2004 Leon Cupra Brake Upgrade?

[The_Assessor]

I'm after some advise on upgrading my Leon 2004 Cupra front brakes.

I've been told that Audi TT fronts fit straight on, is this true? All I need are the carriers, is this true?
What year Audi would would these be from?

All advice is most welcome!

 

[csd_19]

Welcome to SCN mate

First question I have is, is it a diesel Cupra you've got?

If so, then your car came with 288mm front brakes as standard. The TT ones are the same as petrol Cupra ones at 312mm, you'll need the carriers and obviously the larger discs to suit.

If its a petrol, then don't worry, you'll already have the same 312mm brakes as the TT

You'll see some of the carriers for sale in the Parts section on here if you have a look

 

[westie309]

Just get some cupra r brembos,and either the adapters or go the whole hog and buy cupra r wishbones,hubs,shafts,rack etc and slap it all on together how deep are your pockets and how much do u love your car lol

 

[john_tdi]

Just get some cupra r brembos,and either the adapters or go the whole hog and buy cupra r wishbones,hubs,shafts,rack etc and slap it all on together how deep are your pockets and how much do u love your car lol

you dont need the wishbones etc to put the brembo 4 pots on

 

[westie309]

No you dont thats why i used the word or in there,adapters will suffice OR could go all the way and get everything

 

[bruceR]

It all depends on your budget but as said above they will fit no problem, what model have you got exactly??

 

[john_tdi]

You don't need adaptors or hubs to fit brembos. You just use the correct mounting brackets that come with the pistons. Hubs and wishbones have zero to do with brakes.

 

[westie309]

Brakes

Oh right I stand corrected then, so your saying you can just remove the front brembo calipers and carriers from a 225 cupra r and fit them straight onto a cupra 180?

 

[john_tdi]

Yip. Only need different hubs if you have the real small brakes . The 288 312 don't need new hubs. I fitted 312 carriers to my 288 cupra tdi. Then I fitted the brembo junior gt kit later on. No probs

 

[The_Assessor]

It's a petrol cupra

 

[john_tdi]

It's a petrol cupra

Cool then u have 312mm , which most tts have

 

[Hobbiniho]

and if you really want good brakes without going to the cost of buying brembos then you should invest in a good set of discs and a set of ferodo ds2500 pads this set up will be more than good enough for daily driving and occasional track day

 

[john_tdi]

and if you really want good brakes without going to the cost of buying brembos then you should invest in a good set of discs and a set of ferodo ds2500 pads this set up will be more than good enough for daily driving and occasional track day

Agreed. I rate the brembo sport hp 2000 pads, and they are only 80 quid