Can this be said on the list?

[marc_scirocco at sympatico.ca (Mtl-Marc)]

Answers within.

Cheers.

Marc
'83 Scirocco
'97 A4 Q

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De?: Dan Bubb [mailto:dan.bubb@gmail.com]
> Envoy??: 6 septembre 2005 12:01
> ??: Mtl-Marc
> Cc?: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Objet?: Re: Can this be said on the list?
> 
> Well, since my input is just an opinion, perhaps just to validate you
> input as more than an opinion you can quantify the braking
> improvement??

This is a well known fact in the automible world. I suggest you do your own
research if you need numbers. 

> I didn't say the swap was difficult, it's childs play in my
> experience, but it's $400 if you buy new calipers and rotors and if
> you don't buy new calipers it won't be long until you have to ;^)

Your opinion. My rear calipers are 10+ years old, and they are fine. Others
may experience earlier failure. I'd say it all depends.

Modern cars have rear disks. If you'd rather have drum brakes, then by all
means, have drum brakes. To each their own. Still rear disk brakes are a
nice upgrade to have.

> So, please, I'm dying ot hear about your improvement in stopping distance.
> Dan
> Who's apparently now an old fart that drives like a pussy and wouldn't
> know good brakes from bad.
> 
> On 9/6/05, Mtl-Marc <marc_scirocco@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> >
> > That is your opinion, but I swapped to rear disks on my Scirocco without
> any
> > major (or minor) problem.
> >
> > It is a nice upgrade, well worth it, and anybody who thinks about it
> ought
> > to do it. This upgrade is more about function than form.
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > Marc
> > '83 Scirocco
> > '97 A4 Q