Fabia Brake Upgrade

RAJVK · 31-12-2007, 20:42

Ok heres the thing, As most of you know I have a 1.4 fabia which I will be rebuilding/ uprating next year. I have the chance to buy vrs carriers, calipers,discs 288mm etc at a cheap price. Should I buy these and fit them to my fabia (as far as I know you need the hub and bearing for them to fit) and give it some serious stopping power or just stick with the standard 256mm discs and put some good discs and pads in.

It will be running on 15 inch wheels and I think the vrs calipers will fit in ok, Im pretty sure 312mm wont though.

Any comments and thoughts welcome

ScoobyChris · 31-12-2007, 21:35

Depends why you want to upgrade. I'd probably stick with the originals and upgrade the pads, discs and fluid.... If you want to go to 288mm, you might as well just go straight to 312mm and put 16" alloys on....

Chris

RAJVK · 31-12-2007, 21:39

only thing is that I have just bought my alloys and are sitting next to me as I speak

oilburninnut · 01-01-2008, 12:54

i could be wrong,so don't take this as gospel,but i think i remember reading on here that the 288mm brakes we all swap for 312's are next to worthless because they won't go on to lesser models without a hub conversion

TDi Vrs · 01-01-2008, 12:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by oilburninnut

i could be wrong,so don't take this as gospel,but i think i remember reading on here that the 288mm brakes we all swap for 312's are next to worthless because they won't go on to lesser models without a hub conversion

he's already mentioned about the hubs

oilburninnut · 01-01-2008, 12:58

its new years day,and i was out last night,cut me some slack

TDi Vrs · 01-01-2008, 12:59

haha sorry

RAJVK · 01-01-2008, 14:25

Yeah I would need to get some hubs from a breaker but that shouldnt be to hard.
I am guessing the wheel bearings are all the same (72mm with power steering) for all the models of fabia.

Does anyone know how much a new vrs front caliper is and what the size of the piston is ?

oilburninnut · 01-01-2008, 14:27

i have a set of disks carriers,callipers and pads taken off my fabia at about 3000miles that i would accept a reasonable offer for

bengie · 01-01-2008, 15:56

if you already have 15" wheels and want to carry on running them then get the 288mm brakes but yeah you'll need the hub, hub carriers and might as well do bearings while your at it.

is it worth it though? don't want to sound negative but is it really worth tuning and playing with a 1.4 when you could so easily get something more powerful to start with.

my brother has been looking into this regards his focus and you can buy 2001-2002 ibiza cupra's for under 4k and a seriously mod'd one for under 10k running 300bhp+ with everything already done to it.

31-12-2007, 20:42	#1
RAJVK Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 133 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Fabia Brake Upgrade Ok heres the thing, As most of you know I have a 1.4 fabia which I will be rebuilding/ uprating next year. I have the chance to buy vrs carriers, calipers,discs 288mm etc at a cheap price. Should I buy these and fit them to my fabia (as far as I know you need the hub and bearing for them to fit) and give it some serious stopping power or just stick with the standard 256mm discs and put some good discs and pads in. It will be running on 15 inch wheels and I think the vrs calipers will fit in ok, Im pretty sure 312mm wont though. Any comments and thoughts welcome

31-12-2007, 21:35	#2
ScoobyChris Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Andover Posts: 18,086 Thanks: 15 Thanked 322 Times in 280 Posts	Re: Fabia Brake Upgrade Depends why you want to upgrade. I'd probably stick with the originals and upgrade the pads, discs and fluid.... If you want to go to 288mm, you might as well just go straight to 312mm and put 16" alloys on.... Chris __________________ Holding up the traffic in a little Italian..........

31-12-2007, 21:39	#3
RAJVK Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 133 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Fabia Brake Upgrade only thing is that I have just bought my alloys and are sitting next to me as I speak

01-01-2008, 12:54	#4
oilburninnut resident gayer Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,294 Thanks: 141 Thanked 119 Times in 111 Posts	Re: Fabia Brake Upgrade i could be wrong,so don't take this as gospel,but i think i remember reading on here that the 288mm brakes we all swap for 312's are next to worthless because they won't go on to lesser models without a hub conversion __________________ 2nd most powerful car on awesome rolling road day

01-01-2008, 12:58	#6
oilburninnut resident gayer Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,294 Thanks: 141 Thanked 119 Times in 111 Posts	Re: Fabia Brake Upgrade its new years day,and i was out last night,cut me some slack __________________ 2nd most powerful car on awesome rolling road day

01-01-2008, 12:59	#7
TDi Vrs Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: HEREFORD Posts: 341 Thanks: 2 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Fabia Brake Upgrade haha sorry __________________ 07 Fabia vRS,/// Cruise Control, De-Bump striped, Seat Leon Front Splitter, Seat Sport Front Strut Brace, PD160 Air Intake and Green Cotton Air Filter, Cage mod, Uprated indicator Bulbs and Headlight Bulbs, LED sidelights, Ipod Interface, Jabba Sport ARB, Turbo back, and SportCat Milltek Exhaust, JABBA Sport Custom Remap! 312mm Brakes, Eibach Pro-Kit Springs Privacy tints all round, and Anthracite Octy 17" Spiders and sticky Toyo Proxes T1R rubber! To come Leather retrim, Forge FMIC!

01-01-2008, 14:25	#8
RAJVK Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 133 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Fabia Brake Upgrade Yeah I would need to get some hubs from a breaker but that shouldnt be to hard. I am guessing the wheel bearings are all the same (72mm with power steering) for all the models of fabia. Does anyone know how much a new vrs front caliper is and what the size of the piston is ?

01-01-2008, 14:27	#9
oilburninnut resident gayer Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,294 Thanks: 141 Thanked 119 Times in 111 Posts	Re: Fabia Brake Upgrade i have a set of disks carriers,callipers and pads taken off my fabia at about 3000miles that i would accept a reasonable offer for __________________ 2nd most powerful car on awesome rolling road day

01-01-2008, 15:56	#10
bengie splash!!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: planet earth Posts: 14,576 Thanks: 15 Thanked 109 Times in 98 Posts	Re: Fabia Brake Upgrade if you already have 15" wheels and want to carry on running them then get the 288mm brakes but yeah you'll need the hub, hub carriers and might as well do bearings while your at it. is it worth it though? don't want to sound negative but is it really worth tuning and playing with a 1.4 when you could so easily get something more powerful to start with. my brother has been looking into this regards his focus and you can buy 2001-2002 ibiza cupra's for under 4k and a seriously mod'd one for under 10k running 300bhp+ with everything already done to it. __________________ owner of a skoda octavia 4xvrs3

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