New Brake set up

gagvanman · Jan 16, 2018

Fitted these new 4 pot callipers from Fosseway Performance. Much better feel to the brake pedal, better stopping distance and the pads aren't bedded in properly yet, so I expect it to get even better. Also a lot cheaper than other alternatives out there.

ozziedog · Jan 16, 2018

So, what’s it like having brakes that actually work ? Gotta say, it does look the part too :mrgreen:

Ozziedog,,,,,,, brakes, hhhmmmmpp,,, nice idea :mrgreen:

gagvanman · Jan 17, 2018

The old ones worked, but not as responsive as these new ones!

budbay6 · Jan 18, 2018

Hi I'm not really up with brake upgrades but would these fit my crossover front original disks ?
Cheers Bud

gagvanman · Jan 18, 2018

As long as the spindles are from 73 onwards.

budbay6 · Jan 18, 2018

No good on mine then ? Mine are original 71 on crossovers!

Hubs · Jan 18, 2018

Nice bit of kit
£515 + VAT
http://www.fossewayperformance.co.uk/vw-late-bay-brake-upgrade/

gagvanman · Mar 13, 2018

Have bedded these in now. Had a bit of a pull to the left, so bled again and had to have the steering alignment done as I had to replace the near side steering tie bar. The brakes are fantastic, so much better than with the standard set up, no worries about pulling up sharply now.

Davydomes · Mar 13, 2018

gagvanman said:
Have bedded these in now. Had a bit of a pull to the left, so bled again and had to have the steering alignment done as I had to replace the near side steering tie bar. The brakes are fantastic, so much better than with the standard set up, no worries about pulling up sharply now.

Do you have a Servo fitted?

gagvanman · Mar 14, 2018

currently don't have a servo. However, I have bought all the kit to fit a servo. Brakes are really good at the moment.

robjarman · May 10, 2020

hi - did you fit the servo in the end? and how do the Fosseway discs perform with it? Also, you said that you need to have '73-on spindles, but Fosseway advertise this for the crossover and don't say they require latebay spindles altho they do recommend latebay discs...?
any feedback would be v handy!!
cheers
Rob

gas1man · May 10, 2020

BRAKES :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: what's that , I down shift like a demon and then push the centre pedal and pray.

J & P

robjarman · May 11, 2020

haha that's what I call Somerset roulette...

gagvanman · May 14, 2020

robjarman

I still haven't got around to fitting the servo yet, but my engine is out of the van for rebuild so I plan on doing it before refitting the engine.
As for the spindles, when I bought the van the PO said the front setup were late bay but what year exactly I don't know.

_666_ · Oct 17, 2022

Hi, did you fit the fosseway brakes to drop spindles?

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