Date:         Sun, 26 Mar 2006 13:38:36 -0800
Reply-To:     BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Has anyone heard about Overland's Audi big brakes for
              Vanagons 2wd & Syncro? I have this set....
Comments: To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com>
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On 3/26/06, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:
> There should also be some shims to properly align the calipers. When I
> got the SA big brake kits, one came with the shims. The other didn't
> (note that I got two kits).
>
> Overland sells the 5 cylinder SA kit for Vanagons, so I would be very
> much surprised if this big brake kit wasn't the same as a SA big brake
> kit.
>

Kim,

Overland was selling SA Big Brake in the US before anyone else that I
am aware of. I have bought some kits from them going as far back as
2000. They did not provide shims when they sold the kits. That was
something fellow enthusiasts figured out after so many of the kits
were sold and did not work properly. They are a distributorship. So
chances are, that kit you bought is from them or piggybacked on one of
their containers.

Cheers,

BenT