Source for new 36 mm rear calipers?

[Peter Golledge]

I'd second the vote for using the 38MM units.  I doubt you will notice.
Worst case if you don't like the result put a proportioning valve into the
line so that you can manually adjust want you want.

The LT-1Q is running with Twin Turbo Big Reds up front and regular Type 44
rear calipers, it NEEDS a proportioning valve ;-) 

-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
Behalf Of Joshua Van Tol
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 6:58 AM
To: Radek
Cc: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: Source for new 36 mm rear calipers?

Did the proportioning valve change at the same time?

I doubt that the braking changed much with that small of a change. Just
changing to a different friction compound would likely make more of a
difference.

My vote? Run those 38 mm calipers.


On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 8:28 PM, Radek <radek at istar.ca> wrote:

> Thanks to all who replied and tried to help.  The final conclusion:  36 mm
> rear calipers are out of production and no longer available from
aftermarket
> vendors (available from the stealer for about $500 a piece though).
>
> I am now facing a choice:  getting a remanufactured 36 mm caliper with all
> the associated headaches (it will probably start seizing by the end of
> winter) or getting two brand new 38 mm calipers for the rear (those are
> available).  Will 38 mm give me too much braking power at the back?
>  Starting at VIN J-240,000 cars were equipped with those as standard and,
> according to Family Album, front brakes remained the same.  BTW, ABS does
> not work.  Any opinions?
> Thanks.
>
> Radek
> 88 90Q
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