R32 brakes on an Ibiza?

[Mr Max]

as the title....

A friend is thinking of up grading his R32 brakes to RS6 brakes. was just wondering if anyone had ever heard of anyone putting R32 brakes on an Ibiza or if anyone would have a clue of whats needed.

Mark

 

[rashcupra]

im quessing that the golf mk4 has the same style steering knuckle as the ibiza and it would be a case of swaping the discs and calipers over and then bleeding the system but im not sure would be a great modification tho!

 

[croakey]

sounds good..go for it!

 

[Ad Lav]

Front end gets very heavy, I tried this, way way too big, wheels need to be 18's minimum!

 

[rashcupra]

ud have to buy the r32 wheels as well then wot a shame

 

[Mr Max]

wheels need to be 18's minimum!

well balls to that idea

 

[gazjones]

not sure but arnt the same siza disk as the lcr brembos and they should fit under the ibiza cupra 17's i would have though

 

[Mr Max]

well the guy that owns the R32 said he 'thought' they should fit behind 17's. im not overly panicing anyway, it was just a random idea as his brakes would be lying in his shed.

 

[gazjones]

yea good idea and would be easy to change just the wheels that would be the problem

 

[Ant FR]

i would have thought they would fit behind 17's. My old brakes were Brembos with 328mm discs on cupra 17's. Thought the R32 had 230mm discs, but with smaller caliper. would be close but should go.

 

[gazjones]

the calipers dont stick out towards the wheel as much at brembos or set sport ones, it was yours i was thinking of ant when i said about cupra wheels being ok

 

[STOCKY]

Would be a nice upgrade.... Id be concerned that they wouldnt fit with your wheels Max.

but if they are just sitting in his shed Im sure you could try before you buy.

 

[Mr Max]

hopefully by next winter ill have saved enough coppers to buy 17's for the **** weather, so i'd have 17's all year round.

Its lenny in the new shape R32 filling my head with idea's.

 

[rashcupra]

go 4 it! what does he want for them?

 

[stoneyfordNI]

the brakes on a 32 are 345mm with twin piston calipers , they should bolt straight on as the hubs for 4wd 312mm are the same for the R32s , it will be heavy , the pads and discs are uber expensive YOU WILL need 18s ,

and ifyou jump on them id say the car will flip, i can see your viewpoint max , but 312s on standard wheels- even 16s are grand ,

 

[Mr Max]

alright stranger, i dont think ill bother, it was more just for the look of them really, too much hassle for just all show, lol, im happy enough with the standard ones

 

[stoneyfordNI]

it would look class- oh theyd need sprayed away from blue too saw the pics of the new kit -very nice

 

[Mr Max]

im not sure on it yet, ill make my mind up when i get the wheels back on. Its a grey stoney wagon basically, lol!

 

[Rosco906]

i saw the brakes on a new r32

there monsters!