VW_MANIAC Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 (edited) I know this has been asked loads of times but is needed to convert my 1.4 s hubs to sport/Gti hubs.I want to do some research before I ruin my daily driverI'm not confident playing with the brakes yet Edited October 27, 2012 by VW_MANIAC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 what do you need to know mate? you bolt the gti hubs in place of yours basically.gti hubs have a seperate caliper carrier to the hub. your current calipers bolt straight to the hubspolo gti ones are the same as lupo gti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VW_MANIAC Posted October 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 Yeah I want to convert so I can fit Porsche calipers but just didn't want to go it to like a rocket and ruin it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 theres nowt to ruin gti hubs bolt staright on, lupo gti ball joints are different to standard lupo one's btw to give it a larger track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VW_MANIAC Posted October 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 So would I need Gti ball joint as well or keep my standard ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowers155 Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 keep standerd ones mate:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartagram Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Polo GTI ones are the same. Seem to come up more often than Lupo ones too. Question is do you really need Porsche brakes on a 1.4S? I've got GTI carriers ad calipers with 280mm discs on my Sport GTI conversion and they are more than enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VW_MANIAC Posted November 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 I do want to up the power this year so I thought i could with sticking more powerful brakes on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartagram Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Brakes before power is the sensible option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VW_MANIAC Posted November 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 That's the idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgen Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Brakes before power is the sensible option.More fun the other way round tho , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartagram Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 How much power are you expecting to get? I mean anything up to 150hp should be fine with a Polo GTI setup upgraded to 280mm discs. My VR6 cabriolet uses 280mm brakes and that has 174hp and is a lot heavier and the brakes are fine on that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VW_MANIAC Posted November 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 I'm going to try and get as much as possible out of the 1.4 without spending stupid amounts of money.If possible lupo gti power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgen Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 I'm going to try and get as much as possible out of the 1.4 without spending stupid amounts of money.If possible lupo gti powerWithout spending loads GTi brakes would be ok, With spending loads GTi brakes would be ok. Turbo or supercharger G60 carriers and disks up front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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