On my '93 I think I've deduced it's the crappy Girling calipers' slide guide pins being worn and allowing for some play in the calipers or it's just a crap design.
Pros: easy to diagnose
Cons: worn slide guide pins
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G60's didnt clear the 15's i bought. Went with smaller girling 54's with 11" discs instead cause I liked the wheels to much. Ive heard the g60's are heavy pos anyways.
Cons: heavy
I agree that girling 60 are too heavy compared to 54. With good pads 54 offer more than enough stopping power.
Pros: enough stopping power
Cons: too heavy
I had them on my B3, those things are a boat anchor each... For the amount of stopping power they add, they also add a ton of unsprung weight.
Pros: stopping power
Cons: boat anchor, unsprung weight
The girling 60's I own are to large and I've given up on wanting to use them. They are stupid heavy and its not worth trying to find another set of wheels just to run brakes that do more harm then good.
Pros: good stopping power
Cons: stupid heavy, too large
The Girling60s weigh an absolute ton, but yield no performance advantage over a G60 setup. IMHO better street config is: - 22mm master cyl. Note that the later cabby MC is not 22mm. However the brake booster can accept one. - Corrado G60-compatible quality 11\" discs - Corrado G60 calipers and carriers - Good pads. I run Hawk HPS myself but there are several good choices - An appropriate set of adapters Personally I have rear discs and adjustable brake bias. I found it necessary to tune the balance after installing bigger, bitey-er brakes, and a heavier engine.
Pros: Good pads, adjustable brake bias
Cons: weigh an absolute ton
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Corrado
I had this retrofit on my Jetta and I was a big fan of it. The unsprung weight complaint I find to be a bit much. As stated above, the weight difference isn't exceptional. The gain here is that you have a greater surface area of clamping force with the addition of an extra caliper piston. Overall, the cost/benefit of this setup is great.
Pros: greater clamping force, cost benefit great
Cons: unsprung weight complaint
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
the upgrade really isn't worth it. i have girling 60s with a 23mm MC and 11" rotors on my TDI. the problem is that the booster doesn't seem to keep up, so you need to stomp the pedal to get the bite you want.
Cons: booster doesn't keep up
Personally because of the problem with using 11" rotors with calipers designed to be used with 10 5/8" calipers, AND the excessive weight, I would stick to a VW based brake upgrade. The Girling 60 calipers will fit on the VR6 and ABA steering knuckles, but the brake pads overhang the inside edge of the 11.0" rotors by just under 1/4".
Pros: fit on VR6, ABA knuckles
Cons: excessive weight, brake pads overhang
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
A Mk2 6 line kit will do you just fine here. The Caliper ends up in almost the exact same place as the 9.4 calipers. Ive been runnin Mk2 lines on my 20v car with the Girling 60s for years and theyre not even remotely tight when the car is raised.
Pros: lines not remotely tight
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