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Offline bluo

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Re: Brake upgrade help
« Reply #30 on: October 21, 2015, 08:36:35 pm »
Save once and buy once mate - I did the r32 setup and loved how good they were in comparison to the std setup but I did some other mods which meant I felt less comfortable and ended up upgrading the brakes to give me more confidence- I highly recommend AP racing brakes. Prices but worth it!

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Re: Brake upgrade help
« Reply #31 on: October 23, 2015, 07:55:44 am »
Seconded for AP. I came the same way, through S3 fronts. Car and I out grew them on track and I have 6 pot AP's with floating rotors. Staggeringly good brakes whose residual value should they be removed is high. They'll also upgrade newer vehicles such Mk7 Golf R etc. Road only use I'd suggest a neat light weight 4 pot kit from them. If cost is an issue then the S3 kit front and rear is a very good upgrade, particularly if you won't be doing track days. On the road they are easily good enough for 350bhp with the right pads and fluid.

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Re: Brake upgrade help
« Reply #32 on: January 25, 2016, 04:00:37 pm »
Are 340mm TTS discs the better option over the 345mm?


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Re: Brake upgrade help
« Reply #33 on: January 25, 2016, 04:06:29 pm »
Are 340mm TTS discs the better option over the 345mm?
I've replaced 345 mm ATE (12 kg) with 340 mm TTS Brembo Sport (10,1 kg). Same brake power, but less weight. Enough to be noticeable. Noticed right away a lighter steering (placebo effect maybe?).

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Re: Brake upgrade help
« Reply #35 on: January 25, 2016, 04:28:53 pm »

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Re: Brake upgrade help
« Reply #36 on: January 25, 2016, 04:31:11 pm »
will pads made for the 345mm still be ok on them?


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Re: Brake upgrade help
« Reply #37 on: January 25, 2016, 04:35:11 pm »
will pads made for the 345mm still be ok on them?
I made that question in the forum before I had the discs fitted. Everyone said it was fine. The discs won't have the outer border lip with the R32 pads. I didn't notice anything different so far (after 2k miles still).

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Re: Brake upgrade help
« Reply #38 on: January 25, 2016, 05:06:01 pm »
Cheers mate, TTS discs it is  :drinking:


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Re: Brake upgrade help
« Reply #39 on: January 25, 2016, 08:28:27 pm »
I have 18z from touareg v10 and discs from R32, 345mm... all fine except calipers are close to rims, that paper hardly can go between  :laugh: