A great conversion is to the 86+ front brakes, assuming you can find a donor with all the parts for cheap. This makes a huge improvement. I have done this several times to 82/83 models. Mark Jonce Fancher wrote: > Hi Thanks thats the sorta stuff I needed > Also Ive got a 85 Westi and a 84 7 passenger so IM in the 80-85 crowd. > Thank again. I will see if ive got an issue with the caliper or just do a front conversion to the Audi stuff shown on syncro pages. > C-ya Jonce > > >>You did not say what year you have. > > >>If you have the 80-85 with front pads held by long pins, look and see if >>the pins have tiny cotter pins on one end. If so, those are the rarer >>Girling. If not, they are the more common ATE. > > >>On the very different 86-91 calipers, it would be more rare for them to >>be ATE but there are some. Most are Girling. These years have floating >>front calipers and the main visual difference in the caliper pins. The >>pins are hidden in the Girling and exposed on the ATE. Also the Girlings >>are held to the hidden pins with exposed 13mm head bolts. The ATE are >>held to exposed pins with Allen head bolts hidden in a rubber sleeve. > > >>Both types of 80-85 take the same square pads. >>Both types of 86-91 take the same more irregular shaped pads. > > >>Mark > |
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