Rear brake upgrade

[Joeleol]

Looking to upgrade my rear disks to something that doesnt look so weedy, Its purely for cosmetics, but I was just wondering if theres anyone that has done this?

BTW - The car is a 1999 Audi A3 1.8T Sport FWD

Cheers

 

[jojo]

I have an ECS stage 1 upgrade, which are 308mm big on the rears, I'd personally just colour code the calipers and put grooved disks on your car.

 

[Dani_B19]

Jojo your car must weigh a frickin tonne haha.

 

[Gavin Cooper]

Jojo - like the sound of the ECS rear brake upgrade. Don't have any pics do you?

Cheers,
Gav

 

[badger5]

whats the brake balance feel like when braking hard?

 

[jojo]

Jojo - like the sound of the ECS rear brake upgrade. Don't have any pics do you?

Cheers,
Gav

I don't unfortunately, but you can read more about them here, ECS Stage 1 Rear Brakes, and there's also a vid in there to see them.

I personally did it for looks, it's a bit overkill for a road car, but I haven't locked them up out on the track neither, so they are doing something! :icon_thumright:

 

[Gavin Cooper]

Nice one, cheers Jojo.

Last question...did you buy them direct or did you get them from a UK company. I notice if you buy them from the states, they're about half the price that the TTShop are selling them at.

http://www.thettshop.co.uk/performance.asp?cat=6227&product=600532

 

[jojo]

Nice one, cheers Jojo.

Last question...did you buy them direct or did you get them from a UK company. I notice if you buy them from the states, they're about half the price that the TTShop are selling them at.

http://www.thettshop.co.uk/performance.asp?cat=6227&product=600532

I got them from a forum member who purchased them, but never fitted them, so second hand, but brand spanking new!

 

[Gavin Cooper]

Nice :icon_thumright:

 

[Olly P]

I'll be upgrading my rear brakes as part of my next round of mods, these look good

http://www.thettshop.co.uk/performance.asp?cat=6225&product=600419

Tbh I don't see the point in getting massive brakes at the rear, isn't it something like 70% of the braking is done at the rear?

 

[Dani_B19]

You mean front haha. Ive got 90/10 in my head for some reason.

 

[voorhees]

Tbh I don't see the point in getting massive brakes at the rear, isn't it something like 70% of the braking is done at the rear?

I've kept quiet thus far but I have to say Jojo's S3 is the only one I know with the rears bigger than the front discs

 

[jojo]

I've kept quiet thus far but I have to say Jojo's S3 is the only one I know with the rears bigger than the front discs

Fekker.

Don't suppose you got a pic of my brakes in your archives?

308mm rear, 323mm fronts, so very close.

 

[Olly P]

... Ahem, yea i meant front, lol!

 

[S3 Paul]

im thinking of using S4 rear discs on mine. As much for looks as it would be for stopping power.
The are 300mm
They need re drilling to 5x100 and a small bracket making to lift the caliper a little.

The weight of the disc arent massively diffrent. That little an adition surely isnt going to change how the car performs.