Gavin Waddell 18 Posted September 6, 2006 going to install 1.9 set up on the rear of my car 1.6 gti and i need to know what calipers will fit a 205 rear beam and do they fit onto the 1.6gti stub axel or do i need to change it for a 1.9 jobbie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pug_ham 244 3 Cars Posted September 6, 2006 Easiest is to swap it for a complete 1.9 beam as you need lots of bits from the radius arm end to fit everything, stub axles, caliper mounting brackets etc. Try a search as the full swap has been covered lots before. Graham. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taylorspug 7 Posted September 7, 2006 You can get away with fitting the 1.9 hubs onto the 1.6 stub axles, but the bearings overhang the stubs slightly. I know of people that have run like this for years with no problems with either the bearing or the stub axle. But in the end that is a bit of a bodge which i certainly wouldnt do, so i personally wouldnt advise you to do it either! What condition is the beam in? Does it need a rebuild? If so maybe the best idea would be to try and find a decent 1.9 beam with good trailing arm shafts and do the conversion using that, as Graham has already said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Waddell 18 Posted September 8, 2006 ive got a 1.6 beam that is in good nick. i wanted to take everything form the stub axel to the disc off the 1.9 and but this onto the 1.6 beam. is the hole pattern for stub axel is the same on a .9 and 1.6? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taylorspug 7 Posted September 8, 2006 Yes the hole pattern is the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
