Brake upgrades

**martybelfastt5** · Monday 30th May 2011, 18:07

can you confirm if these are GIRLING 60 calipers? should be marked this

**leet5r** · Monday 30th May 2011, 18:10

any pics with the wheel on yet m8

**Alan M** · Monday 30th May 2011, 19:13

No they are not Girling. They are ATE calipers with both the Audi logo and VW logo. The discs were 316mm x 30mm but Neal is going to confirm the Brembo part number for the disc so that they can be identified. The pads do hang off the top of the disc but very very slightly about 1-2mm but this could probably be remedied by using 320mm discs but this would have to be tried first for clearance. I'll post a few pics that I took so people get the general shape and what the calipers look like. The pad surface contact are on the disc was so much more substanial compared to both 302mm and 286mm setups and they do perform excellently out on the road as demonstrated by Neal lol.

The calipers used the carriers they were designed for and not the 302 carriers as thought earlier.

**Nealevo** · Monday 30th May 2011, 19:46

Lee, There is a pic with wheel ON is in my garage pics on profile, click on my username and have a look, cheers Alan btw and thanks for sorting my other problem, I've ordered one already to eliminate :-)

**Alan M** · Monday 30th May 2011, 19:51

A little more digging the calipers look like they are 57mm ATE calipers and carriers for 288mm discs from a VW 99 model. They are calipers on the VW Passat 1.8t model 97-00 MY I think those MY are right but please check yourself.

**leet5r** · Monday 30th May 2011, 19:51

okay m8 , calm down lol , looks good to me , have you tryed them against the 302 as if i still had the standard size brakes then i would go for your upgrade etc but i have the 302 and would like to know if they are signifantly better tan the 302 which most on here have
cheers

**Alan M** · Monday 30th May 2011, 20:02

From first impressions yes they are far better than 302 calipers. I have run both 302 and 286 on the Volvo. The only comparison really will be if you do stopping comparisons with both Volvo and these setups on the same car.

**Alan M** · Monday 30th May 2011, 20:39

Pictures as fitted to Neals car. Just need the disc reference number off the Brembo box now Neal for disc identification..

**Alan M** · Monday 30th May 2011, 20:44

The only thing about the VW calipers are that they are for 25mm thickness discs so if possible someone needs to check if the VW calipers fit over the 28mm-30mm Volvo discs. If not the calipers need to be identified exactly. As I said earlier please check yourself to see if the calipers are correct for you if you go down this route.

**Nealevo** · Monday 30th May 2011, 20:57

Will do !!!!

**p fandango** · Monday 30th May 2011, 21:40

they do look the same as the newer VAG stuff, these were listed as being for Audi A3/4 & Skoda VRs & with 288mm discs as well. I'm still looking at using the twin pots if poss

**nottsgreent5** · Monday 30th May 2011, 21:48

mk2 focus st brake set up looks similar to the 850s ate calipers and 320 disks

**Nealevo** · Tuesday 31st May 2011, 08:36

brembo website. brake disc
Front Brembo Brake Discs - VOLVO XC90 2.4 D5 03 on
Quick Find: 02-11900
Availability: In stock

£76.80

**Alan M** · Tuesday 31st May 2011, 10:21

Cheers Neal. Your tape measure must be out lol.

**nottsgreent5** · Tuesday 31st May 2011, 12:56

these carriers seem very hard to come by spoke to 2 vw audi breakers and they said they like hens teeth

**p fandango** · Tuesday 31st May 2011, 13:00

Originally Posted by nottsgreent5

these carriers seem very hard to come by spoke to 2 vw audi breakers and they said they like hens teeth

i've seen some adverts selling them as an upgrade for Polo's etc which had 256mm discs, so the VW & Volvo scene are chasing them now lol

**Nealevo** · Tuesday 31st May 2011, 14:13

i'll have a look at my local breakers as they are vw specialists, if i get hold of any i will post them on here at cost, and the discs are £30 cheaper than i got them for !!!!!!(GRRRRRRrrrr) so its even cheaper now

**p fandango** · Tuesday 31st May 2011, 14:22

Originally Posted by Nealevo

i'll have a look at my local breakers as they are vw specialists, if i get hold of any i will post them on here at cost, and the discs are £30 cheaper than i got them for !!!!!!(GRRRRRRrrrr) so its even cheaper now

i drive past Sanburns everyday going to work, not sure whether to swop or not tho as i'm on 16's now

**mhill53** · Tuesday 31st May 2011, 21:07

so do we have a definate caliper part number to try and trace?

**Alan M** · Saturday 4th June 2011, 18:33

I think these calipers are the same as Neals http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT There are differences between many of the cars that these are fitted to but the passat and A4 seem to be the cars with these calipers fitted which are the same shape and look like the same model 57mm ATE caliper.