I have the ATE 11" rotors on my Corrado. I also have the Corrado 11" brakes on my 1985 A2 which I am converting into a 2.0l 16V. I am happy with the ATE rotors. They have treated me well.
If your BBS wheels are the same basketweave 15" wheels that were OEM to the 92 Jetta GLi, they will not fit over the G60 11" Calipers. Even though they are the minimum diameter, the calipers rub along the inside wall of the basketweave. Some on the Vortex have grinded the outer edges of the caliper to gain clearance and some even machined a small gap on the backside of the wheels. I personally would not recommend either of those methods. The price you paid for the big brakes is excellent. I have an alignment performed at least once year on my cars. That should be done regularly because your investment in tires is much too costly to loose because you were trying to save $80 on an alignment. My $0.02 is to complete the installation of the brake calipers and try the wheels on them before you mount tires on those BBS wheels. You will know right away if the wheels safely clear those big calipers. You won't be dissapointed with the performance of those brakes on your lightweight A2. Recently in European Car, they did a write up on an A2 Golf with those 11" Corrado brakes. It consistently stopped from 60-0 in under 120 feet! That is Ferrari level performance! -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of denis p goldman Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 9:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [A2-16v] 11" Brakes, A/C Maintenance, etc, etc Haven't posted in a while, thought I would give ya'll an update as to what I've been up to, and ask a few questions at the same time. So they just lifted the drought in NJ, and I was able to wash my GTI for the first time in about 8 months (really, about 8 months). And you know how that goes, once its clean and shiny, you automatically start fixing stuff. First thing was my dead A/C. I 'converted' to R-134a a few years back, and it worked great up until the end of last summer when some must have seeped out. I bought 2 large (14 oz) cans of refrigerant (with 2 oz of oil mixed in) for $11 ea from Pep Boys and refilled last night. Two bottles later, I once again have ice cold a/c. Even if I have to refill every summer due to a slow leak, thats fine, as its not worth my time looking for a faulty o-ring somewhere in the system. On to more interesting things. I've had a set of 15" Jetta one piece BBS wheels sitting in my basement for a year now, that I bought off eBay for $200. I finally got around to getting some tires, I ended up with a set of Kumho Ecsta 712's (or something like that) for $48 ea from tire rack. 195/50-15 and V rated. Can't go wrong, although they are summer only tires. My SP8000's were overall great, but wore too fast for my tastes. Then again, I used them a few times in the snow, and snow destroys summer tires. So, I'll be getting those mounted and balanced probably the week of the 4th of july. Now, naturally, I am considering 11" brakes. Couldn't do it before, as they don't fit under my teardrops (which will be for sale soon BTW). But now, I can get a decent used setup off a G60 for about $300, so it might be worth it. But, the thing that erks me is the whole alignment thing. I just put 10.1's on last year, and I have a good alignment shop nearby, but they are pricey. $80. Seems like a waste, but I guess I can skip that step if I use the same spindles I have and just change caliper/carriers (although I'd like to put a new wheel bearing in there as well). Anyone with 11" brakes have ATE or x-drilled rotors? ATE are obviously worth the $4 over the stock rotors, how about the x-drilled? I am sure stopping power is incredible, but just how good is it with 11" brakes on a A2 GTI? That's it for now I guess (or at least until something else breaks - knock on wood). Denis G. 87 gti 16v - ready for summer 01 a4 1.8tq - boring in the summer __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ A2-16v mailing list [email protected] http://maillist.myip.org/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v
