Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 14:53:18 +0200
Reply-To: Raimund Feussner <rfeussner@GMX.DE>
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From: Raimund Feussner <rfeussner@GMX.DE>
Subject: Re: Rear disks in a Vanagon
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Besides Hansen, I am currently working on an 4-disc system, but with cheaper
parts.
I hope to get this system ready for half the price of the porsche system,
using vented discs and calipers on the front from the Audi 100/A6 C4
(1992-1997). On the back I will use ī02 A4-discs and Golf3 calipers.
The front is complete, but the adapters for the rear arenīt yet.
Raimund
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Grebneff" <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: Rear disks in a Vanagon
> >I've been playing around with the idea of putting disks on the rear of
the
> >van. I haven't heard of anybody doing this, any thoughts from the list?
> >Dave K.
>
> Hansen Motorsport in der Vaterland makes kits to fit various brakes to the
> T3. I will eventually be buying their kit to fit front discs/calipers from
> a Porsche 993, or custom brakes to fit my 16" CLK wheels. These brakes
will
> be killer ones, capable of stopping ultraquick (hope it doesn't do
> front-wheelies!).
>
> Hansen is currently working on a rear-disc kit too.
>
> e-mail Jens Hansen <jens.hansen@hansen-motorsport.de>
>
> website <www.hansen-motorsport.de>
>
> The front-disc kit is DM1300; buy the calipers and rotors (full set of
> front AND rear) for $1000 or less from a US wrecker. Only the 993 discs
fit
> the VW stud-pattern, but custom kits are available with any stud-pattern
> and offset.
>
> Oettinger's 4-wheel-disc kit is only rated by the TUV for about 180kmh.
> They are also utilitarian-ugly, whereas the Hansen ones are the sort you
> want wheels with big holes in to see them through!
>
> I can forward jpegs of Hansen's and Oettinger's kits to anyone who is
> interested.
>
> The Australian rear-disc kit (made for T2 and T3 vans) I am told is so
> flimsy it sounds outright dangerous; the caliper carrier is so weak it
may
> twist and jam the brakes on.
>
>
>
> Andrew Grebneff
> 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand
> <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
> ph 64 (3) 473-8863
> fax 64 (3) 479-7527
> 84 VW Caravelle GL (to be fitted with SVX engine & Porsche G50 trans) RWD
> 87 Corolla 1.8 DX CE80 diesel sedan
> 89 Corolla 1.8 DX CE96 diesel van/wagon
> 89 Corona 2.0 D Select CT170 diesel sedan
> 92 Toyota Estima Lucida (=narrow-body Previa) 2.2 turbodiesel RWD
>
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