Date:          Thu, 11 Jun 1998 16:21:39 -0700
From:          Todd Candey 
Reply-to:      tcandey AT ix.netcom.com
Organization:  Vortrag Motorsports

> 
> I hear you have some brackets for G60 calipers to mount on 4k/C-GT strut
> housings?  What can you tell me about them?  Are they cast, machined,
> etc.?  Cost?

I did have, and they were ok, but here's the run down...
They were a simple steel plate the was drilled and tapped for the g60
caliper and then cut and shaped to fit on the 4k strut housing. Problem is,
there isn't much room to get hardware in both the bolt locations for the
carrier and the upright. Turns out the most effective way to do that was to
weld the bracket to the upright. Kind of a problem considering that the
bracket is steel and the upright is cast iron.

 After actually doing a few sets and running the cars at track events, I
found the performance of the g60 to be not _that_ much better than the
stock caliper. Yes, it did stop shorter. But, pedal travel is a touch
longer and the pedal feel is a little bit softer. Biggest dissapointment is
that they still fade just like the smaller g54. This I can only attribute
to the fact that the g60 is a big heavy piece of iron that can't disapate
heat.

I've instead decided to use some more effective solutions and am now
offering big brakes upgrades for all of the audi models. Kits range from
wilwood dynalites and 11" OE rotors for the 4k.cgt to Alcon 4pots on 14"
rotors for all audis. Also, we have Porsche big-reds on 13" rotors for all
of the models as a step down from the Alcon packages.

Sorry if I got carried away with the answer, nut thanks for asking about
the brackets.

Todd Candey