16v & 8v breaks

[aireq@u.washington.edu (Eric Anastas)]

But are the cylinders in the calipers bigger? If I did swap the 16v calipers
and rotors over would there be  problem with the 8v master cylinder not
supplying enough pressure/fluid to the possibly larger caliper?


eric


-----Original Message-----
From: Christian Els [mailto:tiAn@usiw.net]
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 2:14 PM
To: aireq@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: 16v & 8v breaks


Eric,

The 16V brakes are larger than the 8V brakes but will swap across no problem
so long as you run at least 14" wheels, they don't fit under 13's.

You need to take the rotors, calipers and caliper hangers from your 16V but
all the holes line up and it is very straight-forward.

Cheers,

Christian Els
87 16V
82 Rabbit Convertible w/16V brakes
81 Pickup


----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Anastas" <aireq@softhome.net>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, 25 May, 2002 15:05
Subject: 16v & 8v breaks


> Well the last owner of my car said that "she had the breaks done"
recently.
> I assumed she at least meant pads, but I check the receipts and found that
> it was only rear pads. Regardless the front pads have worn down
completely.
> Lately I haven't had a spare second to do anything other then work or
> school. So now my front left rotor is completely destroyed, along with
> whatever metal is right behind the pad. I still have my wrecked 16v and
was
> wondering what parts would transfer over to the 8v. I know there are drums
> in the back of the 8v but are the discs identical between the 8v and 16v?
If
> not could I swap both the discs and the calipers from the 16v to the 8v?
Or
> if none of that works can I swap the entire break system from the 16v to
the
> 8v (discs and calipers from all for corners, master cylinder etc. .. )?
New
> rotors aren't that expensive anyway right?
>
>
> eric
>
>
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