Looking for a good front brake setup for my mk1

Hi im looking for a good 4 pot front brake setup for my mk1 golf fitted with a G60 engine with 230bhp. I have seen the wilwood kit that is available, is there anything else and if so where?

Thanks in advance,

cheers,auld

I use Wilwood Midilight 4 pots on my hillclimb and sprint car, Rallydesign spacers, forest brake pipe elbows with Goodridge hoses. Originally I used them with a 16v master cylinder and Wilwood smart pads. This set up was great for track/race use, never had brake fade. That car was raced like that in Eurosaloons circuit racing and used by me for trackdays.

I now run it with no servo, more mechanical pedal ratio and EBC Greenstuff pads in Hillclimbs and sprints. The only reason for EBC pads is that I wanted more bite from the non servo setup. Works fine but takes a little getting used to the non servo feel. Couldn't swear that the EBC pads are better or worse but work fine.

Any way I reckon the Wilwoods are fantastic to change pads, super fast, plus well finished. I've had a few issues with bleed nipple failure and the radial mounting bolts failing but I didn't fit them initially so that could be incorrect torque settings. I've not had problems since I fixed the initial faults. All that said I wouldn't suggest removing the servo unless you have a very light car - or need a very light car but I've no complaints about the calipers for the price they go for.

Thanks for the reply mate, think the car is running a passat servo.

seen the wilwood kit and looked good but thought id ask. the car was fitted with the wilwood 6 pot kit before i owned it, but think ill go for the 4 pot.

Its currently fitted with volvo 4 pots i think but im noticing quite alot of fade so fancy upgrading

cheers,auld

No worries,

I use Wilwood fluid as well. mainly because I bought too much when I rebuilt them for the first time, on Rallydesigns advice!! Nothing against Rallydesign, their brake guy sems pretty good, but you normally have to do some work to anything you buy off them. Not a problem as their prices are ok and the basics are ok, it's just the detail or finish that needs sorting, which i personally don't mind as I said, for the price.

If you want the best buy for AP and you will get what you pay for , depends on what you can afford. That's why I tend to buy from Rallydesign and the like. Hitec brakes seem to have a good reputation I hear from other racers and compbrake do some MK1 kits as well. I buy from Compbrake parts as well (have a trade account if that can help you) but I've never used their brake calipers myself. Their products are like Rallydesign, sensible prices, but you will need to do some fine tuning - assume thier brake calipers are ok out of the box - like Wilwood - be dodgy if they were not  8O.