OMG BREMBO GT KIT EGAY £450 Bargin

[S3 TAM]

Shame i already have'em, but here ya go

Brembo GT Brake Calipers MK4 Golf GTI 1.8T Audi TT S3 | eBay

I know this should be some where else but know one will see it. sorry mod's.

 

[Sam_]

That's the start price I bet they go for way more of course...

 

[TDIQ]

Worth considering that some recently sold with two sets of lightly used discs and pads for £500 and £40 postage.

 

[damo.h]

There's a guy on eBay that sells the gt's usually they beens refurbed and powdercoated. Any usually on BIN @ £450 had some orange and green sets up recently. I needed to spend on other things though

 

[Sam_]

Good price for a complete kit but if it was just calipers I'd get the Cayenne Turbo ones for the same money from the states...

 

[Dane]

but then you have to think about the costs involved in running those calipers, disc and pads are going to be expensive fo sho, plus the calipers themselves will probs be pretty heavy

 

[Westy]

but then you have to think about the costs involved in running those calipers, disc and pads are going to be expensive fo sho, plus the calipers themselves will probs be pretty heavy

Exactly why I went for the Boxster ones. Can keep the standard sized discs and the pads were no more expensive than the ones for the S3 calipers. Also the Porka Brembos are mono block so they are stiffer and lighter than the GT junior kit.

 

[damo.h]

Never really looked into disc prices to fit, so I take it price wise there's a big difference ??

 

[Westy]

Never really looked into disc prices to fit, so I take it price wise there's a big difference ??

Yeah the bigger/thicker the disc, the more it costs. The boxsters fit over the standard 25mm thick discs so you can use them on cheapy discs.

 

[damo.h]

Method in yr madness is the stopping power the same then. Forgive my lack of knowlage haha

 

[s3gazz]

I got the same ones full kit for £220 that's a bargin from a breakers

 

[Westy]

Method in yr madness is the stopping power the same then. Forgive my lack of knowlage haha

Well the bigger the disc and caliper means you will have more pad to make contact with more disc but it all weighs a lot more. Mine are very good for what I want them to do.

 

[damo.h]

Well the bigger the disc and caliper means you will have more pad to make contact with more disc but it all weighs a lot more. Mine are very good for what I want them to do.

Im Sure they are dude and they look the bollix Behind the S4's

Q Reesy

 

[16Klappe]

Im Sure they are dude and they look the bollix Behind the S4's

Q Reesy

Don't know what you mean...

 

[Prawn]

Don't know what you mean...

Only just realised the pic above is of my car! haha.

 

[damo.h]

:thumbsup:think that just made my mind up on the S4's

 

[Pat]

i really want them rims

 

[Inertiauk]

Awesome, but sold

 

[16Klappe]

Only just realised the pic above is of my car! haha.

No, zis is MAI CAR! (in a French accent)

:thumbsup:think that just made my mind up on the S4's

Bit more motivation for you?

i really want them rims

Best get saving then dude!

 

[damo.h]

Yup they are staying, sorry Chris lol. think I'll go with a brake upgrade instead.

 

[Westy]

Yup they are staying, sorry Chris lol. think I'll go with a brake upgrade instead.

Do it, do it. But dont copy me again

 

[16Klappe]

And don't use crappy 911 rear calipers or anything like that, do it properly

 

[damo.h]

Do it, do it. But dont copy me again

But dude yr such a trend setter and for the record, I only copied Yr adaptors you just happened to be rolling the S4's first :whistle:

Just wacked one out in the services bog's over this, hope you now feel used lol

 

[damo.h]

And don't use crappy 911 rear calipers or anything like that, do it properly

Will read the definitive first as I ain't got a scooby, like the idea of the gt's as it seems a straight swap.

 

[16Klappe]

Will read the definitive first as I ain't got a scooby, like the idea of the gt's as it seems a straight swap.

Really you need a set of Porsche 996 fronts with the proper adapters, Prawns got a set of his daily and although I've never put a foot on the pedal I've head butted the dash pretty ****ing hard a couple of times when he's put the land anchors on.

