crxgator
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Raleigh, NC
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- All the MQBs
Test fitted some A6 Peelers I picked up tonight. They are 19x8.5 +48. Looked good with a 10mm Spacer and with a 5mm as well.
How is everyone going about bleeding them? I installed Macan calipers with new S3 rears. I’ve bled the system twice with a power bleeder while manually bleeding as well. The second time around there was no air. My pedal is terrible and feels like there’s still air. I have to pump the pedal to get full stiffness to brake while
Driving.
340x30
What 345mm rotor are you using? I see mk6 R as 30mm wideMine felt same way until I moved to 345 x 32. Can't explain why, but it's likely something to do with ABS calibration. Get the correct rotors and the brakes will feel normal.
They really are the right rotor for this upgrade. Fit much better and are a real upgrade.
In the meantime, I've heard threshold braking from 80 mph couple times will recalibtate abs.
What 345mm rotor are you using? I see mk6 R as 30mm wide
Its a 2 piece. Oem are 30. I wonder how those fit using oem mk6 R calipers. Width wiseHere's where I saw they were 32mm, but it looks like just this vendor.
https://us.ceika-store.com/products/coert184
I had the exact experience moving from the MK7R to MK6R Zimmerman rotors and it was noticable before bleeding.Hmmmmm, I could have sworn mk6 R were 32mm wide. I uses Zimmerman. When I swapped in the new rotors, everything firmed up.
2mm shouldn't make any difference at all with new pads. Calipers are all self adjusting, or your brakes would go to sh*t every time you wore your pads down 1mm each. The only time 2mm in width matters is towards the end of the very end of pad wear where you might push pistons out too far... but 1mm each side is NOT going to make a difference unless you do something stupid like take your pads down to bare metal.
Not to mention the Macan brake rotors are 30mm, as are the Q5s.