Big Brakes ?

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Oilline
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Big Brakes ?

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Ive been looking at various "big brake" conversions that people are carrying out. The Girling 60 caliper seems hard to get hold of so i see people are using the ATE 57 caliper from the Audi A6.
I got hold of one of these calipers just to have a look at what was involved in fitting them. However the ATE 57 doesnt really look that much bigger than the calipers fitted to my 1986 Syncro?
I realise that bigger discs are also fitted with these calipers, is this where the improvement comes from?
Can any one tell me if the ATE 57 is a worth while upgrade.

Thanks
1986 Syncro EJ251, 2007 T5 4-Motion, Active Snowtrac, Golf Mk2 Syncro

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Re: Big Brakes ?

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Can't help with ATE but I stumbled across this whilst looking for something unrelated.. Just in case you change your mind :D
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=242786" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Re: Big Brakes ?

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Fitted Futbus's disc kits front and back. Couldn't be happier.

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Re: Big Brakes ?

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Hi Rob
Which calipers are they? They look like ATE 57's in the Futbus picture. Did you think they were much bigger than the originals?
1986 Syncro EJ251, 2007 T5 4-Motion, Active Snowtrac, Golf Mk2 Syncro

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