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Re: Upgrading to Rear Disc Brakes



Thats what i've heard or seen a lot over here. Changing Mk2 to Mk3 rear 
calipers is pretty common

Andy Holmes
91 Scirocco Scala
83 Jetta Surprise



>From: T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>
>Reply-To: tberk@mindspring.com
>To: Victor Farren <vfarren@smtp.cdie.org>
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org, vw_lcrawfo@yahoo.ca
>Subject: Re: Upgrading to Rear Disc Brakes
>Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 14:09:20 -0700
>
>Victor Farren wrote:
> >
> > Grab the brakes off a 16v scirocco.  I don't know if you can grab them 
>off an A2 gti.
> >
>
>
>You _can_ use later chassis brakes but-
>
>Unless you can lay your hands on some 16v stuff for the right price
>consider sourcing A3 rear calipers , etc. BECAUSE;
>
>They are said to have been engineered to avoid the parking brake freeze
>that is so common on VW rear disk brakes.
>
>Am I right list? Can anybody confirm this?
>
>TBerk
>
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