Although a set of camber corrective LCR hubs and LCR brembos would be a great upgrade from the mediocre S3 brakes and would cost a LOT less.

 

[damo.h]

So are the lcr's same as the gt juniors?

 

[16Klappe]

So are the lcr's same as the gt juniors?

LCR calipers are differnt offset to GT Junior calipers, so you would need S3 specfic brakets for them where as with the LCR's you could use the entire LCR setup. GT Junior calipers have an internal fluid channel so don't have the external balance pipe like LCR's which I think is nicer, the piston sizes are the same. The same pads are used on the two brakes aswell.

The LCR's have 323mm discs (so 11mm bigger than an S) and you will need calipers, carriers, pads, discs and hoses.

You would need exactly the same for the GT Junior kit, but it would be more expensive and have an internal fluid channel and a different offset.

God knows how I know this, I've never even owned a set. This is all Prawns doing I tell you...

 

[damo.h]

Lol Yr obsessed, cheers for that dude

 

[Prawn]

Oi!

They're not as differen as you say, caliper geometry, and thus brackets are identical!

Aside from the slightly different external shape to accommodate internal fluid movement (no x-over as J said), the only other difference is the hose entry to the caliper.

Mid way up the caliper on LCR's, bottom of the caliper on GT's.

Personally, I'd just get lcr 323's and don't waste your money on the porsches

 

[16Klappe]

No Pronz, I'm right.

Mk3 ICR's use GT Junior calipers (305mm), LCR's use a dated variation of the GT Junior with different offset.

 

[badger5]

Oi!

They're not as differen as you say, caliper geometry, and thus brackets are identical!

Aside from the slightly different external shape to accommodate internal fluid movement (no x-over as J said), the only other difference is the hose entry to the caliper.

Mid way up the caliper on LCR's, bottom of the caliper on GT's.

Personally, I'd just get lcr 323's and don't waste your money on the porsches

LCR calipers are 5.5mm different offset to GT Junior calipers

 

[16Klappe]

LCR calipers are 5.5mm different offset to GT Junior calipers

Oooooooh yeahhhhhhh!!!!

 

[mk1chopper]

Really you need a set of Porsche 996 fronts with the proper adapters, Prawns got a set of his daily and although I've never put a foot on the pedal I've head butted the dash pretty ****ing hard a couple of times when he's put the land anchors on.

Although a set of camber corrective LCR hubs and LCR brembos would be a great upgrade from the mediocre S3 brakes and would cost a LOT less.

Doesnt the LCR share the same camber corrective hubs as the S3?

 

[Westy]

Doesnt the LCR share the same camber corrective hubs as the S3?

I would have thought so.

The beauty of my Boxster calipers is that I can run the standard discs with them to keep the cost down for replacements and they are monoblock calipers, so lighter and more rigid.

 

[Prawn]

LCR calipers are 5.5mm different offset to GT Junior calipers

Balls! I never knew that!

I take it it's just the position of the bolt holes that differs Bill? because they both use the same disc, so the final caliper position doesn't change surely?

You learn something new every day!

 

[Ryan_W]

Has anyone got any experience with the Boxster S setup 28x318mm disc setup?

Eyeing up a set on ebay and need to know if they'll work fine with the correct adapters/carriers?....

Cheers,

Ryan

 

[Prawn]

Boxster S fronts are the same as my 996 carrera fronts. I run these on my daily driver.

On the VAG platform most people run a 330x28mm disc (geometric limit of the caliper), as carriers are readily available.

They're pretty damn good too

 

[Westy]

Prawny, did you say that 17" wheels would clear your calipers?

 

[badger5]

Balls! I never knew that!

I take it it's just the position of the bolt holes that differs Bill? because they both use the same disc, so the final caliper position doesn't change surely?

You learn something new every day!

yes, just the hole positions in the caliper different.

I make up brembo brake kits, brackets etc... so kinda have to know this stuff
I dont use LCR calipers however, so I dont do brackets for these, in case anyone asks me.

 

[Prawn]

yup, 17'' S3 and/or TT 6 spokes will both fit over my 996's and my LCR brakes with out spacers.