Date:         Tue, 25 Aug 1998 10:05:25 -0400
Reply-To:     DSTEVENS <DSTEVENS@LAUBACH.ORG>
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From:         DSTEVENS <DSTEVENS@LAUBACH.ORG>
Subject:      FW: Audi 5000 discs on a Vanagon - anyone do this?
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>I've been looking into this for a short time and I have a front rotor from a
>AUDI 5000 TURBO , it is a vented rotor as we would probably prefer but the
>offset on the hat looks shallow, Combine this with a Caliper and you may have
>a clearance prob at the rim, unless you use  a front wheel drive rim made to
>clear them. the outer diam. is the same as the vanagon's front rotor.
>
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>From:  David Marshall[SMTP:vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG]
>Sent:  Monday, August 24, 1998 9:30 PM
>To:    Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
>Subject:       Audi 5000 discs on a Vanagon - anyone do this?
>
>While I was at the Great Canadian VW Show in Coquitlam I run into a bunch
>of Vanagon owners.  One of them told me their friend was using the front
>disc brakes from an Audi 5000 Turbo / Quattro on the rear of their Vanagon.
> Supposedly it is a direct bolt up and there is a little monkeying around
>to get the ebrake to work.
>
>Anyone ever try this?
>
>Also does anyone have a line of Syncro LT brakes?  I'm finding with the
>extra power that I am running I need to stop the Double Cab a little faster.
>
>
>-- David Marshall, Quesnel BC, mailto:david@volkswagen.org --
>   -- 78 1.8L VW Rabbit, 80 2.0L VW Caddy, 87 Audi 5KQ  --
>   --  85 1.8L VW Cabrio, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab  --
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