30-08-2012, 08:10 PM
Right finally realising how shite my brakes are...
I have GTI6 brakes on my 1.8 with good drilled and grooved discs. The front pads are good and I have braided lines on the front.
Today i met a car coming the other way down a very narrow country lane with steep banks either side. The golf stopped almost instantly and I just locked up sliding down the hill towards it for about 4m until i stopped.
1. Im running Nankangs that came with the car and are 1mm off the markers on the outside? I presume these are complete wank and i should be getting T1rs all round?
2. The rear pads were advisories in the last MOT which was about half a year ago and i haven't got round to replacing those so i presume they are shot! Maybe Ill replace everything with Green Stuff pads?
3. The brake pedal is spongy for quite a way which i presume is down to having the standard master cylinder and not the gti6 one? Please remind me the sizes again!
4. On an unrelated note i floored it in a tunnel but was so excited i didnt bring the clutch up all the way before shifting to second. *Clutch smell* and now my biting point has drastically changed and is probably about half an inch from the top. How much clutch is left once its got to this point? I presume i should be a little bit more gentle and presume it needs replacing in the next year?
5. I cant exactly put my finger on it. Ive got top and bottom OMP strut braces which admittedly aren't Rippthroughs works of art. Lowered 60mm front and back on Gmaxx shocks but the handling still feels wallowy as hell! Any ideas and what front shocks ~£120 can you recommend me?
6. 306 1.8 hatch or should I swap to the HDI estate when the clutch is swapped? D:
I havent been on the forum lately so all of these problems have stacked up over the past month or so! thanks. Sam
I have GTI6 brakes on my 1.8 with good drilled and grooved discs. The front pads are good and I have braided lines on the front.
Today i met a car coming the other way down a very narrow country lane with steep banks either side. The golf stopped almost instantly and I just locked up sliding down the hill towards it for about 4m until i stopped.
1. Im running Nankangs that came with the car and are 1mm off the markers on the outside? I presume these are complete wank and i should be getting T1rs all round?
2. The rear pads were advisories in the last MOT which was about half a year ago and i haven't got round to replacing those so i presume they are shot! Maybe Ill replace everything with Green Stuff pads?
3. The brake pedal is spongy for quite a way which i presume is down to having the standard master cylinder and not the gti6 one? Please remind me the sizes again!
4. On an unrelated note i floored it in a tunnel but was so excited i didnt bring the clutch up all the way before shifting to second. *Clutch smell* and now my biting point has drastically changed and is probably about half an inch from the top. How much clutch is left once its got to this point? I presume i should be a little bit more gentle and presume it needs replacing in the next year?
5. I cant exactly put my finger on it. Ive got top and bottom OMP strut braces which admittedly aren't Rippthroughs works of art. Lowered 60mm front and back on Gmaxx shocks but the handling still feels wallowy as hell! Any ideas and what front shocks ~£120 can you recommend me?
6. 306 1.8 hatch or should I swap to the HDI estate when the clutch is swapped? D:
I havent been on the forum lately so all of these problems have stacked up over the past month or so! thanks. Sam