Brake Upgrade

[JonesyJ666]

Ive done and going to be doing alt of track days in my mk2 FL and just wondering what brake upgrades are out there that has been tried and tested.

 

Thanks

[JonesyJ666]

no one at all?

[langers2k]

Search for bbk or nqsbbk and you should find a few posts with some of the popular options :-)

bbk - big brake kit

nqsbbk - not quite so big brake kit

[Paulbrown]

I put mtec brakes on mine and swapped the rubber brake lines for stainless ones and that's really helped!!

[Anddenton]

I believe the NQSBBK from the Porsche stable is quite popular I believe. A lot is based on what will fit within the wheels.

[jellybeard999]

I put mtec brakes on mine and swapped the rubber brake lines for stainless ones and that's really helped!!

 

I've just had mtec black dimpled and grooved brakes and pagid pads fitted front and rear. I read up on brake lines and the general consensus was that they weren't much different and they're generally fitted to racing cars for their durability and ease of replacement, rather than the performance difference. I've never had steel/braided lines fitted myself, so can't pass personal comment. So far they seem good and have much more bite than the bosch discs/pads that were fitted. The rears weren't too bad (replaced them anyway for my own peace of mind) but the fronts were badly corroded on the rear/inside face and so I only had 50-60% of the braking surface working effectively.

 

The next step up is a replacement caliper/disc combo. The porsche option seems popular, but you could also explorer the VAG Brembo options from the Leon and S3

[DarrellGB]

If you've already got 312mm discs just get some good pads (I love Tarox) and upgrade the fluid to minimise fade.

If you haven't got 312mm brakes I've got some calliper and carriers from a 2014 Leon FR 185 that I had on my Yeti project, painted black with white Skoda logo, PM if you're interested

[dakar]

345mm discs and calipers from anR32 or Audi s3 seem a popular choice

Edited 30 April, 2016 by dakar

[willy0329]

As said above brembo set up from seat leon cupra r or cheaper route is ferodo ds 2500 pads and uprated discs .