uprated rear brakes on a 16v mk3

[_redders_]

You can get a euro 240mm vented upgrade I believe, but as said, your brake bias is ratio'd more to the front, upgrade to 312's upfront and decent pads and discs in the rear.

[Gavv8]

You'd have to have one f*ck off mk3 to need a big brake conversion..

[F17BAD]

Im knocking on the doors of 400 hp and run mintex discs on the rear and mintex pads, with MK4 calipers and braided lines

spend the money on the fronts, as said, go for 312mm and good pads, ace set up for mk3

[whileoceanasleeps]

Im knocking on the doors of 400 hp and run mintex discs on the rear and mintex pads, with MK4 calipers and braided lines

spend the money on the fronts, as said, go for 312mm and good pads, ace set up for mk3

will I actually need 312 discs do you recon? i think im knocking on the doors of 150 :p (id love a ride in your beast) I'm short on £££ so I may get more expensive discs for the front and some standards for the rear

[F17BAD]

Tbh

A set of really good pads on your 280 or 288 mm is gonna be more than enough up front

I ran my original 280mm when I first put my s3 engine in and it was only 250 ish BHP but the brakes were more than adequate

[Gavv8]

The standard setup is almost overkill on an 8v so plenty good enough for the valver..

[Khare]

Really? My ABF is 165hp and I've got 288mm brakes up front with Mintex M1144 pads and standard sized brakes at the rear with Mintex OEM pads (I don't run ABS either) and goodridge braided lines all round and I feels the stopping power is not sufficient. 312mm brakes should have been standard on the 16v and VR6 I reckon 

[Bellend]

Really? My ABF is 165hp and I've got 288mm brakes up front with Mintex M1144 pads and standard sized brakes at the rear with Mintex OEM pads (I don't run ABS either) and goodridge braided lines all round and I feels the stopping power is not sufficient. 312mm brakes should have been standard on the 16v and VR6 I reckon 

Your master cylinder all good? How/why did you delete ABS?

My 288mm set up was immense. Coupled with decent tyres and really was brilliant.

Was on a sh!tty 75hp 1.6 though but probably the best brakes I've felt. That had deums on the back. I serviced the calipers and put new lines on though. Drums at back adjusted perfectly.

Obviously not stoppong a GTI but 60MPH stopped dead where the MK4 I have now with ABS doesn't stop anywhere near as well.

[Khare]

Let me rephrase that. The car stops very well. But I just feel like the tyres have plenty of grip available after the brakes are maxed out.

I don't have ABS because the front wiring got ripped off and the rears don't have the ABS rings in them (wouldn't come out on the brake change).

Master cylinder good, no leaks anywhere, fluid is fine. I just feel there is a lot of fading as well. Needs better brake cooling.

[Bellend]

Let me rephrase that. The car stops very well. But I just feel like the tyres have plenty of grip available after the brakes are maxed out.

I don't have ABS because the front wiring got ripped off and the rears don't have the ABS rings in them (wouldn't come out on the brake change).

Master cylinder good, no leaks anywhere, fluid is fine. I just feel there is a lot of fading as well. Needs better brake cooling.

Fair enough. Not sure what discs I had I had some Ferrodo pads.

Shame as the discs wore perfectly evenly, looked like they'd been on a lathe but they've been sitting for quite a while now and I'd imagine they're useless.

Really was impressed,  bite was sharp right down the the final stop. The 1.6 doesn't have loads of sheilds everywhere though so maybe cooling is better.

The standard set up was shocking.