Hi guys, looking for a pair of S3 rear calipers. Does any1 have any there looking to get rid of? would they look the same as my 1.8tq ones just wider?
S3 rear calipers
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no, i have solids on the rear. thats why i want the s3 ones. do you know if they look the similar?
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No idea bud, but I think the disk diameter is the same, so S3/TT calipers are probably just wider?
Pontio,
Heres some info for you
1.8TQs have rear calipers and associated caliper carriers with a 41mm piston diameter acting on a 239mm x 9mm thick solid disc
S3s have 38mm piston diameter rear caliper (with i presume) a different caliper carrier acting on 256 x 22mm ventilated discs
If you want to upgrade to S3 rear setup then you can just source the 38mm calipers and carriers and its a bolt on solution. However, part of me wonders whether an S3 rear caliper CARRIER would work in conjunction with the existing 41mm diameter caliper of a 1.8TQ, while using the associated 256mm ventilated discs. My rudimentary knowledge of brakes suggests that even though its only 3mm difference and the rears do 20% of the braking at best...surely its better(and cheaper) to use the larger diameter piston caliper.
Anyoneelse care to comment.
Heres some info for you
1.8TQs have rear calipers and associated caliper carriers with a 41mm piston diameter acting on a 239mm x 9mm thick solid disc
S3s have 38mm piston diameter rear caliper (with i presume) a different caliper carrier acting on 256 x 22mm ventilated discs
If you want to upgrade to S3 rear setup then you can just source the 38mm calipers and carriers and its a bolt on solution. However, part of me wonders whether an S3 rear caliper CARRIER would work in conjunction with the existing 41mm diameter caliper of a 1.8TQ, while using the associated 256mm ventilated discs. My rudimentary knowledge of brakes suggests that even though its only 3mm difference and the rears do 20% of the braking at best...surely its better(and cheaper) to use the larger diameter piston caliper.
Anyoneelse care to comment.
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He needs the S3 rear calipers for the ECS stage1 disks he's just bought /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beerchug.gif
jojo has been doing some research.lol yep i have ecs front and rear and thats why i need the other calipers.
How do you know anyway? lol
How do you know anyway? lol
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jojo has been doing some research.lol yep i have ecs front and rear and thats why i need the other calipers.
How do you know anyway? lol
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jojo has been doing some research.lol yep i have ecs front and rear and thats why i need the other calipers.
How do you know anyway? lol
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