jcp Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 My Leon TFSI is a little bit faster than it's brakes what would improve performance? 312mm disks as fitted to the Mk V Gti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 How about better friction pads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcp Posted April 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Do you have a reccomendation? I have heard good things about ds2500s but have also been told of noisy and poor response when cold and do a 2 mile commute daily. Are there cold performance and noise issues? Do you supply for this fitment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Do you have a reccomendation? I have heard good things about ds2500s but have also been told of noisy and poor response when cold and do a 2 mile commute daily. Are there cold performance and noise issues? Do you supply for this fitment? No we don't supply.... In truth if your in the owners club then they would have more experience on this topic than us, simply because we cannot efficiently focus on every product made for every car, whereas the clubs being type specific can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcp Posted December 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Do you have a reccomendation? I have heard good things about ds2500s but have also been told of noisy and poor response when cold and do a 2 mile commute daily. Are there cold performance and noise issues? Do you supply for this fitment? No we don't supply.... In truth if your in the owners club then they would have more experience on this topic than us, simply because we cannot efficiently focus on every product made for every car, whereas the clubs being type specific can. I have found the answer AP racing 4 pots with Ds2500 pads on 335 rotors and alloy bells- They are more powerful, are fine at low speeds and from cold and save about 4kg each side! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 They look good What are alloy bells though, the centre part? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcp Posted December 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Yep, the effect is that the brake disc is just a rotor or ring bolted on to a light weight centre which is machined so as to place the braking surface to suit the caliper position-7mm from the line of the O/E discs to allow huge calipers to clear the rims. New Old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 That's a good idea, they look much bigger than the standard ones....any photos with the wheels on as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Loks great but without sounding negative will there be an issue with the front/ rear brake bias? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcp Posted December 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 That's a good idea, they look much bigger than the standard ones....any photos with the wheels on as well? Here we are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcp Posted December 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Tony, So far so good as far as brake balance is concerned -although I have a feeling the issue would not arise in normal road use- most of the brake gurus on the Golf Gti v and seat cupra.net forums suggest that the rears do relatively little and cope perfectly well with upgraded fronts. the issue with my car was that as an auto-dsg it has more need for brakes than the same car with a manual- never mind "using the gears to slow down" it just does not have the same lift off engine braking. As seat only fit bigger brakes on the cupra- with 40 hp more- I figured I would upgrade and so far am pleased- but in this damp and cold weather I am far from using them late or hard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 That's a good idea, they look much bigger than the standard ones....any photos with the wheels on as well? Here we are! Looking good, I do like those rims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Tony,So far so good as far as brake balance is concerned -although I have a feeling the issue would not arise in normal road use- most of the brake gurus on the Golf Gti v and seat cupra.net forums suggest that the rears do relatively little and cope perfectly well with upgraded fronts. the issue with my car was that as an auto-dsg it has more need for brakes than the same car with a manual- never mind "using the gears to slow down" it just does not have the same lift off engine braking. As seat only fit bigger brakes on the cupra- with 40 hp more- I figured I would upgrade and so far am pleased- but in this damp and cold weather I am far from using them late or hard! Reads good, my concern appart from the safety aspect is the brake balance is part of an MOT in these areas.... 1: Actual performance 2: Over the axel balance 3: Front to rear balance All of these performance measures have to pass the listed minimum limits for the stock car, meaning it's very possible to fail #3 when the brakes are modded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 There's been no problems with the brake upgrades on mondeos come MOT time...I'm doing mine next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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