Mk4 R32 Front Brakes Onto Skoda Octavia Mk1

bpm · Jul 29, 2009

Hi all,

as some of you may know I've been trying to get a set of R32 brakes onto my Skoda Octavia. My local skoda dealer kindly offered to put them on but when they did they discovered that the brake disc (334mm) was physically touching the caliper and so we had to abandon the project as I needed the car for the Inters. They recommended getting an Engineering firm to take the last 3-4mm off the disc and everything then should work perfectly. I had two sets of r32 discs and they were the same size.

What do people think?

Bohall · Jul 29, 2009

Know anyone with a CNC laith etc? No bother to take a few mill of discs.

Plane · Jul 29, 2009

Next door neighbour has one Bernard. I'll see if it big enough to take them discs.

Shane · Jul 29, 2009

QUOTE (Plane @ Jul 29 2009, 02:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Next door neighbour has one Bernard. I'll see if it big enough to take them discs.

I tried to take a few mm of a brake disc before on a lathe and the discs absolutely ate through the lathe bits,it will need to be a specialist engineering outfit with seriously tough bits!

gtijohn · Jul 29, 2009

What bits were you using shane? Carbide ones should do the job?

Shane · Jul 29, 2009

QUOTE (gtijohn @ Jul 29 2009, 03:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>What bits were you using shane? Carbide ones should do the job?

Its so long ago John i can't remember,i just went in to one of the machines in work and went at it.In fairness i didn't even try any different bits.I'm sure carbide or similar would easily be up to the job.

gtijohn · Jul 29, 2009

Wouldn't be a pro now myself or anything but I remeber the carbide bits we used in college would eat through stuff.

@BPM If you knew anyone in an IT I'm sure they could sort something for you?

Mk4 R32 Front Brakes Onto Skoda Octavia Mk1

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