MK4 Brake Upgrades

[stoneyfordNI]

best bet is to get a set of 288mm someone has ripped from a 130 as part of a TT upgrade

 

[golfturbo]

you need the hubs yes and prob 16inch wheel minimum to clear the caliper i would say the 288mm would be better and cheaper if you were doing this as a few people may have the 288mm disks and caliper lying around from upgrading to the 312mm
but with the power the 1.4 puts out your never going to need the stopping power of the 312mm i dont think

Gaz is right on the requirements, with your existing 17's hubs is all you will need in addition to the set up.

 

[pine]

I got my hands on calibers like the ones on Ibiza Evo 2 pics, BUT the carrier is little different so it won't fit!!! The caliber does look in the pictures exactly the same, but the carrier has shorter 'legs'..

 

[orange]

What braided lines can I use with the 312mm swap?

 

[Ibiza Evo 2]

Today i have fitted finally my TT brakes and replaced the brake fluid by DOT5.1.

before

after

comparison

 

[stoneyfordNI]

looking good friend , i was in daniels car (spaniels FR) which uses oem 312mm and it stopped v well , mine uses galfer kit and also steel caliper sliders and the brake feel and power is blinding .

health to enjoy

 

[gazjones]

just a quick question what brake fl;uid have people topped up with when doing the upgrade. also im going to get my fluid changed full soon and was wondering if dot5 silicon fluid would be good its made by automec from the usa, reason is i can get it from work pretty cheap and says never needs changing

 

[Ibiza Evo 2]

I got DOT5.1 now...can't tell that there's a difference because i've changed the fluid together with the 312mm brakes.

 

[gazjones]

ah right found out its dot 4 as standard so going to have to get some of that to top up with then get fluid changed completely!

 

[stoneyfordNI]

motul RBF600 give bill brockbank a shout

 

[gazjones]

when fitting these does the hose point downwards or upwards ie if its downwards the nipple is at the top and the other way around cant work out wich is for what side!
one caliper has PA and the other has HD on it

 

[gazjones]

fitted my 312mm today lok great and work very well and not to hard to do looks even bettter when they are painted!

 

[golfturbo]

fitted my 312mm today lok great and work very well and not to hard to do looks even bettter when they are painted!

That was quick work Gaz!

 

[gazjones]

ow yes arrived friday morning at work and painted them friday evening and got to work on sat morning! got some pics in red in the pictures thread if you want to use them your more than welcome!

 

[Silver Bullet]

Does anyone know if those sweet red brembo calipers are available for the 312mm brakes? Would that fit under the stock 16's? Tried looking on the brembo page but they don't have much information on what fits what.

 

[gazjones]

brembo calipers need the 17 inch wheels! as they are huge calipers 312mm tt set up just clears the 16 inch wheels!

 

[pj2001]

Some basic questions, are the brakes on the Ibiza Cupra not better than the FR? or since you'd need to buy a new Cupra kit anyway is it worth just going for the TT setup. No one has upgraded the discs on the TT set so they're ample? no need for drilled or grooved? OR would drilled/ grooved discs with upgraded pads desgined for the Ibiza be another option, just trying to get folks views on this.

Thanks,

PJ.

 

[Icecavern]

I have a question too. Anyone thats done this conversion, are the calipers on the TT setup the same as the TDI ones? Just wondering if it's possible to simply replace the carriers and discs?

 

[gazjones]

the 288 mm setup like the golf gti had has the same calipers i belive also my dads leon tdi 130 has same calipers but is on the 288 set up im not 100 percent positive they are exactly the same but look the same!

 

[T. Spark]

Some basic questions, are the brakes on the Ibiza Cupra not better than the FR? or since you'd need to buy a new Cupra kit anyway is it worth just going for the TT setup. No one has upgraded the discs on the TT set so they're ample? no need for drilled or grooved? OR would drilled/ grooved discs with upgraded pads desgined for the Ibiza be another option, just trying to get folks views on this.

Thanks,

PJ.

The Cupra MK4 has better brakes as standard than the FR. I looked at drilled/grooved discs, but ended up with normal ones! I foudn the brakes alot better, and would class it as a good upgrade to go with a remap!