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 DylanTheDubber
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| posted on February 6th, 2012 at 06:38 PM |
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Brake repairs, upgrades and new parts to "HOT UP" Brakes
Hey Guys,
My brakes are a bit spongy and i want to upgrade/restore my brakes on my superbug. I want to leave it as discs in front and drums in rear for the time
being because funds arnt avalible for discs on the rear at the moment.
So the question is, What can i do to restore brakes and also do a few lil mods to make em cooler and quicker to stop.
any ideas of parts to use, or how to do it or any advice at all comment below.
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| posted on February 6th, 2012 at 06:42 PM |
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Dylan redo the stockers they are cheap and effective. When you want to spend real money on the donk then upgrade. M
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| posted on February 6th, 2012 at 06:42 PM |
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Probably the best things you can do
1. put new fluid in the system and bleed them really well
2. put new rubber or if possible braided lines on
3. check all the fittings etc
4. upgrade brake pads, different poeple like different styles, but it depends on your use. There are places like QFM which will put any compound (from
their range) on old backing plates (try GSL rallysport)
5. make sure the backing plates are in place
6. the fronts can be cross drilled, not sure how much this helps.
7. can got to type three drums on the rear, which are wider
8. Overhaul the MC if its really old
9. check the wheel cylinders on the rear.
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| posted on February 6th, 2012 at 07:51 PM |
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Hi Dylan
I fitted early Type 3 callipers on David's bug, they have a slightly bigger piston, 42 mm instead of 40 mm, they do give more bite.
I'm going to upgrade these in the next few months, I bought a Vdub engineering Audi TT conversion for his bug, so they will be for sale in a few
months.
Cross drilled rotors will crack.
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| posted on February 6th, 2012 at 08:23 PM |
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Thanks for all that guys!
Arn't braided brake lines illeage? or can you get ADR approved ones? and also, how important are the backing plates? wouldnt it be more efficient for
cooling to have them off and have drilled and slotted rotors?
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| posted on February 6th, 2012 at 08:32 PM |
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also just remembered it is only a single circut brake MC not dual circt, and it looks pretty bad. I would like to set up dual brake circut system with
warnign light.
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| posted on February 6th, 2012 at 08:37 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by DylanTheDubber
also just remembered it is only a single circut brake MC not dual circt, and it looks pretty bad. I would like to set up dual brake circut system with
warnign light.
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Dylan haven't you got a S bug? These should have a dual circuit system. In the interests of safety take it to a brake specialist or a workshop that
knows VW's. Cheers Les
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| posted on February 6th, 2012 at 08:40 PM |
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Les,
Yes it is an S bug but it been replaced with a single one.
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| posted on February 6th, 2012 at 08:45 PM |
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Sorry mate but highly illegal.
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| posted on February 6th, 2012 at 08:59 PM |
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oh ok wow did'nt even know.
Do you have any good dual circut Master cylinders New or good used ones? i can buy?
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| posted on February 6th, 2012 at 09:10 PM |
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Dylan what has been written is great advise. Replace the master cylinder with a new dual circuit one. New flexible lines will ensure there are no
probs. and put superbug drum front end wheel. Blinders in the rear. That way you have more read end stopping power. But realistically you would
probably be really happy with a fully stick system with all new parts where needed.
I dont think you would need to reace the following
Front discs
Front calipers
Rear drums
Handbrake
Hard brake lines
Good luck fella
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| posted on February 6th, 2012 at 09:14 PM |
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Thanks mate and yeah really helpfull but what are blinders? and what do you mean superbug drum front end in it? It had the hard lines replaced but
yeas soft ones need relaceing anyways they need shorter ones to fit into the new lowered struts
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| posted on February 6th, 2012 at 09:44 PM |
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Dylan,
When you say duel circuit, are you talking about the brake fluid circuits (ie, front & rears are on separate lines), or are you talking about a
master cylinder with 2 electrical brake light switches?
