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Date:   Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:21:37 -0700
Reply-To:   Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
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From:   Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:   Re: subject Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
Comments:   To: C B <cunegonde.van.westfalia@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:   <176e7f501003221653u82177e1l7bf631a95c1ca949@mail.gmail.com>
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Used Audi 75-83 [or so and various models], 5000 turbo rear brakes. Need a new hub to mount them. Some brakes are available that fit on the existing hub though.

The Audi's have the parking brake setup but according to the guy who actually did the work on my van hooking them up was difficult. Partly because my existing cables were shot and he needed to run all new ones.

With the dual pot G60s up front I no longer worry about running out of brakes, which I had done a couple of times before in a 2 wd Westy. This is on a country homes top, west interior syncro.

Mike

On 3/22/10 4:53 PM, "C B" <cunegonde.van.westfalia@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> I know some models, such as euro Jokers, had discs (even ABS!) all around. > Has anyone exchanged their rear drums for discs? What rear discs were used? > What mods were necessary to fit them? What about the parking brakes? > > Modern 15" tires, braided steel lines and metallic front pads, reveal > Cunegnde can't stop worth a d*mn, much less on a dime. And heaven help us > when she's fully loaded, or gets her projected new engine. > > > -- > Bretts > > 1983 1.9l WBX Ivory Westfalia "Cunegonde"


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