I think the main benefit of rear discs is the way they improve the pedal feel. The fronts do most of the stopping but the leading/trailing shoe setup that the Vanagon and Bay Window Busses use takes quite a lot of pedal travel to operate. There's no reason not to start with the rear brakes. On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 8:55 PM, Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@gmail.com> wrote: > Bob, > > This is good to know - his stuff looks very good. Is there any point > considering rear discs with stock discs up front? Perhaps I should start > looking now for the correct Audi calipers for front and rear... so which > ones do I look for? > > Thanks > > On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 1:11 PM, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I just spent 7 days there having he and Eric do my Subie 3.0 conversion. > I > > watched Burley > > fabricate numerous parts that he produces and markets and know first hand > > the quality work > > he does, the meticulous care he puts into his fabrications. Eric already > > has years of experience > > with rear discs and between he and Burley have come up with what I think > is > > a great rear > > brake conversion. I don't see how you can go wrong. > > > > I would have done this but just got through putting on Heavy Duty rear > > drums and new > > BD brake shoes and my brakes are stellar ... Eric even commented how good > > the braking > > performance of my van is now. I've got BB kit up front so I'm good to go > > for quite awhile. > > > > Just my $0.02 ;-) > > > > bob > > > > > > > >> > >> Now that the cost of my rear drum rebuild just went up another $200, > rear > >> discs are looking interesting again. Has anyone seen these? > >> > >> > http://burleysmotorsports.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=10 > >> > >> Any other options out there? > >> > >> This whole brake fiasco has reminded me that I still hate drum brakes... > >> :-/ > >> > > > > > > > -- > Shawn Wright >
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