upgrade
« Reply #52 on: 11 May 2009, 19:34 »
you need 312mm pads too


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Re: 312mm Front Brake Upgrade
« Reply #53 on: 11 May 2009, 20:11 »
you need 312mm pads too

pads are the same size, but you would need discs at which point you need new pads

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Re: 312mm Front Brake Upgrade
« Reply #54 on: 11 May 2009, 21:40 »
pads covered the whole of the 312mm disc when I got them, can't see them being the same size or they'd clash with the centre...

edit: you may be right looking at this

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Re: 312mm Front Brake Upgrade
« Reply #55 on: 11 May 2009, 22:42 »
edit: you may be right looking at this

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same breaking 'surface' just further away from the centre of the disc.

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Re: 312mm Front Brake Upgrade
« Reply #56 on: 11 May 2009, 23:13 »
i will happily admit defeat on that one


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Re: 312mm Front Brake Upgrade
« Reply #57 on: 12 May 2009, 09:01 »
Just had a look in the maintenance sect.... it says that the 2.0 8v needs the hub changing & the 1.8 turbo doesnt.... what about the 1.8 20v n/a? does any one know?

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Re: 312mm Front Brake Upgrade
« Reply #58 on: 12 May 2009, 09:16 »
Just had a look in the maintenance sect.... it says that the 2.0 8v needs the hub changing & the 1.8 turbo doesnt.... what about the 1.8 20v n/a? does any one know?

i believe you don't need to change the hubs on the 1.8 n/a

one way to be sure is to measure the size of the disc - if its 288mm you're in luck  :smiley:

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Re: 312mm Front Brake Upgrade
« Reply #59 on: 12 May 2009, 10:22 »
am almost certain it isnt.....280 i thinks!!  :cry: