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Girling: Brake caliper

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3.7

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Brembo: Brake caliper

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OEM Volkswagen: Brake caliper

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3.5

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POWER STOP: Brake caliper

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Brembo › Brake caliper

b5_1.8T_GR 24 Jan 2006, 21:27

Rating 5.0

Smell/heat:

No fade at all (overheating is no longer an issue). For the first time the brake pedal feels like the gas pedal. You just touch it and it slows down a bit, you gently step on it and it slows you down, you press harder and it slows you even faster, etc. Finally, believe it or not, ABS kicks in rarely!! (not the case with OEM brakes). My opinion is that this is a very wise setup, not \"ricey\", very effective and a top value for money .

Pros: no fade at all, top value

Vehicle: Audi S4

WILWOOD › Brake caliper

askibum02 14 Jan 2006, 21:23

Rating 5.0

I started with 11\" brakes and Wilwood 4 piston calipers.

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Girling › Brake caliper

g60racer 9 Dec 2005, 21:52

Rating 5.0

Smell/heat:

Best brake mod for the buck, with this car. Did it on both my VR6 and G60! Tremendously improved brake feel, reduced fade, and decreased stopping distance.

Pros: improved brake feel, reduced fade

Vehicle: Volkswagen Corrado

Girling › Brake caliper

Lopan 9 Dec 2005, 21:30

Rating 5.0

Pulling:

Put on G60's and stopping questioning yourself. Now that mine are finally broken-in the pedal is like a hair trigger that kicks off the ABS at highway speeds

Pros: hair trigger pedal

Vehicle: Volkswagen Corrado

Mileage: 70000 km

Brembo › Brake caliper

Uk in NY 23 Oct 2005, 20:10

Rating 5.0

CHASSIS: Brembo four-pot rear calipers with 355mm discs

Vehicle: Ford Escort

Girling › Brake caliper

vdubturbo 11 Aug 2005, 14:34

Rating 4.0

Pulling:

First of all, you can run the G60 (Girling 54) fronts with rear disk on a 20mm master cylinder with no problem. I am running that setup right now. That being said, yes, the pedal feel would be nicer with a 22mm master, but the 20mm will work also.

Pros: 20mm master works fine

Cons: pedal feel not optimal

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

OEM Audi › Brake caliper

TwinScrew20v 28 Dec 2004, 21:31

Rating 4.0

Pulling:

I only ask because Ive been running this set-up for 2 years now. And its a minimal change, if not the same, effort to push the pedal...But the car is alot more controlable when braking than it was with the G60 set-up. Personally I like it better than most high performance set-ups for braking and feel...but it could stand to lose a few hundred lbs from the calipers.

Pros: more controlable braking

Cons: lose a few hundred lbs

Vehicle: Audi

Girling › Brake caliper

Duberman 3 Oct 2004, 12:09

Rating 5.0

I was actually using the C carriers and 11rotors with my G/J calipers for a few months. I was waiting for my SS lines and pads, I didn't need to bleed the brakes.

Pros: no need to bleed

Vehicle: Volkswagen Corrado

Brembo › Brake caliper

Ess Three 8 Aug 2004, 11:32

Rating 3.0

Uneven wear:

The callipers flex and the point which hits is not where you grind...but further outward...it'll be obvious how they flex when you look. I use my brakes VERY hard with some pretty trick pads...so you may not have the same problem...but mine have grooved the inside of two sets of front wheels.

Cons: calipers flex, grooved wheels

OEM Volkswagen › Brake caliper

allan r 26 Jan 2003, 15:14

Rating 2.0

ultimately you will need a new caliper, because the parking brake mechanism ins't rebuildable by itsself. It's a common vw problem, actually, both my parking mech's are seized. just don't use the e-brake. and don't buy a rebuilt caliper - they never last.

Cons: parking mech's are seized

Vehicle: Volkswagen