Jakeyb 23 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 wondering what is the best rear brakes people are using on the VR6's n turbos ... been toying with the ide of modifiying a pair of hubs to work/ fit but wouldnt mind saving myself some time if anyone has any bright ideas... ideally i wanted to run 345mm r32 front n rear brakes .. ive just purchased a 312mm edition 30 brakes ... the discs are scrap as there 5 x 112 but obv 5x 100 will be fine as there still 312mm dia... i kno i need the 6mm plate to centralize the caliper .. so its just rears im left with to sort out ... come on lads whos running what .. whats works n what doesnt ... Link to post Share on other sites
michael5556 247 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Mk4 rears. Much lighter and won't sieze anywhere near as much if ever. Bolts straight onto your mk3 carriers and discs but your better off buying the goodridge hose conversion (other brake hose manufacturers are available) Not much need for massive discs on the rear as there isn't much weight in the back of a golf. Lukey. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Surreyvr6 199 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 I will be sorting my rear discs and calipers as they are looking a bit tired, not looked into it too much ATM as it's further down in the to do list, but reading this is interesting, so mk4 rear calipers will bolt straight on without having to buy or change anything else (apart from the hoses which I was going to do any way) so what's the difference between the two, as I was clean and paint the calipers and put new discs and pads onSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
Jakeyb 23 Posted March 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Apparently the difference is the mk4 is Ali where as the mk3 is steel and the mk4 is not prone to seizing . I have read somewhere about a conversion using bigger discs on the rear BUT as the mk3 uses a taper bearing on the rear I don't fully understand how they work it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
Surreyvr6 199 Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Be nice if it was as simple as swapping the calipers over and I was going to change the hoses anyway. Has anyone done this?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
Sean_Jaymo 11 Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Loads and loads of people have. Stick it in Google and there will be loads of guides! Very common mod on Corrados as well! Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Be nice if it was as simple as swapping the calipers over and I was going to change the hoses anyway. Has anyone done this?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk it is Surreyvr6 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) Mk4 rears. Much lighter and won't sieze anywhere near as much if ever. Bolts straight onto your mk3 carriers and discs but your better off buying the goodridge hose conversion (other brake hose manufacturers are available)Not much need for massive discs on the rear as there isn't much weight in the back of a golf. This, if you want a lesson in how little the rear brakes do, next time it is wet, unplug your abs and go for a drive, you can swap ends real easy. I should elaborate, if youre obd2 the abs sorts out the rear proportioning, disabling this makes the rears lock immensely easily, this is because the rears do hardly a thing. Edited March 21, 2014 by Lukey. Link to post Share on other sites
Surreyvr6 199 Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Sweet, hadn't really looked into changing the calipers as brake upgrades well down the line at the minute but was going to clean , change discs and that so glad I read this post nowSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
michael5556 247 Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Yeah there is. You can change the rear to mk4 bearings using polo Gti stubs etc. But for most people just stick on some good discs and mk4 caliper with braided conversion hoses Link to post Share on other sites
Jakeyb 23 Posted March 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 See I thought about converting the rear myself to run different hubs .. I even looked at using a mk4 rear frame .. U ever ran the polo stubs mike? Is there much of a size difference in the mk4 discs compared to the mk3? I was just gonna what you said , mk4 caliper, drilled n grooved disc n braided hose .. Wanna get something sorted soon Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
Mk3highline 287 Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Just a quick question as didn't want to start a new threadMy rear calipers are shot so which mk4 calipers do I need and how about bolts and hand break cable?Do I still use the mk3 rear discs and pads? Best place to get new calipers? Vw/tps?I'm get black diamond to do me all 6 braided brake hoses to fit Some new brake fluid 5.1 or rbf600 stuff?Is there anything els Link to post Share on other sites
Russvrt 85 Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Mk4 gti callipers will be a direct fit with mk3 carriers ,discs and pads ,handbrake cable also fits in the same way as original ,,only thing that changes is that the hose connections are banjo type ,goodridge do a conversion hose for this ...very simple job Link to post Share on other sites
Mk3highline 287 Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Thank youjust need to find somewhere to get new calipers from Rang TPS and shat myself with there price There's a pair of trw calipers on eBay that are cheaper than a single unit from tps lol Link to post Share on other sites
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