What brakes should I get?

[MAT ED30]

6 pots oh and wait for Hurdy with his 10 pots 

[QD MBE]

R32 rears are vented vs GTI's solid too.

Agreed, S3 is 310 x 22mm, uses the same pads, hoses as the Std rear set up on the GTI.  The caliper is a wider version of the standard GTi version (to take into account the 10mm thicker disc - standard GTI is a 286 x 12mm disc)

[tony_danza]

Matt, you fail until you do the tin o'veg test!

Best thing I ever bought for that car those brakes, I'd have them every single time.

[danishmkvgti]

6 pots oh and wait for Hurdy with his 10 pots 

You mean these i have laying in my living room    

[MAT ED30]

Matt, you fail until you do the tin o'veg test!

Best thing I ever bought for that car those brakes, I'd have them every single time.

ok i will do a tin pic test 

[QD MBE]

996TT brakes, with 355mm discs

[danishmkvgti]

996TT brakes, with 355mm discs

very nice brake setup, but requiring spacers for std. rims right??

[QD MBE]

With the Ed 30 Std Pescara they would need a spacer.  The rim shown is a BBS VZ 8.0J with an ET44 offset.  3mm clearance at the caliper face, so no spacers needed.

The disc is actually taller than the Std Gti 312mm disc, so it takes the centre line of the disc closer to the track rod end.

The Standard Ed 30 rim is really restrictive, being 7.5" wide.

[POC]

Lol @ the willy waving 

I feel inadaquate!

[Top Cat]

This is my set up Al. 



But seeing as you just asked front or back for the R32 kit, i would defo go fronts. 

[RedRobin]

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The FWD Golf does approx 80-85% of braking on the front, I was told by AP Racing. So front brakes are the most important.

As stokeballoon has posted, adding the S3/R32 vented rears noticeably make the whole hard braking experience feel incredibly well planted and stable. You have to completely rethink your braking distances or you then have to get back on the throttle to reach the corner or roundabout!

I'd much rather have powerful brakes and not need them, than need them and not have them. I've only needed them 3 or 4 times in emergency but phew!

[POC]

Crappy phone pics but here are my R32's

[rich83]

They look massive under 17s!! Dont you have the rotors on the wrong sides tho?

[POC]

They look massive under 17s!! Dont you have the rotors on the wrong sides tho?

Dunno, Ive always run the grooves that way, my understanding is that the direction of the grooves doesnt effect braking performance, its wether the veins are curved or straight that effects cooling?

[rich83]

Not sure to be honest with you... i just thought that the slots should run the other way! (might be VERY wrong tho)