European and Usa A8 brakes, same ??

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11-09-2005, 10:02 PM

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European and Usa A8 brakes, same ??

I am ordering new brakes from Usa but I am not sure are the brakes same kind in 1995 European model and 1997 Usa model? Who knows???

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11-09-2005, 10:32 PM

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if it is of interest

The brake pads on my Japanese import car are different but I think they changed in later models

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11-10-2005, 01:20 AM

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Can be different. Mine fronts are Lucas calipers, for rotor 314x30 and 4 pads each caliper.

Then, from brakes upgrade descripton by PaulW seems that stock USA rotors are smaller (312x25).<ul><li><a href="http://www.audipages.com/upgrades/birabrakeupgrade.html">http://www.audipages.com/upgrades/birabrakeupgrade.html</a</li></ul>

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11-10-2005, 02:51 AM

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Don't know

The pre facelift A8's came with single piston calipers in the states, where the euro versions came with the steel dual piston calipers.

But I don't know about a 95.