Date:         Sat, 22 Jul 2000 12:28:54 -0400
Reply-To:     Dan Stevens <dstevens@twcny.rr.com>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dan Stevens <dstevens@twcny.rr.com>
Subject:      Re: rear discs
Comments: To: BenTbtstr8@aol.com
In-Reply-To:  <65.75d8d84.26abbc2e@aol.com>
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what I have is a baja bug  with my-own trailing arms and vanagon bearing
assemblies,axles and stubaxles,  I had on there T3 hubs and 914 rotors
before and (yes they needed machining to fit)
what is interesting to the group is my experiances and parts trials.. I am
not an engineer but quite handy with conversions and laws of physics.
 the van rear hubs needed to be turned, the audi 5000T rotors fit over the
studs (same 5X112mm) need longer studs pressed in. I made a bolt on carrier
plate for the caliper (subaru) as these are for the fronts and have parking
brakes. I had a clearance problem with the suby calipers and audi front
vented rotors ( I tried though) I am also running the Audi 5000T rims (these
are FWD and have a big inset)
 I would like to make a kit for the larger vented rotors and chevy calipers
but I have no chevy calipers to fit up.


I refered to it as a vanagon baja bug in joke and comparison as I am running
the axles CV's and Bearing assmblies. My baja has the rear wheel track as
the van.


dan stevens

-----Original Message-----
From: BenTbtstr8@aol.com [mailto:BenTbtstr8@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 11:11 PM
To: dstevens@twcny.rr.com
Subject: Re: rear discs


In a message dated 7/22/00 6:33:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
dstevens@twcny.rr.com writes:

<< vanagon baja bug >>


Can you elaborate on the vehicle? You mentioned "76 baja bug" earlier on.
Then you refer to it as "vanagon baja bug" later. What is it?

I have rear disc set-ups for swingaxle and IRS bug rears utilizing Type 3
hubs (no machining required). That's hardly gorund breaking. However, if you
have a rear disc brake set-up on Vanagon suspension whether it be on a van
or
a (Type 1) Baja Bug that is definitely something of interest to many of us
on
this list.

BenT
San Francisco