GTI brakes

I'm planning on making my front brakes bigger up to 256mm from a MK2 16v. I'm under he impresssion you need to use the hubs and then just bolt the carriers calipers etc to the original 16v hub. if anybody has done this i'd really appreciate the help, thanks in advacne rich  

Not that easy. You need Audi carriers . Do a search, it's like a rash on this forum. The other option is the GM caliper. Again it's been covered loads.

There's a useful post in the FAQ which covers this, and there's also ManicGTi's GM 256mm brake setup guide which may come in handy…

HTH

Rich

Thanks very much chaps, thought i could get away with it if i use the 16v hubs too!

Ta Rich

There are some posts about it on clubgti. It can be made to work, but not with standard suspension. Better off sticking with the standard upright.

Right then i'm making a shopping list for the scrapy 2moroday! While i'm there what do  i need to make the back brakes discs!! this time is it actually just the hubs carriers etc!! thanks for everybodies help!
Rich

The easiest way to do it is to use the rear brake setup from the Mk2 16v GTi.

Take the stub axles, the backing plates, the callipers and carriers, and the discs if they're decent (replace them otherwise), and you'll also need to buy some 16v Sirocco handbrake cables - they're ?15 or so from GSF I think.

That should be it I think…

mk2 calipers prone to seizing on the rear… Think you can use mk3 (not 100% on this) instead. Personally I would stick with the drums. Well adjusted ones will do the job just fine on a small, light car like the mk1…

I've got the mk3 calipers on mine. I've never driven it on the drums, but hate drums from a maintenance point of view. The mk3 takes the same pad as the mk2. The mk4 uses a different pad when used with the mk4 carrier. Mount it to a mk2/3 carrier and it takes the same pad. The mk4 piston is slightly larger too. It's loads lighter too, being made from alloy.

The drums/shoes are self adjusting - once they have been setup correctly to begin with. No maintanence required...