Toying with modding my brakes a litte more

[ranton-inc]

Hey guys..

just having another brain fart.. my rear rotors are rooted as well me gonna replace dem!

however.. they look small and cruddy behind the 18's!

and then i started thinking about the phesability of Putting in

MKIV GTI Front Rotors 11.3" (288x25)



in place of the

MKIV R32 Rear Rotors 10.1 (256x22)



all for the sake of making the wheel look a little fuller

[DUB 20V]

yeah do it ecs does the kit so you wont need to make brackets, or you can if you are good whit a laith.

[ranton-inc]

but the kit they do isnt the front rotors tho is it?

[DUB 20V]

but the kit they do isnt the front rotors tho is it?

no its a bigger rear rotor kit. not sure in size tho.

[SoVeReIgN]

How often do you reach the limits of the standard rear discs?

I bet never.. waste of money imho.

[DUB 20V]

How often do you reach the limits of the standard rear discs?

I bet never.. waste of money imho.

party pooper bigger is always better, they will still be better than std, i know my brakes are better even at low speed.

[Peter Jones]

Wouldn't this affect brake bias?

Pete

[DUB 20V]

Wouldn't this affect brake bias?

Pete

probley thats when i put 6 pot brakes on the front of my car we needed to do rears aswell, even my car with the r32 brakes on the front and mk4 gti rears, there was way to much front braking,

[SoVeReIgN]

Wouldn't this affect brake bias?

Pete

EBD takes care of the bias, computer controlled so it doesn't really matter what size brakes you put on, you'll never lock one before the other. (From what i've read - I could be wrong)

Bigger isn't always better!!

I'm currently upgrading my brakes to r32 brakes and doing some reading i'm expecting braking distances to INCREASE - The only thing that the bigger brakes do is reduce fade after repeated braking.

[balkanac]

I'm currently upgrading my brakes to r32 brakes and doing some reading i'm expecting braking distances to INCREASE - The only thing that the bigger brakes do is reduce fade after repeated braking.

Increase??? so your car will not brake as good as before?? I don't get it...

[gareth_oau]

Ive got 355mm discs on my FPV (which seems to weigh about 10 tonnes!), but the brakes are quite amazing, though I must admit I dont know if its down to disc size, or the 6 piston calipers.

When the traffic lights go amber, first think I do is check my rear vision mirror, coz I know i will stop, its the car behind me that I worry about.

However, I still think the BIGGEST justification for big discs is that they look so much better and make the wheels look fantastic!!

biggest downsize is the amount of brake dust and the constantly filthy wheels.

[DUB 20V]

Ive got 355mm discs on my FPV (which seems to weigh about 10 tonnes!), but the brakes are quite amazing, though I must admit I dont know if its down to disc size, or the 6 piston calipers.

When the traffic lights go amber, first think I do is check my rear vision mirror, coz I know i will stop, its the car behind me that I worry about.

However, I still think the BIGGEST justification for big discs is that they look so much better and make the wheels look fantastic!!

biggest downsize is the amount of brake dust and the constantly filthy wheels.

yes i love my brakes for wank factor, i know what you maen about checking the rear veiw mirror. 6 pot calipers front 4 pot rears is pimpin......

[DIDZ]

Wouldn't this affect brake bias?

Pete

Indeed, not to mention heavier.

[Treza360]

You have too much money and time dude.
Do it and let there be awesome.
Do you have to put in new calipers as well?

[SoVeReIgN]

Increase??? so your car will not brake as good as before?? I don't get it...

Well think about it, if the brakes can already apply enough force to lock the wheel, what is the point of going for larger brakes?

Larger brakes only add rotating weight, which decreases accell and increases stopping distances.

The only real plus side to larger brakes is the ability to stop repeatedly without experiencing brake fade.

ie - My current brakes might be able to stop me 2 or 3 times from 150km/h without dramas, but after that braking distances are increased dramatically, bigger brakes won't have the same dramas.

At lower speeds, braking distance is soley a matter of tyre stickiness, weight of the car & the ABS system.