256mm disk brakes

jimbob · Post by **jimbob** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 6:18 pm

i have been lookin to upgrade my brakes to 239mm which i have been told can be taken off mk1 golfs & roccos and bolt directly on to the mk3 but then someone said about 256mm brakes, does anyone know what car these are to be taken off? also what is required to complete the upgrade.

hardhitter · Post by **hardhitter** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 6:35 pm

Yeah, the 256mm will give better braking. You will need 14" wheels to run them and the callipers and carriers off the old audi coupe 5 cyl, pre 86'.

This is a popular conversion with mk 1 golfs and plenty of folks have caught onto the idea. This makes them really hard to get hold of from scrap yards and breakers. I tried about 20 places most of them being VW / Audi specialists and most had sold out, the last one I tried had some.

jimbob · Post by **jimbob** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 6:44 pm

lucky that cause i was at the local scrappy the other day and there was an old white audi coupe gt there would they be found on this car Thanks.

hardhitter · Post by **hardhitter** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 6:46 pm

They should be, providing it's a pre 86' with 256mm vented discs. Get em quick before someone else does.

jimbob · Post by **jimbob** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 6:53 pm

dont worry those brakes have got my name on them would i need the master cylinder as well or is the polo one enough to power these beasts lol

hardhitter · Post by **hardhitter** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 6:57 pm

The standard polo one is adequate, but people tend to upgrade them to the 22mm one from the late Mk 2 Golf 16v.

jimbob · Post by **jimbob** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 7:09 pm

Thanks for your help hardhitter is there any chance you could also give me a price for a single dtm upswept backbox for a 91 gt