WRC Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 I reviews some video of the UP GTI, which has rear drums, and some people said the rear brakes from UP GTI can be replaced with LUPO GTI rear discs. that would be good. any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 likely, most VW Lego is compatible with other sets. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubster Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 I know that rear discs would look much nicer through the open alloy wheels on the Up! GTi, but as far as actual brake performance goes, the standard Up! GTi setup is better than that of the Lupo GTi. I was surprised with how well the Up! braked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 rear brakes do nothing really, new brakes always feel good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRC Posted January 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 well..probably 15 years between them means also other other improvements...like master cylinder...pedal feel...and of course being new helped. i cannot agree that rear brakes do really nothing. they do some. besides echilibrating the body of car during brake..also brake distribution. imagine 0% brake power on rear during hard brake or even during curves..lets imagine both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mischa72 Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 I know this topic is 8 years old, but getting interested in the matter, did this go somewhere? Wanting to get met an Up! TSI in future. I used to be in the Opel (Vauxhall) camp and would always upgrade the brakes on the Corsa's (Nova's) I had. I also did a rear disc conversion on a Vauxhall Astra Mk1. The only thing I noticed, was that braking capacity wasn't increased, just availability under much braking was better. Drum overheated faster than the disc brakes. Best upgrade would be to use the Vauxhall Astra mk2 (Opel Kadett) GSI-16V on the front axle. This would improve braking capacity massively going from 236mm massive to 256mm ventilated. Probably upgrading the front brakes gives more results than changing rears to discs. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeha Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 The rear hub and drum brake part no.s are all 6R polo so anything from one of those should bolt on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mischa72 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 Is there a parts list available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupogtiboy Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 There is a list of parts on the Up Owner's club forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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