rear break discs.

how easy is it to fit rear break discs to a mk1 golf which at the moment has drums?. what prices am i expected to pay for new or 2nd hand?. has anyone got any for sale or even better a big break conversion discs all round, i am running on a set of bbs rc 16`s.

Hi mate,
you can use the mk2 16v, or any four stud mk3 rear discs, golf, vento etc. The only thing you need to get aswell as the whole disc setup are some scirocco 16v handbrake cables. other than that its a straight swap really.
cheers bob.

the strangest thing is that my bro has a mk2 golf gti 16v that he is breaking and i have a scirocco gti 16v that i am breaking, so thank u v much for that, much appreciated ( if thats how u spell it) cheers mate. mick-d-.....................

Just a quick point, always seems a bit strange to me when people want ti cinvert ti rear disc set up from the mark 2.. they are hopeless  I have lost count hours I have spent loosening them off for customers at MOT time because they have totally ceased up!! theyr'e are bad edesign.  

Also in theory drums are actually more efficient, it's only because theyr'e more easily serviced that they use discs really that and that theyr'e lighter and so reduce unsprung weight and improve the handling.  Best set up on a budget would be to bolt on the 16v servo, heck of an improvement.   

I used mk3 calipers for this reason. Pesonal preference, I hate the hassle of drums.

Yeah they are alot better, suppose discs do look better than rusty old drums too

the reasons that i was wanting to put the rear disc set-up on was firstly for improved breaking and secondly because i have a mk1 cabrio with a set of 16" bbs rc and i think rear disc set-up would look v funky with my rims. i am planing to change everything to do with the breaking sys.      q1: is mk3 breaks 4 or 5 stud.
q2: what is the best set-up for improved breaking mk2 or mk3.
q3: what is the best servo to use mk2 or mk3.
q4: is the mk3 discs bigger than the mk2.
q5: does the mk2 or mk3 front set-up fit on the mk1.
q6: is there any complacations when doing the change over or is it quite straight forward.
 cheers for all the imput and helping, mick-d-……. :mrgreen:

Q1. Can't remember.
Q2. Much better caliper, same carrier. mk4 caliper is half the weight with a slightly larger piston and different carrier. Mounts the same.
Q3. I used a Passat one. Same as 16V mk2 Golf without sounding as rare.
Q4. Don't know.
Q5. Neither just bolt on. Need Audi carriers, unless you go for 280mm G60 discs with a mounting adapter for the caliper.
Q6. Easy enough. The hoses were the only thing that required a bit of thought. The beam needs to relieved where one of the rear carrier bolts gets a bit close.