R36 Brakes

[overl0ad]

hi,

newbie here. so go easy...

just bought a R36 today. i'm out of the country so it's with a mate, but wondering that's the general feedback on the stock brakes that came with it.

and what options are available? i think the R36 is based on the golf Mk5 (or 4 or 6?) so i'm wondering if the brake kit from one of those will bolt across without having to thinker with it too much?

[kamold]

The R36 is built on what's called the PQ46 platform.
Mk5/Mk6 Golf are PQ35.
So they are closely related, but PQ46 got a lot more fruit as it's a more advanced platform.
With that said the stock brakes are the same as the MK6 R so they are quite good.
Wouldn't see a need to jump into upgrading them unless you're tracking the car, or just want the big brake look (which isn't a cheap exercise as to upgrade you're looking at something like Porsche 6 pot Brembos or similar)

[overl0ad]

No intentions to track it. Just that i have a thing about brakes and tyres...

Thanks for the info. Now to look at some random boy racer stuff.