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Date:         Fri, 18 Nov 2005 17:31:25 +1300
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Rear Disc Brake conversion
In-Reply-To:  <6da579340511170808v49000338r91fe5805c3aeb989@mail.gmail.com>
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> > German listee Raimund Feussner has developed a kit and The BenT One >> was working on one... can't remember if he finished it. >> > >Since good disc brakes on the rear seems like it would call for good ones on >the FRONT as well, is there anyone in north america offering any sort of >vented front brake kit now that the SA brakes have seemigly vanished from >this hemisphere? Or are 2WD drivers with bolts up front instead of nuts n' >studs just SOL? >-- >John Bange >'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"

The Hansen kit, of course, is ventilated front & rear.

They are for those who want the best brakes possible, of course, and not for penny-pinchers (cuz you won't have any pennies left in the piggybank after buying them).

The cost is about double Raimund's, and includes adaptor/spacers to convert to any studpattern & stud diameter you like, with studs (not bolts), and includes 933 handbrake cables (which will need modifying to fit the van). Calipers & drilled/ventilated rotors are factory "Porsche" Brembo. All parts are new, and apart from the cables, bolt-on.

I would recommend that SVX & EJ turbo conversion owners not bother with the RSA brakes, as these will be way off the pace. They will be better than the German front brakes, but still not GOOD brakes. I don't think VW knew how to make good brakes! -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut

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