brakes

im going to need more stopping power with 275bhp and i want them to fit under standard 14in rims any ideas

Yo Bad

Try :

Dubsport.com is for sale | HugeDomains  (south Lancs)

in a couple of weeks when they get their site back on line.

They've been there and dunnit

Cheers

a little more information would be a lot better pleaz

Yo Bad

I don't have any info on Dubsport other than they have produced some highly powered specials and racers (methinks including a twin engined beastie). They live just off the M6 around Jct 27 ish (in the vicinity of Wrightington Hospital - Hip place).  

Their website (as per link) is being updated so until its up and running again, you'll have to wait I'm afraid.. They may have an ad in VWM or the Golf+ magazines so if you've nowt better to do tomorrow, go hang out at WH Smiths and check to see if there's a phone no..  I'm sure they'll be able to help (usual disclaimers!)

Cheers

Hi

How about TSR 270mm Big Brake kit - expensive but worth a look……

TSR-Performance Ltd

I'm getting the 285mm kit fitted soon     

Willwood do brake conversions for the MK1, alli light weight calipers (4 pots I beieve), brackets and discs for something ike ?450.00. HAve a look at Rally Designs website as they are listed on there. Thought about a set for my MK1, rang them to check to make sure it wasn;t a mis-print and it is the reight price shown on the site. Good deal imo.

cheers ill take a look into those

Do the Willwood calipers fit in 14" rims? :?

Cheers
Rajan

I had a look at these from rallydesign.

You need 15'' rims for the 280 kit you might be able to squeeze the 256 kit under 14's .

Volkswagen from Rally Design

?467.23 including VAT For a Wilwood midlite kit.

Nice 8)

Well i have had my brake conversion on for a couple of weeks now and can safely recommend it.  saved my car when sum1 decided to pull into my lane all of a sudden coz they just realised last min that there was a broken down car  in their lane at night and the f**kers decided not to leave their hazaed lights on..and that was in a tunnel on the a406.. anyway my car stopped within an inch of  shunting an audi 80… the tunnel filled wiv smoke and im sure i can still smell rubber in my car two days later… i also pulled a muscle in my calf due to a reflex that made my foot hit the pedal like there was a fly on it…

im 100% sure if i had the standard set up i would have no front end on my car… :twisted:

thing is for once i was driving sensibly, anyway heres the setup:

passat 16v master cylinder and servo,
zimmerman cross drilled 280mm G60 disks
pagid fast road pads
designa dubs caliper extension brackets
freshly bled system and newly adjusted rear drums

pedal feels much more positive, no more sloppyness in pedal, brakes catcch on even with light pedal pressure and tbh appart from that emmergency braking incident, ive never had to brake hard yet.. no more brake fade when hot either.

skids slightly when u brake hard but u dont really need to brake so hard to stop quickly, bit of old pumping sorts it though..

As i did these mods one by one the thing that made the most diff was re-adjusting my rear drums but as a package it makes a huge difference…

Oh yeh i have 15" bbs ra's on mine and theres no way u can fit a smaller size wheel on there as there is literally 2mm gap between the caliper and the inside of the alloys..

good luck.

Sh1t  8O  - glad the cars OK (and you of course)  :wink:

It has always put me off driving too fast with the standard brakes - cant wait to get my uprated brakes fitted now.

Wot do you think of the pagid pads?

pads are ok, dunno if its due to the larger dics but they dont fade at all, only after that incident did they fade the next time i braked but i think thats expected! they cooled off quite quickly though…

yeh it was a bit shocking, dont go round speeding just coz u got uprated brakes though! 8O
wot we need is a company to manufacture an ABS kit for us LOL!

Badbub & Y'all

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