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Re: Brakes gt sport TDI!
« Reply #15 on: January 14, 2012, 07:36:45 pm »
2.0 TDI 140 BHP - 288x25
2.0 TDI 170 BHP - 312x25 (same as GTI)

Same caliper, so upgrade made easy.

Both 255x10 on rear. But don't bother with rear brakes. If you have the smaller 288 mm
setup go for the 312 mm rotors (Tarox F2000, G88 or Sport-Japan). There are some proper
conversion guides on the web.
Fit the Tyrol Bronze bushes as well and decend pads (Ferodo DS Performance or DS2500).
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Re: Brakes gt sport TDI!
« Reply #16 on: January 15, 2012, 03:21:01 pm »
2.0 TDI 140 BHP - 288x25
2.0 TDI 170 BHP - 312x25 (same as GTI)

Same caliper, so upgrade made easy.

Both 255x10 on rear. But bother with rear brakes. If you have the smaller 288 mm setup
go for the 312 mm rotors (Tarox F2000, G88 or Sport-Japan). There are some proper con-
version guides on the web.
Fit the Tyrol Bronze bushes as well and decend pads (Ferodo DS Performance or DS2500).

So do you mean the rear serups are all the same just the fronts that differ?

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Re: Brakes gt sport TDI!
« Reply #17 on: January 15, 2012, 04:08:50 pm »
No. Sorry, I missed a word.

Smaller Golfs have 255y10 on rear (some 4-motion have 260 mm),
newer Mk.VI GTIs have 272x12 and former GTIs 286x12.
All 3.2 VR6 modell and the Mk.VI R have 310x20 vented rotors.

But rear doesn't make any difference on track. Rear brakes are
important when car is fully loaded and/or you pull an caravan.

So I'd only spend money for expensive front rotors.  :wink:
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Re: Brakes gt sport TDI!
« Reply #18 on: January 15, 2012, 06:43:40 pm »
Ah ok ta, well I will try and get carriers for the front and rears,  maybe uprate fronts and just fit basic gti rears. Thanks very much for the info.