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4 Stud Beetle Front Brake Assembly

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bluescorpion · 18 Aug 2005, 11:47 am

Did any of the 4 stud beetles from 68 onwards have front drum brakes or were they all disc brake fronts ? ? ?

ruckus · 18 Aug 2005, 11:57 am

Nah some still had drums all round. My '71 1500 started out with drums but I've fitted disks now (farily easy job if that's where you're headed).

bluescorpion · 18 Aug 2005, 12:15 pm

Hi ruckus - the problem I have is I have a 69 Baja with a disc brake front end but the wheels I have that I want to fit are all wide 5 pattern not 4 stud. I noticed a couple of sites on the net in the USA that sell wheel adaptors & I found that you can buy from them 4 stud to take wide 5 pattern wheel adaptors but they dont say if they will fit disc brake fronts. They sell them in pairs.

ancientbugger · 18 Aug 2005, 8:40 pm

My '79 still has drums all round. I keep thinking about changing to discs but I have to get permission from the missus first!🥲

vw54 · 19 Aug 2005, 7:52 am

1300 models had Drum brakes front in Aussie

all US models had drums right to the end of production.

sgetty · 19 Aug 2005, 9:50 pm

if your going to run adaptors use a wheel that will hide them because they are illegal.
deon

sean68 · 23 Aug 2005, 8:10 pm

You can buy a wide 5 front disc brake kit to suit a ball joint front beam
check on the cb performance website

VWCOOL · 23 Aug 2005, 9:46 pm

Buy new wheels. Easier, cheaper, safer

Kris · 28 Aug 2005, 3:06 pm

How much does it cost to change over to discs?