Date:         Thu, 19 Aug 2004 17:19:46 -0700
Reply-To:     "P. Stanhope" <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "P. Stanhope" <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cheap disc brake upgrade for Vanagons......
Comments: To: jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM
In-Reply-To:  <CAEOIPKOOCKNBBDDDMBPEEPGFDAA.jeff@vanagonparts.com>
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--- Jeff at Vanagonparts <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM>
wrote:

> $5K?  Nah...  You can get a complete Vanagon rear
> disc brake system for
> about $1,500.
>
> Includes hubs, rotors, caliper adapters, calipers,
> brake pads, brakelines,
> screws, shims and studs.
>
> The track width is not changed and the bolt pattern
> is stock 5/112.
>
> German TUV tested and approved.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
> www.vanagonparts.com


Most of the braking power comes from the front brakes
especially on my old 84' westy partly becouse it rides
so high. When i do an "Oh Shit" stomp on the brake
pedal, all the weight of my heavy westy is transfered
to the front wheels. Once a cat ran out in front of my
van while i was doing around 35-40MPH...i hit the
brakes so hard that my passenger swore that one of my
rear tires came off the ground....it might have been
the fact that i swung the steering wheel a little to
the left while braking but i know my front brakes were
working overtime. So having 4 wheel disc brakes would
prolly be better suited to the newer non-westy carat
vanagons that are lighter, and lower to the
ground......i dunno just my 2 cent.

Oh, the cat lived
Phil

=====
Phil
84' Westy...Tiico'ed
00' Cannondale MTB
95' S9 Skateboard
04' New Balance 705 All Terrain's



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