Bigger Brakes - Front & Rear ?

[M20FES]

Iam looking to get a bigger brake setup for my MK1 Leon FR TDI. Just wondered what other alternatives are out there other then the Brembo Cupra R calipers and discs ?

 

[ChrisGTL]

Iam looking to get a bigger brake setup for my MK1 Leon FR TDI. Just wondered what other alternatives are out there other then the Brembo Cupra R calipers and discs ?

312mm Discs, 312mm Carriers and Ferodo DS2500 pads.

Well worth the upgrade, had it on my old TDI and its very different from stock setup.


I had:-

Brembo MAX 312mm discs £100
VAG 312mm Carriers £110
DS2500 Pads £100

There are cheaper pads and discs available, CRN do grooved 312mm Audi TT discs for cheaper, EBC pads are cheaper too.

 

[seantdi]

yup 312s are good. im using oe disks and pads and are way better than the 288s

 

[james walker]

porsche 996 rears with 312mm discs and ferodo ds2500s.... motul rbf 600 fluid...

 

[M20FES]

Thanks for the info, sounds like what i was after and might add some goodrich braided brake hoses aswell.

Would i just use my existing calipers then, but with the the 312mm carriers and discs ?

 

[ChrisGTL]

Would i just use my existing calipers then, but with the the 312mm carriers and discs ?

Thats it!!

 

[bruceR]

Running Porsche boxster rear calipers with 312mm Ultramax discs, ferodo ds2500s and Goodridge braided hoses....

 

[M20FES]

I want some 312mm drilled and grooved discs, anyone know of some decent brands that work well with the leon ?

Also will these carriers do the trick to upgrade from 288 to 312mm ?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320536327340&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Also can i get bigger rear discs using the standard calipers or upgrade them to the vented type of the same size ?

 

[leontdi130]

So i can use my 288mm calipers with 312mm carriers. Have i read that right. Sorry if we're going backwards here with my question. Also could the mk4 r32 set up be used all round, as these are bigger still aren't they?

 

[techie]

MK4 R32 will fit up front, but the rears wont wont fit as that is 4wd.

 

[leontdi130]

But an S3 is and you can fit the 256mm set up off the back of one of those so i presumed R32's would

 

[techie]

If you have a 2wd car then the 4wd rears wont fit, unless you make up or buy a 6mm spacer and grind some of the centre of the carrier off or buy a 2wd carrier. This is because the 4wd cars use independant rear suspension rather than the 2wd beam and the carriers are different. Rear 256mm brakes from an Octavia vRS, Leon Cupra R, V5 Toledo etc will bolt straight up.

256mm LCR set up..

 

[leontdi130]

nice one! thanks for that info

 

[M20FES]

Ok so iam just concentrating on the fronts for now.

312mm carriers for £105
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320536327340&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

EBC Ultimax 312mm discs £159.50
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120257359060&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Ferodo DS2500 pads £111
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300412257011&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Goodridge Brake hoses £43.95
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270415908971&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

So a total of £419.45 + postage. That all look ok to everyone ?

 

[oldman]

your goodridge is the same link as ferrodo pads.
looks ok to me. i bought carriers & calipers for mine (£100 the whole kit 'n caboodle) and the pads/discs i got from badger bill

 

[M20FES]

your goodridge is the same link as ferrodo pads.
looks ok to me.

bugger, edited the link now, thanks

 

[M20FES]

what can i do with the rear discs. Mine must be solid 232mm ones. What can i change these to, using the original calipers ?

 

[phizzandlil]

Sorry to ressurect an old thread but about to do the above upgrade path on the brakes on my '55 FR TDi, 288mm => 312mm as discs need replacing.
I understand that the carriers need replacing, is this because the calipers need to be spaced further from the wider discs?
Do the carriers use the same bolts that hold the old carriers in place or are new longer ones required?

I've searched quite a bit but havn't been able to find this out.

Thanks in advance

 

[seantdi]

same bolts. do it is advisable to replace them with new ones

 

[phizzandlil]

Thanks Sean,
Is that because they have some sort of thread lock material around the bolt that holds the carrier in place?