On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 7:33 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Folks, > > I was checking through the archives where there is plenty of discussions > about putting Audi dual piston calipers on. However, I could not find any > reference to actual spacing in the Vanagon. I don't have one handy to > measure so thought to ask you guys. In an effort to put the rumors to rest > that the Audi S6 calipers will work on Vanagons w/o machinework, I acquired > a set as part of an experiment. Without taking measurements, I can already > see that the mounting holes are much smaller. It remains to be determined if > the caliper spacing is even close. These look to be about just a hair under > 3 3/4". I don't have a metric ruler or caliper handy so that is an estimate. > > -- > BenT
David Marshall has kindly provided me with the information I needed. The Audi S6 carriers have the same spacing as the G60 dual piston carriers. I used a crude SAE tape measure and came-up roughly 3 23/32" or 3.71875". That works out to be 94.45625mm so it is very close to David's info below. David Marshall <david@hasenwerk.ca> wrote: Audi 100 (G60) spacing is 95mm Vanagon Syncro is 90mm There has been talk that the current crop of big brakes sold are nothing but Audi S6 calipers and carriers. Now I am certain that is not the case. I did speak with the sales rep from the distributor. He told me that the carriers are a proprietary design made for their company. I suspect they may be just SA carriers with S6 calipers. But that is something to be verified at another time.
-- BenT |
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