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vented brakes on a mk3

Postby BROWNYS V6 » Sun Feb 03, 2013 1:44 pm

anyone managed to get vented front brakes on a single wheel mk3 transit ?
cos im gettin nowhere fast :evil:
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Re: vented brakes on a mk3

Postby MinorMatt » Sun Feb 03, 2013 1:46 pm

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Re: vented brakes on a mk3

Postby BROWNYS V6 » Sun Feb 03, 2013 10:34 pm

this is for the mk2 matt, ive replied to ur pm, cheers :wink:
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Re: vented brakes on a mk3

Postby BROWNYS V6 » Tue Mar 15, 2016 11:19 pm

so I thought id bring this thread back from the dead, as im giving my mk3 some much needed tlc, im gonna try to get some vented brakes on the front. not going big diameter, just need better brakes behind 14" rims. got a pair of mk5 discs and calipers, but the calipers wont bolt on the mk3 stub assembly unless a bracket can be made :idea:
has anyone else managed it ?
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Re: vented brakes on a mk3

Postby Mr RVM » Wed Mar 16, 2016 2:13 am

BROWNYS V6 wrote:so I thought id bring this thread back from the dead, as im giving my mk3 some much needed tlc, im gonna try to get some vented brakes on the front. not going big diameter, just need better brakes behind 14" rims. got a pair of mk5 discs and calipers, but the calipers wont bolt on the mk3 stub assembly unless a bracket can be made :idea:
has anyone else managed it ?
cheers.


Just use Mk5 stub axles and hubs :wink: (you will need to use Mk5 ball joints and trackrod ends as well) and if you're using Mk3 front shocks you will need to slightly elongate the top two fixing holes (only takes ten mins with a file)
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Re: vented brakes on a mk3

Postby BROWNYS V6 » Wed Mar 16, 2016 10:47 pm

yea I had thought about doin it that way, not sure if it will widen the front track though as the arches on mk4/5 has a bigger flare to it.
ok if your using standard wheels, but no good if you have 6j wellers, will need to do more research :wink:
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Re: vented brakes on a mk3

Postby BROWNYS V6 » Sun Aug 05, 2018 10:54 pm

gonna have a go at this upgrade, got a set of vented discs but will be fitting them to my redrilled hubs that have been turned down, 5x100 pcd so had the excess trimmed off, will use mk5 calipers, will need to make a bracket as the caliper wont bolt onto a mk3 stub axle, pics to follow :)
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Re: vented brakes on a mk3

Postby BROWNYS V6 » Sat Aug 18, 2018 9:56 pm

little update, wont be using transit calipers as the ones ive got are for solid discs, doh, im sure I had a vented pair, hey ho, got a nice pair of 4 pots off a Porsche, dunno if there gonna work though, watch this space :D
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Re: vented brakes on a mk3

Postby Luke » Sun Aug 19, 2018 11:21 am

if your using mk5 disks could you use the 6 stud ones? they are larger diameter but use the same caliper (just different carrier) i have them on mine but i have 16" wheels but i think they will fit under 15"s
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Re: vented brakes on a mk3

Postby BROWNYS V6 » Sun Aug 19, 2018 10:30 pm

im just using the discs ive got luke, with the disc set up going on the back aswell, can only be better than it was, dunno if my new calipers will work yet, we will see :wink:
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Re: vented brakes on a mk3

Postby BROWNYS V6 » Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:15 pm

still a work in progress, wonder if i'll need a bigger master cylinder to push these,
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4 pot Brembo's, just hope I can use them :mrgreen:
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