Car has only done 3k miles so pads should be fine.
OK. How old is the car?
And have you checked for correct adjustment of the handbrake cable? The full detail is found in the appropriate workshop manual as listed in my sticky.
TT what do you mean by opening CV joints? will i need to do this when fitting the front R32 brakes?
LOL - unless your car is a "zero" wheel drive, then upgrading the fronts won't be an issue!
Regarding the rears, because the R32 (and S3) have driven rear wheels, the rear end set up is designed to use rear driveshafts. Now, at the outer end of the driveshaft, this has a CV joint (constant velocity, alowing drive to be transmitted across the joint at a constant speed, irrespective of the angle of the joint). The "outer" part of the joint passes through the centre of the inner race of the wheel bearing (the outer race is supported in the wheel hub carrier), and is bolted to the actual rotating part of the hub, which also supports the brake disc, and the roadwheel.
Will probably upgrade the pads front and rear on the car when i have the R fronts.
Instead of R32 front brakes, go for the identical spec Leon Cupra R brakes, which are already painted red!
What pads are you considering?
As for with im saving a bit with the team dynamics so should bring the weight back to normal.
What - new rims? Which ones? Linky/pics please! Team Dynamics have a very good customer service, and had an excellent "no-quibble" attitiude with a problem rim I had on SWMBOs previous Astra.
Blue 182. There wasnt much in it with the st on the straight, at higher speeds i reeled him in. As for his driving on the corners he was pretty shocking. He would go into the corner too quick and apply the brakes mid corner, upsetting the back end.
Oh, the joys of muppet drivers! Actually, these tw@ts make my blood boil, as that kind of driving is invariably lethal to any following motorcyclists. Slow in, fast out is the correct, and best way of dealing with bends/corners!
