Gday guys I was just wondering of peoples experience with CB Performance in America. Has anybody bought goods of them, I am considering buying some drop spindles for a 1970 beetle disk brake type of them. Are they good and is this the cheapest way to get them. I have been quoted various different amounts here in AUS. Ranging from 780 to 1150 it appears that you can order them for about 160US but shipping is a killer at 130US What is your advise guys. I am looking to do this within the next month. Thanks for your help Ben Dickens. If you have any info that you think would be of help u2u me "Harryman".:vader
I got my drop spindles from them.
yeah shipping is pricey, but then you pay extra import tax on top.
ended up in total costing me about $900 to get two sets of king pin drop spindles.
shop around.
the cb quality is excellent, but you pay for what you get. 🙂
Vintage Vee Dub have them for around $550 per set. I was looking at them last week, I know they have stock of both king and link pin and ball joint ones.
Sorry Dave, I beat you to it !
Yeah I got mine from Vintage. Fast and pretty good price. They made a massive difference to the handling of the car too!
I hope you boys get these modifications RTA approved when you fit them.
I was told by one engineer that I had to get CB dropped spindles, X-rayed and crack tested as they are Cast-metal and CNC before they could be certified.
It was hard enough finding an engineer, never mind someone to perform these tests!
Has anyone else investigate whats required?
Cheers
Steve
Matara
I just got my 70 bug blue slipped and engineered for a number of things, including a set of CBB drop spindles. I provided the engineer with the specs from the seb site, referred him to Wayne Horsfall in Ulladulla (who knows a fair bit about these things) and satisfied himself that they were a quality product, manufactured for VW. Once he knew all the info the car sailed through engineering. I do not know why any other engineers would do it any other way.
Old Hutcho
