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Rear brake upgrade

battwell
in Skoda Fabia Mk1 (1999-2007)

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Looking at doing the rear brake upgrade on my fabia vrs, what callipers do you guys recommend? 

 

What discs/pads too?

 

Cheers guys, hoping to find some soon!

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    256mm from TT (250bhp) or MK1 Octavia vRS is the usual upgrade.

     

    As for disks & pads, pagid are a good starting place

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    256mm from TT (250bhp) or MK1 Octavia vRS is the usual upgrade.

     

    As for disks & pads, pagid are a good starting place

     

    Great thank you, just need to find someone selling some now! Need them asap as one of my current ones is seizing up! 

     

    Do i need to cut/remove the backing plate to fit these in?

    yes, the ones on are 232mm and the splash guards are pretty much flush with the disks.

     

    either remove fully or cut the lip off

     

    you need the calipers and carriers to do a straight swap

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    yes, the ones on are 232mm and the splash guards are pretty much flush with the disks.

     

    either remove fully or cut the lip off

     

    you need the calipers and carriers to do a straight swap

     

    Thanks for your help thought it would be, and yeah thats what I'm looking at, hoping some will come up soon! 

     

    Cheers!

    You sir, are a star! Thanks for that! Hopefully the callipers will be alright, will get a decent set of pads and discs, pagid ones okay as it just the rears? Thinking of getting pagid discs and ds2500 pads for the front 

    most the breaking is done on the front pagid ones be fine

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    most the breaking is done on the front pagid ones be fine

     

    Are these the correct ones? http://www.eurocarparts.com/search/104441278/p/home can't seem to find the pads for some reason! Promise this is the last question!

     

    Appreciate the help don't like things going wrong and need to sort the car out this week! 

     

     

    You sir, are a star! Thanks for that! Hopefully the callipers will be alright, will get a decent set of pads and discs, pagid ones okay as it just the rears? Thinking of getting pagid discs and ds2500 pads for the front

    They are for 4x4 cars, not a straight fit on fwd cars.

    If you have already comitted to buying I've got a set of billet alloy spacers for sale that allow them to be fitted on fwd cars ;)

    i can get you brandnew calipers complete for £85 each but would need your ones in return i fitted what im talking about to mine straight bolt on item

    most the breaking is done on the front pagid ones be fine

    Have to agree bigger brakes on the rear of any car not really necessary as its the front that does most of the work.

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    Yeah but one of my callipers is sezing, and they look tiny, i understand they aren't going to do much for the braking but they definitely will look better! 

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    I'm painting them all Red, so guess I could always sell the discs and callipers that are coming for maybe £70 and keep the carriers and just buy the new callipers and discs for it :P 

     

    This has made it harder now! haha 

    Did you purchase the ones Steve originally posted?

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    Did you purchase the ones Steve originally posted?

     

    Yeah i did mate, been in a rush to try sort it out :S

    Yeah i did mate, been in a rush to try sort it out :S

    Did u read my post regarding fitment?

    Its the carriers that won't fit a fwd car, you need spacers to make 4x4 rear brakes fit.

    Yeah i did mate, been in a rush to try sort it out :S

    They won't fit as they are from a 4 wheel drive car.

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    They won't fit as they are from a 4 wheel drive car.

    Seems to be a echo in here tonight!!! :D

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