*****SPAM***** 10.1" Calipers Question

[Cory_Langford at bcit.ca (Cory Langford)]

The carriers for the a1 are unique to the 16V Scirocco.  All other 10.1
cals. came from A2 (or newer) cars.  The issue is you need the A1 (16V)
carriers to bolt up to the stock points on the spindle (someone correct me
if I am wrong).

   I have used 10.1 cals that have been sitting for a whole lot longer than
   a year, As long as they are kept in a dry/warm storage I have never had
   issues with the front 10.1 cals.  That being said, you might want to
   just check them out when you bolt them up to ensure they are travelling
   correctly and not leaking - always a good idea to check a couple times
   on brake installs, as they are kind of important :)

   I am sure there will be a whole bunch of opinions on pads and rotors.  I
   have only had experience with road tracks, but the track I run is really
   hard on brakes and I liked the brembo x-drilled rotors and a set of
   wilwood pads (they are a higher heat but not really a race pad so you
   can still run them on the street)

   Cory Langford
   82/83/78 shells looking to become a race car 8^)
   81 1.8S (for Supercharged)
   78 1.9L 8V Turbo
   86 2.1L 8V Turbo
   68 Ghia
   95 Eurovan

"Brian Spinney" <vw_85roccoZ400@hotmail.com> wrote on 11/10/2006 04:58:36
AM:

 ----- Message from "Brian Spinney" <vw_85roccoZ400@hotmail.com> on
> Wed, 11 Oct 2006 07:58:36 -0400 -----
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> To:
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> "'Scirocco list'" <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
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> Subject:
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> 10.1" Calipers Question
>
> I have a few more brake questions for you guys & girls.
>
> Alright on my first 85 Scirocco the PO did a 16v brake upgrade up front
and
> the rear dics conversion.  After wrecking the car I kept the front brake
> setup for plans of swapping them to the new 85 or the 84 Rabbit GTI.
> However I am not sure if I kept the carries, I will have to look in the
box.
>
> When going online to look for 16v Scirocco calipers, the image listed
> doesn't look like the caliper I have.  I don't have a picture of the
caliper
> at work but it has a shape like this [   ] on the inside and outside
along
> with the normal look of a caliper.
>
> I understand the calipers could have come off a few different car so my
> questions begin,
>
> 1.) Are the carries the same for all 10.1" calipers?  Or do they vary
from
> model- model?
>
> 2.)  If the calipers have been sitting for a year would I have to rebuild

> these before using again?
>
> 3.)  What would be a good rotor & pad that isn't going to burn a hole in
my
> pocket for a street / Auto-X car?
>
> On that note yes the 84 Rabbit GTI is coming along.
>
> -Brian
> 85 Scirocco 8vT       01 Jetta 20vT       84 Rabbit GTI