G60 brakes

[philj]

Noticed a set of these up for sale on ebay.

I've already got pads discs and calipers lying about for a golf.

Anyone know what carriers are needed to fit them to a B4 Tdi? And which discs are 280mm and 4x108?

[Greg_S]

The standard S2 carriers may fit if its a B4

[Rusty]

Girling G60 setup on a CQ uses 276x25 with 4 stud pattern so just get some of those and ditch the too thin and wrong diameter Golf discs (280x22mm) and use standard G60 carriers off a S2/CQ/90

Another option is to get TT or 996 Porsche front callipers with Focus RS discs and get something that's a better upgrade than the underwhelming G60 twin pots.

[dgacampbell]

Girling G60 setup on a CQ uses 276x25 with 4 stud pattern so just get some of those and ditch the too thin and wrong diameter Golf discs (280x22mm) and use standard G60 carriers off a S2/CQ/90

Another option is to get TT or 996 Porsche front callipers with Focus RS discs and get something that's a better upgrade than the underwhelming G60 twin pots.

Now i'm interested in this thread, i have got g60 calipers and carriers for my 90, not yet fitted.............
Have you more information on the tt caliper idea? ie what carriers do you need for that, and will they fit under the standard 15" alloys?
While i had thought the g60's would have been a good upgrade for my car with it's sleepy 132bhp, i know there is no such thing as being able to stop to quickly lol
TIA
Dan.

[Rusty]

You can't fit the TT brakes underneath 15" wheels but you could look into a custom setup using Boxster 2.5 callipers and some suitable discs. TBH, just get some Yellowstuff pads and some decent discs, as they'll be more than adequate for all but serious track use on the lighter car. A mate has been running Yellows on his trackday Golf which has G60s on it and it has relentless and effortless braking and I've been running them on my Clio for nearly a year with really good road and track performance for the money and ran them on my BMW before that with good results - they do need to be correctly bedded in though.

You'll need 16" wheels for the TT upgrade at least and also work out a few small modifications for hat height and OD compared to the discs used by dest etc. on S2 upgrades.

[dgacampbell]

Thanks for quick reply m8!
I'll stick to the G60's then, i want to keep the original alloys in place!
Thanks for heads up on the yellow stuff pads!
Dan.

[Rusty]

There are not many brands available for the G60s and top quality pads are big money, so the Yellows are a good compromise and work well as a fast road pad too. Be warned though, they take 1000 miles of squeaking and grinding to bed in due to the special bedding in coating that's on there. After that, they're pretty decent. EBC got a load of bad press a few years back and so they were a real gamble for both of us but have worked well and been a nice surprise.

[philj]

Yeah the yellows aren't bad, that exactly what I've got at the moment for the g60s. Will do for the moment.

Cheers for the info, so its only the coupe quattro and the 90 that comes with the correct carriers? Assume the golf ones don't fit?

[dgacampbell]

As far as i know, it is only the 20v versions of the coupe and 90 that have the G60 brakes, although i'm near sure the v6 coupe and s2 has them too.

[BLAMM0]

About the brakes, which setup is better? I think using tt calipers is easier, than from a peugeot 406 coupe (4 pot brembos), but the performance would be better with the brembos? As i can see, you can almost easily fit the TT brakes, using carriers, but they only have 1 piston. For the brembos, you need to make custom carriers/adapters...
Ideas welcome, thanks

[Rusty]

Yeah the yellows aren't bad, that exactly what I've got at the moment for the g60s. Will do for the moment.

Cheers for the info, so its only the coupe quattro and the 90 that comes with the correct carriers? Assume the golf ones don't fit?

Don't confuse Girling G60 callipers with Golf G60 brakes, which use G54 callipers and different discs. The Golf carriers are much smaller and are not suitable for the twin pots.

The S2 does indeed use G60 callipers but they're not really up to the job on such a heavy and powerful car.

4 pots are lighter and have a larger pad area, so are worth considering as an upgrade.

[philj]

Cheers for the info, caliper error obviously. Although 4 pots are tempting, it unfortunately doesn't make it stop chugging.