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Offline Craigwilson

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Make these brakes fit?
« on: 11 June 2013, 02:08 »
Is it possible i could make these Subaru front callipers bolt onto my hubs ?



And do I need this much stopping power?
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Offline X4MGS

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Re: Make these brakes fit?
« Reply #1 on: 11 June 2013, 03:22 »
Yes if you have access to a milling machine and can make up your own discs & hubs etc....

You can make anything fit but the question would have to be why bother?

are you running 300+ BHP?

do you have ABS?

Will it improve your driver experience - I doubt it as you will stamp on the breaks and yes the car will stop and probably put you through the windscreen and you will loose all driver control and skid/lock up 95% of the time...

It's a MK2 golf not an F1 car!!

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Offline Craigwilson

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Re: Make these brakes fit?
« Reply #2 on: 11 June 2013, 03:23 »
An F1 car can stop from 60mph in 15metres (48ft), dout the golf could manage that

Offline Gambit

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Re: Make these brakes fit?
« Reply #3 on: 12 June 2013, 12:47 »
they are crap anyhow, the pots seize in them.

280mm setup with decent pads n braided lines is more than enough for a mk2 golf

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Re: Make these brakes fit?
« Reply #4 on: 12 June 2013, 16:34 »
280mm setup with decent pads n braided lines is more than enough for a mk2 golf

This.  Unless you go Golf3 wide-track in which case 288mm will see you right.
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Re: Make these brakes fit?
« Reply #5 on: 12 June 2013, 16:39 »
they are crap anyhow, the pots seize in them.

280mm setup with decent pads n braided lines is more than enough for a mk2 golf
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I already have this

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Re: Make these brakes fit?
« Reply #6 on: 12 June 2013, 16:45 »
So what's the issue?

Do you have properly good quality pads and OEM-spec discs?
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Re: Make these brakes fit?
« Reply #7 on: 12 June 2013, 17:07 »
Pads are apec and I'm sure the discs are mintex been on for a while, why does one disc get warmer than the other?

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Re: Make these brakes fit?
« Reply #8 on: 12 June 2013, 17:24 »
Sticking caliper possibly?

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Re: Make these brakes fit?
« Reply #9 on: 12 June 2013, 17:25 »
Right but how do I unstick it, can I just clean all round the pistons and sliders