[urq] Front Brake Upgrades

[Rich Letsinger]

Brandon,

If you went with the A4 carriers and rotors, it should
fit with your 15" wheels.  The B5 A4 1.8T stock wheels
were 15".  I'm afraid I did not do a test fit when I
had the opportunity, but I bet you could find a
friendly A4 owner in your area to try it.

Rich


--- Brandon Rogers <brogers at terrix.com> wrote:
> I assume this upgrade will not work with 15" wheels,
> correct?  Currently I
> have G60s on the 276 mm rotors and the are is no
> room between them and the
> Fuchs winter wheels.  Unless the caliper is real
> "skinny", I don't see how a
> bigger rotor will fit under there..
> 
> Brandon
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Del Tergo" <mdeltergo at hotmail.com>
> To: <jriley at ctiusa.com>
> Cc: <urq at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 11:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [urq] Front Brake Upgrades
> 
> 
> > Justin,
> > I am in the final stages of a possible group buy
> of just such a system. I
> > dropped all the hydraulic parts off at the
> mechanics today, rotors come
> > tomorrow.
> > I have sourced a limited # of (factory) TT
> calipers/carriers/hoses and
> pads
> > as a system.  It should use A8 rotors that I can
> include or source
> yourself.
> >   The A8 rotor gives you 312mm x 25, vs the 288 x
> 25 of the A4 and 276 x
> 25
> > of the standard 5000TQ G60 upgrade.  The A8 and TT
> rotors are the same
> > dimensions aside from the hat depth, the A8 has
> the correct depth.  That
> > said the TTQ 225BHP coupe weighs it at 400 to 600
> lbs more than the UrQ,
> add
> > another 400 - 6000 on top of that for the A8, and
> I think you have a set
> up
> > that should prove pretty good for the UrQ.  Still
> wrangling pricing as the
> $
> > has nosedived against the Euro since I put this
> together, but should still
> > be 1/2 or less than the Big "big brake" options.
> > Looking at the 2 different rotors/pads  side by
> side is quite an eye
> opener!
> > Needless to say, if it is bolt up, than it would
> also offer alternatives
> to
> > some of the type 44 crowd as well.
> > Drop me a line if your interested.
> > thx
> > Mike
> >
> >
> > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 12:30:36 -0500
> > From: "Justin Riley" <>
> > Has anyone ever "upgraded" the front brakes by
> using either the A4
> > rotors (288x25) and calipers, or the TT calipers
> with the A4 or other
> rotor?
> >
> > Justin Riley
> >
> >
>
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