Brake options with standard FR wheels

[MacFever]

My car needs better brakes but I dont want to change my standard FR wheels (I like them a lot)
Can I fit the Seat race brakes together with wheel spacers and if so how much mm must they be?

Other options ?

Thanks

 

[MacFever]

Anyone ?

 

[jc_boc]

Don't see why not but techie may be able to tell you what clearance you will need.

 

[techie]

Going to be tough, dont know for sure as not tried some but better off with a 312mm upgrade I think.

 

[ibizaracebrake]

my dealer said only the standard cupra/boc alloys fit over the racing brakes, all other accessory seat alloys for the mk5 don't have enough clearance. if anyone has got aftermarket 17" alloys over them please tell me, I have had to order custom made wheels for my car from demon tweeks.

 

[MacFever]

Going to be tough, dont know for sure as not tried some but better off with a 312mm upgrade I think.

Sorry for my ignorance but how does this upograde work : only changing the discs or also the brakes themselves ?

 

[techie]

Just get the Audi TT (etc) carrier for the caliper, fit the 312mm discs (same as the Racing brake upgrade) and refit your caliper with the new carrier, job done.

 

[MacFever]

What do you mean by the audi TT carrier ?
I suppose it is the audi TT mkII ?

 

[techie]

No MK1 TT, same as Leon Cupra, MK4 Golf anni. Its the parts that mounts the caliper to the bearing carrier. Pretty well covered if you search for 312mm brake conversion, same as Mk4 Ibiza but you dont have to change the caliper.

 

[MacFever]

I have a Beetle with the 312 mm upgrade in place (is now my wife's car and she is driving much slower than I do !)
Do you think it is possible to swap the brakes between my Beetle and my FR or will I need to buy additional hardware ?

 

[techie]

They would be a straight swap, not need to change the calipers though, just swap the carriers and the discs.

 

[MacFever]

Do you know how much time (€?) this would take a professional ?

 

[techie]

To swap car to car?

About 1.5 hours labour max i'd say, best call around for some quotes.

 

[MacFever]

If I dont swap where would be the best place to buy the parts I need for the FR ?

Sorry to be asking all these annoying questions

 

[techie]

Im not sure for you where you are but i'd be looking somewhere like the TT Shop here.

 

[Dave 77]

Rang/emailed round and best price i found was sere motors on here http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=249

Should have them on hopefully next weekend depending on the weather

 

[MacFever]

One last question : if the calipers and the brakepads remain the same how does the car brake harder if the contact pad-disk is the same ?

 

[MacFever]

Rang/emailed round and best price i found was sere motors on here http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=249

Should have them on hopefully next weekend depending on the weather

What is the total price you got ?

 

[Dave 77]

I think it was £175 for the carriers and £95 for the disks

 

[MacFever]

I think it was £175 for the carriers and £95 for the disks

Shipping included ?