Re: Front Mount G60's for Rear Mount Struts?

[Martin Pajak <urquattro@wave.home.com>]

Alexander,

>     Is it possible to mount front mount g60's on a rear mount setup?  I
> would assume the pistons are in the same positions, anyone BTDT?
>

Depends on what kind of car you are planning to have them on.
I welded a bracket on to mount the old single piston front calipers (same
bolt spacing as the G60's) from my Ur-q when I decided to go with the rear
vented (V8/S4/S6/RR Ur-q) rotors on my Ur-q.
It takes a lot of planing, cutting and welding but it's not that hard.
The result is great brakes, especially when running with locked diffs.
You will loose the handbrake so a hydraulic e-brake set up had to be made.
I just used a valve to lock the pressure in the rear axle when needed.
It does not work for an extended period of time but for few hours you can
use it as a parking brake.

You can see some details and pictures at:
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/5939/Urquattro.html

HTH
--
Martin Pajak

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/5939

1983 Audi Ur-quattro (224,000 km)
1986 Audi 4000 S Quattro (407,000 km) with 5 bolt pattern