GTI MK1 Girling

[chezz]

Hi, I am predominantly an Audi -5 pot fan and I would like to establish which brakes are fitted to the MK1 Golf (front only) and if the G60 caliper is a straightforward swap for this caliper. My belief is that the ur quattro shares the same front caliper and I wish to establish how much of a problem it would be to fit the G60's
Thanks in advance.

[SoundillusioN]

Hi, I am predominantly an Audi -5 pot fan and I would like to establish which brakes are fitted to the MK1 Golf (front only) and if the G60 caliper is a straightforward swap for this caliper. My belief is that the ur quattro shares the same front caliper and I wish to establish how much of a problem it would be to fit the G60's
Thanks in advance.

Sorry for the delayed reply. I have Corrado G60 Calipers (Girling 54's) They fit on to a MK1 golf quite easily using the carriers from the following.

84-92 Scirocco
85-88 Passat/Santana
83-87 Audi 80/90/Avant/quattro
81-88 Audi Coupe/quattro

You can also use Vauxhall bits for for the job, too.  Although I've never looked into the detail of what as I never considered it.  TSR make adapters but I recommend you go for proper carriers.

As far as what the standard Calipers are on a Mk1, I couldn't tell you, been so long since I've seen any.   

[chezz]

Thank you for confirming my suspicions...Cheers!

[TheSourkraut_;-)]

You might want to use the calipers and carriers of the MK2 Scirocco 16v. This car also belongs to the A1 platform and it's caliper carriers suit the original wheel-bearing-housing the 256mm brake disks and Girling 54 calipers. The 16v has completely uprated brakes, due to it's to 200 and 207 KM/h top-speed.

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