brake upgrade for the race car

[Volksee77]

well I finally bit the bullet and (with santa's help) i got serious with the golf's brakes.

Went from this


to this awesome goodness


6 pot billet aluminium race brakes










so much lighter than the previous brakes and should stop ALOT quicker now. The previous units were great and i couldn't fault them for sport and sprint driving but i want to step it up further for sustained track attacks.

more to come

[Martin]

Wonderful photos - looks awesome!

So, did the standard wheels fit over those bad boy calipers?

[Volksee77]

well the 15" fit...............just, has about 3mm clearance but it does fit. I am changing the wheels later on for a different set of rims as I have 12 of these rims some will have to go.

[Stiggy_21]

What size are the disks??
280 or something more magical

[kaanage]

Was it this?

And were the old caliper mounts bolt on as well or did you have to modify/replace the hubs?

[Deadpool]

Looks good man, I was tempted to grab some of those from eBay as well.

Any reason your rotors are now facing a different direction to what the previous ones were? I just noticed that the slots were facing the opposite way to the ones you had on originally.

[Volksee77]

yeah that is close to what these are and they a great made bit of gear hey and I purchased dealer direct after a lengthy discussion. The discs are 286mm as i still want to retain the mk1's quick acceleration and revvy nature so the smaller the rim the better hence my keeping a 15" setup. Disc direction is purely manufacturer instructions. Black diamond recommend 1 direction, K sport (AP) recommend this direction. Just need to change around the bleeders and it is ready for the road.

[Diesel_vert]

In the seventh photo, is that a crack in the wheel or just a misadventure with the pencil in MS Paint?

[Martin]

Wow - that's observant - looks like a crack in two spokes

[Deadpool]

Wow - that's observant - looks like a crack in two spokes

It's something on the lens. Otherwise it's across the spokes and inside them. Look closely.

[ryana89]

I am changing the wheels later on for a different set of rims as I have 12 of these rims some will have to go.

You have 12 15 inch R8's?
I may be interested, when they have to go.

[Volksee77]

hey Kaanage i have both, i have made adaptors and I also have modified hubs, both will be sale shortly. Yeah guys just a bit of ****e on the lens, the rims have 0 cracks, look at the next photo as it is the same rim.

Yeah mate i have 12 Ronal R8's all in pretty good cond. some have clear coat peeling, some have very minor gutter rash and some are perfect.