Need coupe GT information.....lots..lol

[Jonathan Monetti]

> Since the front brakes do most of the work of braking, switching to
> rear discs won't really yield that much improvement.  In fact, you'll

Ti, I have to disagree...

The stopping power and pedal feel on my '87.5 with four wheel discs is far
better than the (same front) disc, drum setup my '86 has (or had...I've
cannibalized her so many times).  The '87.5 brakes with a lot of authority
and no scary drama, whereas my '86 felt a lot like my old Scirocco--the
fronts and the rears heated/faded/cooled at different rates, wore
differently, and didn't inspire straight-line confidence. (i.e., during
really hard stops I thought I'd sometimes end up in a ditch).

Jason, I have factory rear-discs, so my $.02 on a conversion may only be
worth $.01, but a number of people have given the procedure high marks for
performance and cost-effectiveness.  It's worth investigation at least.

Incidentally, Eric Fluhr has the conversion DIY written up on his site:
http://www.igdc.com/ejfluhr/audi/Tech/DiscConversion.html

Jonathan Monetti
2002 A4 1.8tq
1987.5 CGT
http://home.earthlink.net/~groovy_monkey/Audi





> From: ti at amb.org (Ti Kan)
> Subject: Re: Need coupe GT information.....lots..lol
> To: killerb09 at hotmail.com (Jason someone)
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
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> Jason someone writes:
> > [ rear disc brake conversion ]
>
> need to adjust the brake proportioning valve so that the rears don't
> lock up first under panic stop conditions.
>
> > my question is this:  is there any benefit to running the full
> front set up
> > from the audi80/90 on my coupe gt like are the discs/calipers
> any bigger for
> > it then what I currently have or would it not even work anyways??
>