Front brake upgrade mk4 swb

[Luke]

as many of you know im fittning mk4 front to my mk1, im planning on reconditioning the whole lot and was thinking while im at it i could upgrade the brakes

Looking through the speedways catalogue i can see the mk4 6 stud have a 270mm disk over my 5 studs 254mm disk all the dimettions are the same thickness etc. infact the only dimetion different is the o/d

http://www.speedways.co.uk/front-c8917.html

Has anyone tried this bolting a 6 stud disk to a 5 stud hub - is the mounting PCD the same

also looking at the calipers they look very similar in design are they the same what are the differences

anyone any info to add

[Sundowner]

Has anyone tried this bolting a 6 stud disk to a 5 stud hub - is the mounting PCD the same

also looking at the calipers they look very similar in design are they the same what are the differences

anyone any info to add

I have 6 stud discs on my 5 stud hubs but its a mk2

[Luke]

I have 6 stud discs on my 5 stud hubs but its a mk2

basically i want to do exactly what you've done but to the mk4

I guess by the lack of responce no-ones tried it

Does anyone know if mk4 6 stud twin wheel disks and calipers are the same as mk4 6 stud single wheel disks and calipers

also is the stub axle the same on twin 6, single 6, and single 5 stud

and if anyone (local) has got any knackered ones for me to try it with it would save me wasting my money if they dont fit but if it works i'd buy new ones anyway

[rover]

I can see exactly what you want to do Luke, but I've never seen it done so cant be of any help there. Hasnt Tony got any six stud stuff laying around at his place?

Rover.

[transitgeoff]

the disc mounting pcd is the same

[Luke]

the disc mounting pcd is the same

so the 6 stud hub is the same and the offset made up on the caliper or are the hubs different

this is looking promising

[transitgeoff]

well the hubs are different cos one has 5 wheel studs and one has 6 both discs are mounted to the hubs with 5 bolts and the pcd is the same, thats as far as we went today we think the stubs are the same but havent checked as yet

[Luke]

i meant stubs

[Luke]

well geoff

[transitgeoff]

busy, busy Luke but havent forgot(yet)

[Luke]

taken from another thread

either fit 270mm vented lwb disks and the caliper carriers (calipers are identical)

[Luke]

just to confirm this

i can fit the larger (270mm) caliper carriers and brake pads to my smaller(254mm) calipers - and fit 270mm disks

easy as that

[Aragorn]

the calipers are the same part number so yep that should work just fine

[Luke]

the calipers are the same part number so yep that should work just fine

nice one cheers

now one more thing (gets complecated) with the larger carriers in will the smaller pads still fit

as they look similar

[transitgeoff]

well if your gonna use the smaller pads what was the point of fitting the larger discs?? you will still have the same braking area just fit the proper 190 pads