Date:         Wed, 8 Jul 2009 08:20:58 -0500
Reply-To:     Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
Subject:      Re: Big brake conversion
Comments: To: Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com>
In-Reply-To:  <C6703467.564D%mwmiller@cwnet.com>
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Mike and Crew:  The statement that the Small Car Big Brake Kit has
Chinese rotors and calipers is false according to the ebay "ask
seller a question " response I got from Small Car a day or two
ago.  The person responding said all parts were German-made.

Mike, can you check with the person that told you about the Chinese
parts?  Collectively, I think the List would like to find out the truth.

I guess i have a hard time believing that he rear big brake kit is
$200 more than the front kit due to the additional cost of a rear
caliper set up for emergency brakes;  that's like $100/side.  There
must be a good reason though.

DM&FS

IO At 11:30 PM 6/30/2009, Mike Miller wrote:
>Yeah what I've put out for brakes, pads, bolts and machining will be close
>to $600 if not more. But I got Brembo disks and the kit comes with Chinese
>made disks that are not good, or at least that's what has been reported to
>me.
>
>I'd drill the holes myself as was suggested but I think I'd be lucky if they
>would go on the van if I did.
>
>Mike
>
>
>On 6/30/09 7:16 PM, "Max Wellhouse" <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net> wrote:
>
> > FWIW  I got a quote of $25 to get all 20 of my MB knock off alloy
> > wheel holes reamed out from 12mm to 9/16" by a local tooling
> > shop.  You ARE talking about 4 holes getting drilled right?  Maybe
> > there's welding involved who knows?
> >
> > For the time you've put into chasing down the new audi parts etc, and
> > the $130 for this trip to the machine shop, that $600 kit is sounding
> > better and better.
> >
> > YMMV
> >
> >
> > DM&FS
> >
> > At 07:42 PM 6/30/2009, Mike Miller wrote:
> >> Vanners,
> >>
> >> I'm in the final stages of converting my '87 syncro to Audi G60 brakes.
> >>
> >> Took the calipers to a machine shop to get the mounting holes
> rebored to the
> >> correct spacing. Guy says $130.
> >>
> >> This sound about right or am I missing something here?
> >>
> >> Mike
> >