I installed the small car kit and they came with plastic/nylon parking brake cable spacers, I found that the heavy wall 1/2" copper water line is nearly the exact size and I believe work better with less fear of collapse/bending. 0 issues thus far On Feb 2, 2016 11:13 AM, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > Eric, > > I would not bother with this, big brakes front and rear are a safety > upgrade when you put in a Subaru 2.5 (or bigger) engine and drive like a > maniac intoxicated will all the power. Advice I've gotten from VW > transmission pros is to not put a Subie 2.5 in a Westy with an automatic, > but stick with the 2.2. > > Like David said, if you want some improvement, you could put bigger brakes > on the front, but that still requires bigger wheels. > > Properly installed and maintained Vanagon brakes work just fine with the > stock powertrain setup. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf > Of Eric Caron > Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 5:18 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Thoughts on the coming rear disc brakes from GW? > > Hi folks, > > I just read in the Go Westy sales email that they are working on a > rear disc break. > > for the vanagon,Would rear disc breaks improve breaking noticeably? I’ve > always heard the most braking is in the front? > > As I don’t plan to upgrade wheels from my 14 inch soon, Assuming these > fit with my wheels might this be a worthwhile safety upgrade? > > Eric Caron > 85 GL Auto Westfalia > |
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