Rear Brakes

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Erkan
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Rear Brakes

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Anyone fitted rear disc brakes to their 6n? If so which ones, and would mk5 gti ones fit?

any comments appreciated.
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the mk5 gti ones fit straight on, any mk5 with rear discs can bt mk5 r better
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awesome, cheers man. Now I just need to go out and buy some.
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Post by alexperkins »

Youll also need the related parts such as GTI rear hubs and disc brake handbrake cables

The easiest option by far is to just swap the rear axle
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6n2 beam dont fit a 6n, different bush set up/size apparently. but everything off it will bolt onto a 6n beam.
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It will fit with a bit of work
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just a quick update, 6n2 rear axle WILL NOT FIT a 6n, the mountings are totally wrong. have pics will upload :D
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