Re: Upgrading to Rear Disc Brakes

[Mash <type53@yahoo.com>]

--- T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com> wrote:
> 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

Lemme know if you get concrete info on this. I want
rear disks mainly cuz drums are a pain in the arss to
work on and as a bonus, discs look cool!

Will the A3 calipers work with the Scirocco 16V rear
spindles? Carriers?


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Mark Peele
1985 Scirocco, 1982 Scirocco, 1981 Scirocco, 1978 Scirocco, 1987 Golf GT
http://www.scirocco2.de/mark.htm
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