Date:         Tue, 5 Feb 2002 20:12:23 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Last air cooled model?
Comments: To: drillock@earthlink.net
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I guess its the Girling calipers that are full floating.
The 87 I was planning my raid on had full floating calipers but I wasn't
about to change the steering geometry without more knowledge of what
hideen costs I might have.
At any rate I spent that $150.00 and I've moved on to oil cooler
installation and possibly installing a Ebespacher BA-6 heater if I don't
find a buyer on the heater soon.

Stan Wilder


On Tue, 05 Feb 2002 17:55:36 -0800 mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net>
writes:
> The 85s with solid lower control arms still use the 80-84 ATE
> calipers
> and rotors. The 86+ models use the larger Girling calipers and
> different
> rotors.
>
> The steering issue is a mixed bag, faster tighter turns but more
> effort.
>
> Mark
> 82 Westy with 85 PS front end in manual mode
>
>
> Stan Wilder wrote:
> >
> > I considered upgrading my 83 to later model cast iron (replace
> stamped
> > metal) lower control arms so I could mount 85 or later full
> floating disk
> > brakes.
> > I had a wrecking yard that said they'd set the 87 Vanagon on
> jackstands
> > for me and sell the whole shootin match for $150.00 if I took it
> off. The
> > problem was that the 87 had power steering and shorter spindle to
> rack
> > arms that would have made steering with my manual rack pretty
> tough.
> >
> > Stan Wilder
> >
>
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