I havn´t spoken to this company (yet!), but I guess they changed front/rear prices of those Porsche brakes in their ad. I know the brakes from the Audi RS2 and the rear ones are MUCH more complicated to install on a vanagon. For the front brakes you only need a new hub to use the rotors (like my oettinger brakes) and an adapter to fit the calipers. For the rear brakes, you need a complete new hub-housing with mounting points for the calipers. Second, to use the handbrake, the rotor has a brake drum installed in it (like BMWs have). Many parts --> high prices... If only I could mount calipers on my vanagon´s rear! Then I would use the brakes from my old Audi 100, the calipers are directly engaged by the handbrake, no "drum-in-a-rotor". Would be cheaper and I could use parts that I already have! Raimund P.S: Porsche brakes need Porsche wheels (130mm bolt pattern)!
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO> An: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Datum: Mittwoch, 27. Oktober 1999 20:23 Betreff: Re: Big Brake Kit $575
>Listees, > >>From demand, I have scanned and put up the ad for the BIG brakes on my web site. >Even the price is BIG on these, 3899 DM! Also rear disc brakes, 1899 DM, KONI >lowering kit 80 mm front, 60 mm rear with shocks 999 DM, and stainless sport >exhaust w/wo cat from 1499 DM is included in this ad. > >PerL >87 Syncro 112i >http://members.tripod.com/perlindgren/ > |
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