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Brake Confusion!
Lucastheone92:
My edition 30 is going stage 2 soon and I feel i will need some better brakes.
I dont fancy spending a fortune of big brake kits and I've heard the r32/s3 brakes can be too heavy. Could i just upgrade the pads and change the brake fluid?
RetroRaz:
you can R32 setup but get Audi TTS Discs, they are lighter than r32 discs.
I ran these on my old gti and you feel the difference in the steering.
Ill have an r32 setup coming off my current car soon if youre interested?
Lucastheone92:
--- Quote from: RetroRaz on February 20, 2017, 11:45:32 am ---you can R32 setup but get Audi TTS Discs, they are lighter than r32 discs.
I ran these on my old gti and you feel the difference in the steering.
Ill have an r32 setup coming off my current car soon if youre interested?
--- End quote ---
What would the r32 setup consist of and do you have the tts discs coking off your car too?
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RetroRaz:
R32 Brake Calipers, carriers, Discs, pads and braided brake lines.
Ive not got the TTS discs on mine, not sure what brand they are but they dont seem heavy compared to my old r32 setup I had so just left them on.
th3_f15t:
The R32 brake setup is more than enough for fast road use, quite cost effective and the weight penalty isn't too much of an issue especially if running after market alloys which are usually lighter than stock items anyway.
The next upgrade to consider would be the Porsche 986 Boxster front caliper upgrade. This is probably one of the most popular multi-piston, lighter caliper upgrades for the Golf/Audi/Leon platform with loads of support for it from tuning companies.
Ultimately, you can do what I did and go for the Porsche Cayenne 6 piston upgrade. Cost me around £1000 in parts and I fitted it myself to keep costs down but it's more than capable of big power in a Golf/Audi/Leon.
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