1.9 TDi rear brake upgrade?

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Hi all,
I upgraded my front brakes from the 288mm to the 312mm set up. I also fitted new discs and pads on my rear standard 245mm brakes at the same time.

Can anyone recommend if there is any simple rear brake upgrade? Such as to rear 288mm? Or would you not bother upgrading the rear as at the end of the day it is only a 1.9 haha.

Thanks in advance!
 
Had a look into this myself a while ago...

IIRC the B6's fitted with 312mm fronts still had 245mm rears but some of the B7's (2.0T) had 320mm up front and 288mm rears which would be a bolt on upgrade.
 
Steffgj said:
Had a look into this myself a while ago...

IIRC the B6's fitted with 312mm fronts still had 245mm rears but some of the B7's (2.0T) had 320mm up front and 288mm rears which would be a bolt on upgrade.
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Ah so the rear 288mm from a 2.0t B7 is a straight fit? I take it I'd need the full set up?
My main gripe is that the 245mm look tiny haha
 
Ah didn't realise some B6's had bigger. Apologies!

Pretty sure you could just take the rears from a B7 and keep your 312's. Might alter the bias but not dramatically.

I was also looking to do it purely because 245's look ridiculous!
 
Steffgj said:
Ah didn't realise some B6's had bigger. Apologies!

Pretty sure you could just take the rears from a B7 and keep your 312's. Might alter the bias but not dramatically.

I was also looking to do it purely because 245's look ridiculous!
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The 312's were fitted in Feb so I'm keeping them. Just looking to upgrade the rears! Yeah I have 5 spoke 18's and the 245's just look stupid behind them haha
 
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Tinnnyyyy rear brakes haha. I agree I think 288's would be a decent upgrade! I just wonder if it's the easiest upgrade, which it sounds like!
 
I'm guessing it's just a case of having the rear caliper mounting brackets and the matching discs but could be wrong
 
I think the calipers themselves are different as well. They do come up on eBay... occasionally. Not a popular upgrade though so I'd bet there'd be a set in a breakers somewhere nearby.

They're too busy striping the front caliper carriers and flogging them for a fortune!
 
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My next question is that if it's even worth it? Only if it can be done cheaply enough?
 
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I got b7 2.0T front and rear, paid about £250 for the lot if I remember correctly. Seemed cheap and well worth it to me, if you don't think it's worth getting the rears don't do it haha.

Definitely better performance-wise having a similar breaking bias, couldn't deal with having the fronts overpower the rear or vice versa personally.
 
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DieselJake said:
I got b7 2.0T front and rear, paid about £250 for the lot if I remember correctly. Seemed cheap and well worth it to me, if you don't think it's worth getting the rears don't do it haha.

Definitely better performance-wise having a similar breaking bias, couldn't deal with having the fronts overpower the rear or vice versa personally.
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Cheers for the info mate. Do you think pairing up b7 288mm rears with 312mm fronts would be alright? Seeing as the b7 fronts are only 320mm anyways?

What do you need for the rear conversion? The full set-up?
 
Should be perfect, as you say theirs not much in it between 320 and 312.

Yeah it needs all the rear parts, I was lucky to find someone (on this very forum :happy:) who was upgrading front and rear brakes. Would imagine their's a fair few B7's kicking about that are being broken which you could pull the lot off.
 
DieselJake said:
Should be perfect, as you say theirs not much in it between 320 and 312.

Yeah it needs all the rear parts, I was lucky to find someone (on this very forum :happy:) who was upgrading front and rear brakes. Would imagine their's a fair few B7's kicking about that are being broken which you could pull the lot off.
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Cheers man! The hunt begins!
 
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