Brake conversion

[Hakan]

hey everyone ive got a golf vr6 .i was wondering if its possible to put audi TT brakes on all around. since the vr6 has 280mm brakes up front and the audi has 312 mm? also would i have to get a aftermarket carrier and custom brake lines ?

[Mk3 AAA]

I'm not entirely sure, but I do know that ECS sell adapter brackets for some of the conversion.

[mk1turbo79]

It is possible, brackets from a B5.5 passat or A6 will fit If I recall correctly. You will need 17inch rims.

[Hakan]

oh no 17s you say . i just ordered my kerscher carmona fronts 16x7.5 +20 and rears 16x9 +15s . looks like i cant go with bigger brakes then

[HaydEn]

Could go 288's not that it's really worth it. Or check out black forest they have a fair few kits in a range of sizes

[Hakan]

okay i did some research and found out that you can use the front brakes from an audi TT 312mm. the only modification you need to do is that you need to put a 6mm plate between the HUB and Carrier as a spacer to center the calliper aswell as replacing the carrier bolts with high tensile 40mm bolts . And good news is that i can use 16" rims but not 15" . looks like im gona try it out .

[Jarred]

I was under the impression you could run 312mm brakes using mk 4/TT (312) carriers and existing VR calipers. Can't remember if the existing caliper were 280s or 288's.

And yes, 16 will be the minimum you can run, and you might run into trouble depending on the wheels brake clearance.

Tim would be the man to ask, as he has 312mm brakes!

[Ben J]

As the others have said, it can be done. Regarding the back brakes, there really isn't a lot of point in upgrading those too much, they don't do a lot anyway. Mk4 rear calipers are a nice bolt on mod though, theyre a fair bit lighter and such.

Mainly posting to say, can't wait to see those wheels on I very seriously considered a set a while back

[Hakan]

As the others have said, it can be done. Regarding the back brakes, there really isn't a lot of point in upgrading those too much, they don't do a lot anyway. Mk4 rear calipers are a nice bolt on mod though, theyre a fair bit lighter and such.

Mainly posting to say, can't wait to see those wheels on I very seriously considered a set a while back

thank-you i cant wait too see them myself . it should look pretty nice im thinking off stretching 195/40s all around . should be a good stretch .i couldnt really be bothered working on the golf since ive fixed all the mechanical problems i had you would remember from my other posts.now ive lost my licence for a year only got around 6 months left.and i was so close to selling it but i couldnt do it after ive spent so much time on it . now im going for looks not power.thinking of a respray after i put on the wheels,which should help me decide on colour .