[s-cars] OEM European Brakes from a S4tt

[Bob DG]

Dang, how'd you get big red rotors?

and you get the nice big red Porsche rotors outta it.


>From: "Mark Strangways" <strangconst at rogers.com>
>To: "Sean Douglas" <quattro20v at telus.net>,
><s-car-list at audifans.com>,<birabrakes at yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] OEM European Brakes from a S4tt
>Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 09:11:51 -0400
>
>I have upgraded to the BIRA Sys 6 for UrS4 / UrS6 they work great.
>They may be a bit more pricey right now, but the leg work is done. The hats
>and brackets are proven, >I think the S4tt calipers hang on the opposite
>side of the rotors causing
>some bleeding problems. Since (as I read somewhere) theses use staggered
>sized pistons, swapping from left to right will get you poor wearing brake
>pads.
>
>Mark S
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Sean Douglas" <quattro20v at telus.net>
>To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>; <birabrakes at yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 11:44 PM
>Subject: [s-cars] OEM European Brakes from a S4tt
>
>
> > What would it take to adapt the Girling floating calipers from a S4tt to
> > our UrS4/S6s? Browsing through the euro ETKA, it appears that the S4tt
> > uses the same calipers as the euro-spec AAN S4/S6. The rotors spec'd for
> > the euro-spec AAN is 314 x 30 mm.
> >
> > What I'm not sure of is that the offset (hat) is probably different and
> > an adapter bracket may have to be fabricated.
> >
> > Assuming a bracket could be made, would it not be possible to pick up a
> > used set of calipers from a wrecked S4tt, buy euro-spec rotors and
> > install it on the North American-spec AAN? Has anyone attempted this or
> > researched it? It seems to be a cost effective solution that is the next
> > best thing to an OEM euro-spec.
> >
> > I guess the other option would be to purchase a euro-spec wheel bearing
> > housing (struts) and use that. But this is obviously more expensive and
> > time consuming because of the re-re of all the bits and pieces.
> >
> > Just tossing an idea out.
> >
> > Sean
> >
> > Sean Douglas
> > 1997 Audi S6
> > 1990 Audi 90Q20V
> > Surrey, BC
> > Canada
> >
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