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| posted on February 6th, 2012 at 11:22 PM |
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my standard brake on 72 sbug (decent second hand drum, new rear slave cylinder, 40 yo lines and everything else)
I get good pedal feel just from adjusting rear brakes
but it seems to go out every month or something
also if you can metal fabricate stuff,
it may be cheaper alternative to install, ie. ford laser brake on the back
what I'm doing is cut the drum into a hub and lathe the hub to fit the disc and then make the caliper bracket
also I'm saving up for a lathe atm lol
and yes a lathe is more expensive than a rear brake set up but I need it for other stuff aswell
(better to have and not need, than to need and not have)
it may be a good way to do it if u have access to a lathe, because u can just rock up at your nearest auto store and ask for pads
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| posted on February 7th, 2012 at 06:16 AM |
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Change the master cylinder and stick with a set of type three rear brakes and over haul the fronts, you do not have to replace the calipers as a kit
is available to rebuild them, depending on your driving style you can try a softer set of pads in the front as mentioned, any modifications will have
to be engineered and approved for use on the road, with any modification there is a lot to concider, its just not as simple as installing another set
of brakes, if you deceide to put disc's on the back make certain that they can be installed legally so they maintain the front to back bias, stay
away from the EMP* rears as they have several problem's that seem to be unfixable. you get what you pay for.
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| posted on February 7th, 2012 at 08:00 AM |
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Thanks heaps mate,
Yeah im not interested in EMPI for brake parts i dont trust them haha. I might be putting comodoore rear discs on the bug but at the moment im going
for a pair of typre 3 rear brakes. So i can get these from any Type 3 or only certain models? I drive my bug pretty hard and will need to pull up
pretty quick when i need it too and i dont want them to lock up just pull the car up real quick. So would i use soft or hard brake pads?
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| posted on February 7th, 2012 at 01:28 PM |
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the basic rule is softer pads will give more bite, but will generate more heat and therefore will overheat quicker. they will also wear out sooner.
but different compunds are designed for different things. A metallic pad will give more bite and not be as heat sensitive, but will chew discs....
The QFM pads seem to have a few good cpompunds and they will put the material onto old pad backing plates.
I used to run stock pads in mine, and the only times i got fade was after 3 laps or QR or on a 15min blast through rathdowney.
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| posted on February 7th, 2012 at 02:31 PM |
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Ok thanks heaps for that!
The Stock system is going to be good then. I got a good idea of what i wanna do now.
Thanks Every1
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| posted on February 7th, 2012 at 08:01 PM |
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Soft pads, but the down side is that they wear quicker
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| posted on February 7th, 2012 at 11:11 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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Soft pads, but the down side is that they wear quicker
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it's not just that if you have white rims 
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| posted on February 8th, 2012 at 07:40 AM |
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No i will be using my new wheels that are coming. They are black.
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| posted on February 9th, 2012 at 08:10 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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Sorry mate but highly illegal.
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Not sure if this is pertaining to the question regarding the Braided brake hoses are not.
If so, its incorrect.
Nearly "all" oversea braided hoses are illegal for the Australian market. Meaning the ones alot of people buy from OS places eg. goodrich, ebay
versions etc etc.
But there are plenty of Brake places throughout Aust. that do manufacture there own Braided brake hoses to suit your requirments.
Even the mobile bloke around the corner from me can do it!
As long as it has ADR-7 makring on the hoses, these are legal throughout Aust on your car & "are" roadworthy.
But it has to have the "ADR-7" marking on them
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| posted on February 9th, 2012 at 09:08 PM |
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He's talking about switching the master from a dual circuit to a single.
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| posted on February 24th, 2012 at 08:17 AM |
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i was under the impression that all road legal brake lines cannot be braided as it makes inspections impossible to detect ruptures or leaks..
makes good sense to me.
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| posted on February 24th, 2012 at 08:18 AM |
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Oh and brand new german dual circuit masters $180.00.
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