i know this is a daft question.

can the 312mm brakes be fitted to the 2.0 fabia?? obviously i would need at least 16" wheels, but are the calipers/carriers from the 2 litre models the same as the vrs? except the colour of course????

I think they are so the swap would be the same as the vRS.

which parts do i need?

is it just the carriers and the discs? or do I also need the calipers

Same as the vRS, you need the whole lot.

thankyou for the info.

have you seen the neuspeed porsche caliper conversion kit for the mk4 golf on thier website? i'm thinking that this should fit as well????

It will, as long as you have the wheel clearance.

cool

I thought the 2.0 had the 256mm setup, therefore needing hubs etc too...?

I could be quite wrong though of course.

I thought the 2.0 had the 256mm setup' date=' therefore needing hubs etc too...?

I could be quite wrong though of course. [/quote']

you are. :P There's another small close knit group of fabias that have the same option. Always wondered why the 2.0 got the same hubs though, and other models like the pd100 didn't. C'est la vie.

I thought the 2.0 had the 256mm setup' date=' therefore needing hubs etc too...?

I could be quite wrong though of course. [/quote']

the 2.0 has 288mm discs with ATE calipers. i think they are the same as the vrs (except they aren't painted green) but nobody can tell me for certain.

Just out of interest - how much are the vRS hubs, roughly? Are there any other similar donor cars that suitable hubs can be taken from?

I may be looking to do a 256-312mm conversion in the future

Steve

Why would you say that the RS has a diffrent hub/bearing from the normal fabias. It all depends on the power-steering. If it is powered it has 72mm or else 66mm. So I think that the 2.0 has the same hubs as the RS, so there should be no dilemma about upgrading from 256 to 312 with the 72mm hub.

Also, the brakes on the RS are Lucas and not ATE.

PS: I did a little check further on. It seems that engine codes AZL,ASZ have different hub housings, but they have the same bearings-hubs. It may be a little offset, but with no implications to the brake upgrage, or so I think at the moment.

The difference is on cars with FSIII brakes you cant unbolt the caliper carrier so you cant change the calipers.

There is no probs with changing the vRS/2.0 brakes as mentioned.

You will need new bearings as they are just about impossible to get out of a carrier and be in a useable condition again.

You will need new bearings as they are just about impossible to get out of a carrier and be in a useable condition again.

Any quotable price Ross? Or a rough idea of 2nd hand/breakers price?

Steve

For you anything,

6Q0 407 255 S - Bearing housing left - £93 inc

6Q0 407 256 S - Bearing housing right - £93 inc

6Q0 407 621 AJ - Hub inc bearing - £68.54 inc (x2)

The tool looks like this to install the bearings correctly without damaging the ABS unit and insuring its pressed in correctly.

Cheers for that. Ouch, that's a fair bit of cost, especially before you add the cost of the 312mm upgrade kit :eek:

Oh well, at least I know now. Or it's down to finding a vRS that's being broken for parts...

Steve

Try these guys..

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/motorsinmotion-01909531537_W0QQssPageNameZstrkQ3amefsQ3amesstQQtZkm

SEAT Ibiza 130 Sport/FR will be just as good btw.

If you cant get what you need let me know, I could better those prices, plus build them up for you with the correct tools.