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    Brake Upgrade?

    Hi All,
    I have noticed that the Roc doesn't seem to stop as fast or hard as my last car. Is there any quick wins to be had in the brake department?

    My old car was a Mazda 323 with an Alcon 4 Piston, 4 Spot callipers that were running on 343*28*55 rotors

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    Huge rotors on this car and I thought it stopped well for a "slider" type of caliper
    I watch with interest

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    Quote Originally Posted by preeman View Post
    Hi All,
    I have noticed that the Roc doesn't seem to stop as fast or hard as my last car. Is there any quick wins to be had in the brake department?

    My old car was a Mazda 323 with an Alcon 4 Piston, 4 Spot callipers that were running on 343*28*55 rotors

    Well your Mazda was about 300kg lighter with far superior aftermarket brakes......so of course a stock Scirocco isn't going to stop as well.

    Upgrade the brakes in a similar fashion on the Scirocco and you will get a similar result to your old Mazda.

    Otherwise, pads, fluid and braided brake lines will give you a decent improvement over the stock setup.
    Last edited by Lucas_R; 11-04-2012 at 10:23 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lucas_R View Post
    Upgrade the brakes in a similar fashion on the Scirocco and you will get a similar result to your old Mazda.

    Otherwise, pads, fluid and braided brake lines will give you a decent improvement over the stock setup.

    Since the car uses brakes for stability etc, will it matter if they grip more or are of a different size? Will it throw out some calculations?

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    Quote Originally Posted by preeman View Post
    Since the car uses brakes for stability etc, will it matter if they grip more or are of a different size? Will it throw out some calculations?
    It doesnt seem to effect 10D's Scirocco... the brakes on that are massive...
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