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Title: Fitting GTI brakes onto 1.6 FSI golf.
Post by: RoMocop on October 05, 2011, 09:01:15 pm
Just sold my GTI brakes, person who bought them is trying to fit them onto his 1.6 fsi golf.

He says he thinks he needs gti hubs as the carrier for the caliper is part of the hub on his car?

Anyone shed some light as I dont have a clue.

Cheers.  :happy2:
Title: Re: Fitting GTI brakes onto 1.6 FSI golf.
Post by: Andy on October 05, 2011, 09:04:12 pm
afraid he is right
Title: Re: Fitting GTI brakes onto 1.6 FSI golf.
Post by: RoMocop on October 05, 2011, 09:09:50 pm
Ok, cheers.

Any ideas if the 1.6 legs will fit into the gti hubs?
Title: Re: Fitting GTI brakes onto 1.6 FSI golf.
Post by: Andy on October 05, 2011, 09:14:46 pm
if i remember rightly where they fit into the shockers are a different size also--the 1.6 are 50mm the gti are 55mm
Title: Re: Fitting GTI brakes onto 1.6 FSI golf.
Post by: RoMocop on October 05, 2011, 09:18:07 pm
Thanks for that.  :happy2: Sorry to be a pain, can you give me a list of the parts required apart from the brake setup (front) itself?
Title: Re: Fitting GTI brakes onto 1.6 FSI golf.
Post by: dan1985 on October 05, 2011, 09:19:42 pm
The wheel bearings are also different, cast hubs with integrated brake carriers (50mm struts) only have 3 bolts holding wheel bearing on, or at least mine did.

When I upgraded to R32 brakes I needed 55mm struts, hubs, wheel bearings and a few new nuts and bolts
Title: Re: Fitting GTI brakes onto 1.6 FSI golf.
Post by: RoMocop on October 05, 2011, 09:27:14 pm
Cheers mate.  :happy2:
Title: Re: Fitting GTI brakes onto 1.6 FSI golf.
Post by: Andy on October 05, 2011, 09:27:49 pm
might have to change a few things like
Front suspension,also the drive shafts and cv joints might need doing as am sure thier smaller,Hopefully some body might confirm all this
Title: Re: Fitting GTI brakes onto 1.6 FSI golf.
Post by: dan1985 on October 05, 2011, 10:13:00 pm
Ours is a 1.9tdi and driveshafts and CV joints are exactly the same,I spent about £400 quid on hubs and bearings, nuts and bolts etc
Title: Re: Fitting GTI brakes onto 1.6 FSI golf.
Post by: mortygttdi on October 05, 2011, 10:38:01 pm
If he needs the hubs i have some sat here with abs sensors and bearing still in, i'm sure he can pick up a very cheap set of gt tdi suspension for around £50 on ebay unless he can find 2 front gt tdi struts cos I also have the gt tdi springs and rear shocks, same dimensions has the GTi.

Darren
Title: Re: Fitting GTI brakes onto 1.6 FSI golf.
Post by: RoMocop on October 05, 2011, 10:41:44 pm
If he needs the hubs i have some sat here with abs sensors and bearing still in, i'm sure he can pick up a very cheap set of gt tdi suspension for around £50 on ebay unless he can find 2 front gt tdi struts cos I also have the gt tdi springs and rear shocks, same dimensions has the GTi.

Darren

Thanks Darren, do you mind if I pass your username onto him incase he wants to get in touch. Hes a member on here.
Title: Re: Fitting GTI brakes onto 1.6 FSI golf.
Post by: jaydexstar on October 06, 2011, 09:19:27 am
damm lol, so i need gti front hubs and bearings and either gti fronts legs or gt tdi ??how much u wanting for those front hubs with bearings in buddy??guessing my lowering springs that ive got fitted wont fit in the gt tdi legs either will they so will need another set of lowering springs?? ta guys
Title: Re: Fitting GTI brakes onto 1.6 FSI golf.
Post by: Andy on October 06, 2011, 12:02:46 pm
reminds me i still have the full suspension set up of my gttdi as well
Title: Re: Fitting GTI brakes onto 1.6 FSI golf.
Post by: jaydexstar on October 06, 2011, 12:50:13 pm
can someone comfirm if i need the cv joints and drive shafts aswell?if i need hubs with bearings etc and legs i'll still go ahead and fit them but if i need cv's and drive shafts i think its a bot ott just for some bigger brakes when in reality it doesnt need them lol
Title: Re: Fitting GTI brakes onto 1.6 FSI golf.
Post by: mortygttdi on October 06, 2011, 11:13:29 pm
can someone comfirm if i need the cv joints and drive shafts aswell?if i need hubs with bearings etc and legs i'll still go ahead and fit them but if i need cv's and drive shafts i think its a bot ott just for some bigger brakes when in reality it doesnt need them lol

Ill have a look on ETKA regards the drive shafts but will be in the morning now.

The hubs and bearing you can have for £20 each but may be cheaper for you to pick up but can arrange postage??

Darren 
Title: Re: Fitting GTI brakes onto 1.6 FSI golf.
Post by: jaydexstar on October 08, 2011, 11:54:24 am
eyup morty, that sounds good mate for the hubs, topman, still need to find out if i need drive shafts and trying to find a set of suspension cheap :drool: