16v Rear disks on a 8V

[jorel140@yahoo.com (Jorel Jackson)]

--- Shawn c Meze <skerocdriver@juno.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> On Wed, 8 Jan 2003 06:14:02 -0800 (PST) Jorel
> Jackson
> <jorel140@yahoo.com> writes:
> > Ease of maintainance is the big thing. The 16V
> brakes
> > give you greater stopping power. So if you want
> more
> > powerful brakes, do it. The only advantage I've
> ever
> > seen for drum brakes is they are supposedly more
> > reliable after you go through mud and water. I was
> > going to put some 16V rears on my '85 before I
> sold it
> > to an Audi mechanic. Definately this is somthing
> worth
> > doing... 
> 
> 
> I'll disagree here. Comming from a racers
> standpoint, the 16v REAR brake
> setup is no better than the stock drums. On the
> contrary, there are
> problems with the rear disc setup in regard to the
> parking brake lever
> freezing. All the other wear items and weight
> between the 2 setups are
> the same.
> 
> Now if you were to do a complete 9.4 (8v) to 10"
> (AKA 16v) conversion,
> then the braking is a little better overall. If its
> just like how he
> lists his desired swap then, doing it wont net much
> in terms of braking
> force. Looks cool tho. LOL!!
> 
> 
> Shawn Méze
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> 
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I guess experience rules over secondary sources.

Jorel Jackson

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