280mm - 312mm discs pro's con's ?

[Olly20VT]

There are lots of people now getting the TT 312mm disc/calepers upgrade.
What are the pro's to getting this? Are the calepers any more powerfull? I know the discs are bigger wich means the braking surface is bigger bit its not by much.
Also being 5 stud you have to drill the disc, is this safe unde load?
Cheers
Olly

 

[m0rk]

biggest con I can think of is no ready supply of discs - so changes have to include remachining.

 

[gazjones]

the difference in performance onmy car 288mm -312mm is very good but i can see your consern about the drilling of the disk it does look weaker. but the set up is very good

 

[Olly20VT]

the machining and drilling is no prob for me as im an engineer but is it worth the money and bother for perfomance gains + saftey?

 

[gazjones]

i can only vouch for the performance as they fit perfectly to my car but i agree with you being slighly concerned on the safty of the disks as ive seen the places the holes are drilled and it dosent leave a full hole around the bolt

 

[Fl@pper]

discs are held in as per the wheels by clamping force so hole weakness isnt that bad an issue

 

[RobT]

you could always weld up the old holes olly or tap and plug

 

[ibizacupra]

I am running modded 5x100 bells into 4x100 on my ibiza now with 330m disks on its new front end setup.

Its fine.

 

[F2 Stu]

I concur - not had any issues, no matter what stick Ive given them

 

[m0rk]

even mine at 3yrs old are fine... when I get the next discs milled I'll get two sets done

 

[nogutsnoglory]

Havent fitted mine as yet, but got them checked by vagtech who concur that they will fit with no probs and be a good upgrade
Here are the pics of them from exsaxoboy when fitted to his ibiza

 

[UncleFester]

Went from 288 to 312 on a heavy Tdi Leon and the difference is noticeable .... a cheap worthwhile upgrade i think. On a lighter ibiza ... i can see them being highly effective. Can't comment on fit issues but as Gaz said, i agree it's worth doing.

 

[Yumann]

You can get a delivery miliage set for 255 inc delivery. That includes discs, carriers, calipers.

Can't go wong wih that.

 

[F2 Stu]

Redrilling the disc is no hardship, just bolt a handy drive flange to the disc and drill right through

 

[jonesya3]

Redrilling the disc is no hardship, just bolt a handy drive flange to the disc and drill right through

Im going to get a set of seat sport callipers after xmas for my mk3 cupra and mork said you had a set on your cordoba, what disc's and brake lines have you used mate ?

 

[m0rk]

I used Pagid Grooved discs & Leon Brake lines

 

[jonesya3]

I used Pagid Grooved discs & Leon Brake lines

Ok cheers mork is that leon cupra brake lines or are they all the same

 

[F2 Stu]

Im going to get a set of seat sport callipers after xmas for my mk3 cupra and mork said you had a set on your cordoba, what disc's and brake lines have you used mate ?

Used std ate discs and had grooves milled into them, brake lines are braided SS - fabricated from off the shelve unions & pipe

I hope you have loads of room behind your wheels

 

[jonesya3]

Used std ate discs and had grooves milled into them, brake lines are braided SS - fabricated from off the shelve unions & pipe

I hope you have loads of room behind your wheels

I have 17 " oz super T's i think there a 38 offset but not had them off in ages so would have to check, a 38 offset should clear the callipers shouldnt it ?

 

[m0rk]

my 16" Super T's were close.... won't take the 4 pots though