Date:         Sun, 4 Mar 2007 19:51:24 -0500
Reply-To:     Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Seeking  Input - Big Disc Brakes
Comments: To: Tom Salicos <Tom@SALICOS.COM>
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I'm going to have to caution you on the Van-Cafe parts...

I had previously gotten the South African Big Brakes from them, and  
they fit fine. More recently I got their "Big Brake" kit, and it  
wasn't the same thing at all. Even though it was supposted to fit  
with the Rheins the good folks at East Coast Vanagon discovered the  
hard way that it was a very tight fit and initially didn't fit at all  

with the Rheins (though other 15" wheels did work.)  The folks at Van- 

Cafe later confirmed this, but noted previous instances HAD fit  
without problems. They are supposed to be getting more of the South  
African Big Brakes, and I'll switch to those when they come in (all  
my other Vanagons have that type anyway, so it just makes sense,  
overall, for me to keep my fleet homogeneous. )


On Mar 4, 2007, at 6:37 PM, Tom Salicos wrote:

> I'm planning on buying a "Big Brake" front disk brake kit from either
> Van-Café or SmallCar. I'd like to get  inputs on ease of install,
> completeness of instructions, post-install problems, etc.  I'm not  
> so much a
> mechanic and understand that there is at least a little bit of  
> machine shop
> work to be done.  I already have 15" Rheins installed.