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FatWelshBoy:
7R brakes on my Ed30 and they are great. I didn't really notice a longer pedal until I fitted rear calipers with larger pistons. The extra pedal stroke is very slight and 100% worth it over running stock brakes. I came from a 7R to an Ed30 and the first thing that stood out was how crap stock brakes are. The slightly longer pedal is a bit like when you jump in a car you haven't driven before and have to get used to the clutch, before you know it you don't even have to think about the bite point.
LC5F:
I understand that changing piston size effects the ratio between MC and caliper, but can't say I have noticed a long pedal with my Golf R calipers - or even the back end biting first.
Lewo:
I've got the mk7r brakes on mine and have got used to them now. Did notice the slightly longer pedal travel to start with but part of that was down to a poor bleed. Re bled and bedded in properly now and even with the oe TRW pads they have more than enough power for me but yes, will get performance pads when I replace them, maybe lol.
pudding:
Maybe some cars take to the 7R setup better than others in terms of pedal feel. They are hugely more powerful than the stock brakes, not taking that away from them, especially with the oem Clubsport S discs and pads. Could be ageing master cylinders, worn rear calipers, worn servo etc etc contributing to the pedal. Either way, on my daily routes the dead pedal was bad enough to revert back to stock, and they are just as poweful at low to medium speeds.
Where the 7R works best is repeated high speed stopping, from say 100mph coming off a dual carriageway and standing on them. The stockers definitely faded easily in that scenario.....especially if the off ramp is downhill as well as short :grin:
Not knocking anyone's choices of brakes but sometimes some context paints a better picture.
What is weird though is my TDI has the same brakes as the GTI, but are considerably sharper. Need to try and suss that one out at some point!
LC5F:
--- Quote from: Pudding on February 05, 2022, 12:36:42 pm ---What is weird though is my TDI has the same brakes as the GTI, but are considerably sharper. Need to try and suss that one out at some point!
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Different MC sizes to counter the boat anchor diesel? :smiley:
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