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General Information => Upgrades (non engine related ) => Topic started by: Torchd on February 08, 2009, 10:53:13 am

Title: Rear Discs brakes from a corrado onto an MKII?
Post by: Torchd on February 08, 2009, 10:53:13 am

Hey guys!

I have heard that the whole rear axle beam removed from a corrado can be fitted to an MKII golf with the disc brakes and every thing?

Is that true? What other parts would be required?

Thanks.

Title: Rear Discs brakes from a corrado onto an MKII?
Post by: AudiVWguy on February 09, 2009, 09:25:01 pm

Get out yer tape measure to make sure the width and pivot points are the same. Take pictures of brake line routing to compare.
Other wise, you can just unbolt the pieces that hold the old stuff and bolt on the new parts. Doing the whole rear section would be the better way to go if everything matches up.
-JB

Title: Rear Discs brakes from a corrado onto an MKII?
Post by: truckinwagen on February 09, 2009, 09:30:39 pm

should fit, if the whole rear beam does not, then you can swap the discs to your beam, the stub axles will bolt up, just did that swap on my rabbit

Title: Rear Discs brakes from a corrado onto an MKII?
Post by: foxracer1 on February 10, 2009, 11:00:14 am

I have a jetta III axle under my MKII jetta. Its about 3/4" wider at the flanges on each side. Every thing bolts up the same. My friend has a corrado axle under his MKII jetta. Fits just fine. Has a bigger sway bar built in to the beam. Do it!

Title: Rear Discs brakes from a corrado onto an MKII?
Post by: Torchd on February 11, 2009, 05:14:09 am

Thanks....  what hand brake cables will I be using? I was told cable from the MKII GTI will fit no problems... is that true?

Title: Rear Discs brakes from a corrado onto an MKII?
Post by: Smokey Eddy on February 11, 2009, 05:36:53 am

Fox, do your rear tires stick out wider than normal then?

Title: Rear Discs brakes from a corrado onto an MKII?
Post by: foxracer1 on February 11, 2009, 09:30:23 am

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Thanks.... what hand brake cables will I be using? I was told cable from the MKII GTI will fit no problems... is that true?

Yeah GTI cables will work. I had to use early MKII (85-87) jetta w/disc cables.

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Fox, do your rear tires stick out wider than normal then?

Yeah slightly. They still tuck under the wheel wells with the tall skinny tires i have now. Haven't tried any wider wheels. Also i have 1st gen passat control arms up front with MKIII 100mm cv axles. They stick out noticeably. Once again not much rubbing with my current tire setup. 185/70-14  Looks good though.

Title: Rear Discs brakes from a corrado onto an MKII?
Post by: Torchd on February 18, 2009, 12:01:35 pm

seen... thanks guys!

Title: Rear Discs brakes from a corrado onto an MKII?
Post by: zukgod1 on February 18, 2009, 12:03:07 pm

I'm a bit late here but Passat rears bolt right up to your mk2 axle.

Title: Rear Discs brakes from a corrado onto an MKII?
Post by: Torchd on February 19, 2009, 12:06:27 am

Which Passat?

Title: Rear Discs brakes from a corrado onto an MKII?
Post by: Torchd on February 20, 2009, 11:15:51 pm

ZUKGOD1... which passat??

Title: Rear Discs brakes from a corrado onto an MKII?
Post by: foxracer1 on February 21, 2009, 02:42:04 am

Any passat will bolt on but some had 5 lug didn't they? That gets complicated cause then you have to do the front hubs.

Title: Rear Discs brakes from a corrado onto an MKII?
Post by: zukgod1 on February 21, 2009, 11:12:42 pm

Sorry I forgot to subscribe so I didn't see it was still an on going conversation.

The Passat I used was a mid 90's 4 lug.

All Passat rear disc's are the same I believe up until they switched to 5 lugs, then things got moved around a bit.

Title: Rear Discs brakes from a corrado onto an MKII?
Post by: Torchd on February 22, 2009, 11:28:34 am

Hmm... Thanks zukgod. I will start looking for a passat rear axle, hopefully it should be easier to find!

Title: Rear Discs brakes from a corrado onto an MKII?
Post by: zukgod1 on February 22, 2009, 12:03:53 pm

There are usually a few Passats in our local yards. from what I remember there are a couple bolts that have a Allen head. kinda hrd to remove.

get the brakes, spindals, parking brake cables, and if you can the hard lines on the rear axles if not though yours will work.

Title: Rear Discs brakes from a corrado onto an MKII?
Post by: Torchd on February 23, 2009, 02:45:51 am

hmm...  So that tells me the rear beam is same on both the cars..

Title: Rear Discs brakes from a corrado onto an MKII?
Post by: zukgod1 on February 23, 2009, 08:07:12 am

Could be, could also be that just the bolt pattern where the brakes bolt to the axle are the same. the Passat is prob going to be wider that a jetta, GTI, Golf or Corrado?

Title: Rear Discs brakes from a corrado onto an MKII?
Post by: foxracer1 on February 23, 2009, 10:26:10 am

The passat rear axle will be wider. Should be similar to the Jetta III rear axle. It will most likely have a torsion sway bar built in to the beam.

Any 4 lug rear disc brake set up will bolt in to your car.

Title: Rear Discs brakes from a corrado onto an MKII?
Post by: Torchd on February 24, 2009, 03:43:53 pm

Rite. Thanks foxracer