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pudding:

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--- 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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Pretty sure it's the same 23mm as MK5, but I'll find out.  It's probably more to do with the fact it has a 3rd of the GTI's mileage on it  :grin:

breeze:
Is there a replacement caliper carrier that works for the MK5 GTI?

In other words, retain the caliper but fit a bigger disc and a carrier that spaces the caliper out to accommodate the bigger disc. Would be super easy, you wouldn’t even need to bleed the system.

pandaman:

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--- Quote from: breeze on February 02, 2022, 04:36:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: terrier on February 02, 2022, 01:01:25 pm ---my 986s have passed 4 MOTs so  :happy2:

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From the post above, it sounds like they are a good fit. Not that I’d trust an MOT to tell you if they weren’t!

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BBS CH 18 x 8 et50 with forge 11mm spacers

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Cheers Terrier that's pretty close in spec to my wheels so it seems I'm going to need spacers if I want these calipers, a shame as i'd be rubbing hard with spacers that big, and I'm 99% sure my insurance said no spacers (Brentacre)

Probably better off saving some money and just getting decent pads and discs like Vagbremtechnic J hooked and Ferodo DS2500.

drval85:
Just to resolve this, CH-Rs in 18x8.5 et47 will NOT clear 986 calipers without a spacer. 

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