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rocknrob Insano Dub Head

844 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#476943
Looking at disc brakes for the rear of my kombi...i'm not interested in $1000 kits...does anybody know of a standard rotor(non ventilated) which measures 25mm from the hub face to c/line of the rotor thickness? or a site which has these specs?...i love these problems don't you?🙂

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#477199
If you don't have $1000 forget rear disc brakes...
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71EJVan Officially Full-On Dubber

352 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#477250
Volksconversions on the Gold Coast. Cheaper than a grand I think
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RENNWAGEN Seriously Crusin Dubber

158 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#478295
Volks conversion kit $990

rocknrob Insano Dub Head

844 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#478352
mmm...thanks for the info guys and i do have $1000 but its not going into rear discs on my kombi🙅...i'll let you know when i've come up with rob's $200 version😵

Special Air Service Chief "Gunna"

1,769 posts · joined Oct 2004 ·

#478515
rocknrob wrote:i'll let you know when i've come up with rob's $200 version😵
This sounds a hell of a lot like the version I'm working on for my beetle👍👍👍
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MikeM Buggy Head

1,429 posts · joined Aug 2003 ·

#478519
Go to the wreckers and pull the rear discs, calipers and caliper mounts off an EA Falcon. (yes the caliper mounts bolt on) Last lot of these I got I paid $50 for everything and they had brand new pads the previous owner had just fitted before running up the bum of another car.

These are easily adapted to a kombi rear. Similar to what is done to fir them to a beetle.

Even with a bit of machining it would work out under $200. Just make sure you get a set of calipers that look good don't need to be rebuilt. There's heaps of EA's in the wreckers so look around.


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seagull Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,979 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#478547
done around 45 kits to date , I see them in my sleep !
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rocknrob Insano Dub Head

844 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#478559
Thanks Mike...exactly the information i was looking for...saves me hours of searching different rotors etc👍

jeremy Seriously Crusin Dubber

156 posts · joined Sep 2005 ·

#481989
done around 45 kits to date , I see them in my sleep
Got any pics to share or any extra tips for the young players

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johny rotten Officially Full-On Dubber

366 posts · joined Apr 2004 ·

#481998
VWCOOL wrote:If you don't have $1000 forget rear disc brakes... [/quote




Yeah right mine only cost around $400 (EA ) with new hoses and pads]

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#482202
That's a good price but I don't want to see rocknrob misled. I've 'read between the lines' but if someone is on here asking fundmentally simple questions about disc dimensions methinks he ain't no machinist (no offence rocknrob!)

My (new) EA pads cost $90, quality DBA rotors around $200 pair. New wheel studs/nuts are around $100... restudding and hub modification machining: $250. All to fit $50 EA/EB callipers to a Beetle!

The Kombi rear disc conversion may be easier than Beetle (no 4>5 machining; other dimensions may be a closer match) but these are the processes and costs that must be considered

[ Edited on 30-4-2006 by VWCOOL ]
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rocknrob Insano Dub Head

844 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#482402
VWCOOL wrote:That's a good price but I don't want to see rocknrob misled. I've 'read between the lines' but if someone is on here asking fundmentally simple questions about disc dimensions methinks he ain't no machinist (no offence rocknrob!)

My (new) EA pads cost $90, quality DBA rotors around $200 pair. New wheel studs/nuts are around $100... restudding and hub modification machining: $250. All to fit $50 EA/EB callipers to a Beetle!

The Kombi rear disc conversion may be easier than Beetle (no 4>5 machining; other dimensions may be a closer match) but these are the processes and costs that must be considered

[ Edited on 30-4-2006 by VWCOOL ]
No offence taken Vwcool and no i'm not a machinist but i am an engineer and have drawn up exactly what i need in autocad...i was only looking for information about what is available. Good luck with your kits but i think the word is out...you don't need to spend $1000 for rear disc brakes...especially with the VW d.i.y. mentality👍

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#482453
No worries. As someone else pointed out, DBA has full dimension/specs available in its catalog. Let your fingers - or mouse - do the walking!
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