IT HAS BEYGON! My 1.8T swap assembly by talx

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The rear stub axle is from a 00+ Ibiza (polo) it mounts up exactly to the original axle beam holes on any mk1/2/3 

It utilizes a hub unlike earlier models that the hub is part of the rear disc this means you get a beefier bearing which has its obvious advantages and you don't need to change them every time you change the discs + no need in spacing 

If I am not mistaking (I have yet to check this The V5/R32 calipers should mount up to the Ibiza stub axle since the mounting point to the axle on the non ventilated caliper careers is the same like the ventilated ones only differences is in spacing to accommodate the bigger discs

I am not quite sure why I want to have rear ventilated discs ore if I really need the stopping power but I guess that in the end it will just look really cool Well much cooler than an UZI anywise any one that did 3 years of service can tell you that an UZI cant hit **** for bricks a MAG would be much more affective and practical

11/20/05

Just a picture of the R32/V5 rear caliper's 

Now what do you guys think should I paint them in red to match my 4 pot Brembo's up front?

11/22/05

Well since a few people have approached me in IM asking how im doing the R32 brake swap I have decided to elaborate on the swap

For this swap you are going to need rear hubs and axels from an Ibiza 20vt

First of all it seams I have jumped the gun and after checking things out im going to customize a mounting bracket for the R32 calipers to fit 

I have added a few pics and a cad sketch of the final bracket I will be fabricating to help understand what I am doing

Now down to measurements:

Distances between the mounting points of the carriers to the axle is - mk4/90mm R32/90

Distance between the mounting points on the caliper to career is - mk4/118mm R32/118mm

Distance between the mounting points of the career to the back side of the disc is - mk4/13mm R32/35mm

This means I will need to offset the R32 caliper 22mm towards the inside

The width of the axel mounting ears is 19mm

Original caliper carrier is mounted on the out side of the axle mounting ears

by using a mounting bracket on the backside of the carrier and backside of the axle mounting point I will need an additional 3mm spacer between the mounting bracket and axel to compensate the 22mm offset needed since mounting the carrier to the backside of the axle only gives me 19mm

Because of the need to offset the caliper the career ears are now parallel to the axle ears this meaning there is a minimum distance between them which is around 20mm

Meaning I can't use 256mm discs because with an extra distance of 20mm minimum disc size will me 272mm since the mk4 disc is 232

Radius of a 232mm disc is 116

Radius of a 256mm disc is 128

128 -11=12

Meaning there is need of a bracket spacing an extra 12mm between the carrier and the axle 

But as I mentioned there is a minimum distance of 20mm because of the interference between the carrier and the axle

So next best thing is a 280mm disc 

Radius of a 280mm disc is 140

140 “ 116 =24

So the mounting bracket needs to be 24mm between each of the bolts

Now to the discs

Mk4 Ibiza discs have a 34mm height between the back side of the disc to the mounting point on the inside 

After checking a 280mm front disc from a corrado has a height of 34 mm as well

Meaning they will fit beautifully Since there width is 20mm And the R32 discs width is 22mm Which is not a big difference and should not cause any problems

11/30/05

Well my dad was in LA and picked some parts up for me from ATP which is one of the mane suppliers of parts for my project and being distributed by a my fiend and associate in Israel for performance upgrades

I was actually going to join my Dad for the trip and com to the GTG but couldn't get time off of work to make the trip worth wile but on the positive side that means I now have some cash put aside for my solid lifter head kit