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scirocco brakes, definetly recommended
by
RabbitJockey
on 17 Sep, 2006 21:57
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so i swapped scirocco front brakes on to my car, and holy hell, what a difference, i highly recommend it to anyone running around with an a1 car. it takes as much time as installing new calipers, and it's a very nice upgrade.
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#1
by
burn_your_money
on 18 Sep, 2006 17:30
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8v or 16v?
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#2
by
RabbitJockey
on 18 Sep, 2006 19:15
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oh 16v, i only did the fronts my rears are getting mk3 drums
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#3
by
burn_your_money
on 18 Sep, 2006 19:22
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what size are mk3 rears? stock mk1 is 190mm (except caddy, 200mm) right?
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#4
by
RabbitJockey
on 18 Sep, 2006 20:07
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the mk3s are 200, i think the mk1s are 180, i'm not sure but they're small and even my 14" wheels make them look tiny, i think i may need a different proporting valve for this though, the front wheels are definetly doing most the braking, and lock up while the rears won't lock up for me, i kinda wonder if the big drums will help with that though
oh yah and caddies are 200mm's yes sir
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#5
by
Kudagra
on 18 Sep, 2006 22:06
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I just picked up some 95 VR6 Passat spindles and brakes.
Ill try them out when I get the engine back together.
I have more crap then I need for one car...guess that means I need another car.
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#6
by
burn_your_money
on 18 Sep, 2006 22:37
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I have more crap then I need for one car...guess that means I need another car.
That's why I have 5
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#7
by
moosiah
on 19 Sep, 2006 00:19
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Did this yrs ago.... 16v sirrocco frts w 200x 40 rears..... works good. red box mintex pads... squishy pedal tho. I think a 22 mm master would help
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#8
by
RabbitJockey
on 19 Sep, 2006 20:27
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i had a hard pedal, but it seems like i might be getting air in some where.
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#9
by
macsdub
on 20 Sep, 2006 11:14
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swishy pedal??on that above post??i like the stock master,dont upgrade to that 22mm yet,i prefer the better modulation the smaller master provides
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#10
by
moosiah
on 21 Sep, 2006 01:12
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YO!!!!!! Macsdub that's a 'sQuishy pedal ....... :cry: NOT a sWishy pedal........: :shock: I may work in the entertainment bizz in SF , but I don't hang out there, live 50 mls north,,,, up near where Tusker lives ....... in the heart of the whine country..... :lol:
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#11
by
RabbitJockey
on 21 Sep, 2006 20:59
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if i could find an early canadian passat with drums they had like 220mm drums on the ass end, but that's a needle in a hay stack
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#12
by
VW Smokr
on 15 Oct, 2006 18:49
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Quoting Trev0rbr: "if i could find an early canadian passat with drums they had like 220mm drums on the ass end, but that's a needle in a hay stack"
Hadn't heard that before. AFAIK all the early Passats (Dashers) & Audi 80s(Foxes) came with the 200mm drums. Theoretically, some really early/really cheap Golf 1/Rabbits came with 230mm front drum brakes, but I've never seen any.
OTOH many, if not most, of the 78-84 Audi 5000 models came with 230mm rear drums (4 x 108mm wheel lugs), that should be able to be retrofitted to A1, A2, B1, B2, and BX chassis without a huge hassle. Some even had externally-finned drums for additional cooling! [Lessee.. with the fins, they'd look like about 10.5" wide drums, shining through the wheel openings, not exactly tiny any more.] Seems like most ran off 22mm master cylinders.
J.R.