Date:         Mon, 17 Apr 2000 15:40:34 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike Ray <Mike.Ray@AMMOBILE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Ray <Mike.Ray@AMMOBILE.COM>
Subject:      Any desire for high performance brakes??? Read iffin interested!!
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OK, my buddy is a retailer for Stillen. They make high performance brake
rotors and pads for  several different vehicles. Mostly sports cars but also
trucks. Surprisingly, they're not all outrageously priced. He was trying to
get me to buy a set for the Mustang and I said "it stops pretty well but my
Westy S**KS!". All my friends rave about the increase in braking performance
with these things. Basically, they're made to wear the pads so that the
rotors last indefinitely. The cross drill is for street applications while a
slotted rotor is for higher heat. Slotted don't work well Until they heat
up.

Paul at Special Vehicle Products (my Mustang vendor)....

Once I know that then I can see what kind of numbers and prices we could
get. The
rotors would be cross drilled and the pads would be the Stillen Metal
Matrix. We will probably need a commitment of 20 people for each style
rotor. Just get me a year span breakdown and how many different rotors were
used for what years and I will get back to you....

Me again...
I know there's two styles of Calipers on the Vanagon (Girling and ??). So I
ASSUME two types of pads. Are the rotors the same on all years or are there
2 styles of these too? Once Paul has some more info he can nail down a
minimum order and cost.

What do you all think about this??? Anyone interested? What's your feedback?

Mikey
`87 Westy Eeore