brakes question?

[wheatobear]

im wanting some new brakes... i got a gti 8v ...

1st.. what size brakes do i have now?
2nd .. what size can i go up to without much mods?


sorry about the n00b questions!

[Bellend]

What year is it?

Pre 1996 had 280mm brakes later 1996 onwards had 288mm brakes. Pretty much the biggest brakes you can fit under standard 15" alloys.

You can go 312mm brakes just about on some 16" wheels.

288mm brakes are good but tbh standard GTI brakes with a DECENT set of discs and pads are all you're gonna need on a standard car. Couple it with a decent fluid flush through, decent fluid and freeing up the calipers a bit and you'll be fine.

I found the 288mm brakes absolutely spot on with VW discs and pads, really braked well.

[wheatobear]

ordered some brake discs and they asked me what car and they sent me 295mm discs...random

[Gavv8]

The standard setup is more than enough on an 8v, with everything in good condition and nice clean fluid you'll be hard pushed to cause any fade issues.

[boneybradley]

What year is it?

Pre 1996 had 280mm brakes later 1996 onwards had 288mm brakes. Pretty much the biggest brakes you can fit under standard 15" alloys.

280mm is mid 95 (and M platers can have either! but to check lift the rear seat up and if the abs ecu is located there then you have the 280mm)

[wheatobear]

mine is an N reg...

[miggs2002]

some EBC redstuff/green stuff pads, using either stock discs or grooved discs, fluid change and some braided pipes you will think you have fitted porsche brakes to it

if you use ATE super blue fluid you can be sure it's all bled through the system, then when you change it again (30k or so) use ATE 200 gold then again you will know when you have hit fresh fluid, as the name suggests they are different coloured fluids

[wheatobear]

Well i ordered 288mm discs and there bigger than the discs i have on now so for some reason my golf hasnt got 288s on??

[tweed]

Well you answered your own question. Yours is n reg and up to mid 95 golfs came with 280mm as said.

Pre 96 had 280mm as said!

Why you then ordered 288mm is beyond me. You asked a question, got a answer and then ordered the wrong part. 

Bit of advise. Only use places/sites that take your reg number to find the correct parts.

[leigh_harty]

Bit of advise. Only use places/sites that take your reg number to find the correct parts.

Not always correct. I went into the demontweaks shop in Wrexham and reg number came up with both options. I told him the smaller 280mm set up and he wanted me to identify my set up from a picture of the brake pad... like I'm supposed to know this 

But on the whole you are correct