Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 08:07:52 -0700
Reply-To: David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
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From: David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
Subject: Re: Big brake conversion
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I redid the calipers on my Unimog - circa 300 EUR for the front calipers
(two per disc) and circa 1300 EUR for the rear calipers with the ebrake
cable - yup - I can see that big of a difference between front and rear
(same look and pads, just a bit for the ebrake cable). Consider
yourself lucky to be spending for a T3!
David Marshall
VW
Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider
http://www.hasenwerk.ca
On Wed, July 8, 2009 06:20, Max
Wellhouse wrote:
> 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
>> >
>
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