No, the discs are what your van came with, but the later model vans have larger discs, pads, and calipers. The swept area is larger, and the heat soak ability is greater. Which translates to both better panic stops, and less fade on longer uses. Still not as good as the Audi upgrades, or vented rotors, but much less trouble. Wil Haslup <whaslup@GMAIL.COM> wrote: Evan Mac Donald wrote: > Yup, now would be a good time for this, and also maybe to > think about an easy brake upgrade, too. Grab a set of > spindles, rotors and calipers from an '86 or later > van, and put them in. It all bolts right up, no > cutting, welding, or explosives needed. You will > notice the difference. ...brake upgrade? I've got an '80 that has disc brakes...is there a difference in the disc brake design or did my previous owner retro fit these already?
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