Whats the benefit in changing the front brakes on an Oval from standard to T3 drums.
I read somewere that the T3 front drums are double leading shoe. Is that right.
Would I get a real improvement over stock oval drums.
What would I have to change to fit them?

Any thing?

never heard of changing to front T3.
Rears yes - MUCH bigger drum.
I am changing to discs on the rear. Pretty easy job.
Dont ask me my mates are helping me. They tell me - i do it! It is easier than thinking about it myself!
I would go disc on the front

Dont know about Type 3 drums on front either, I have them on the rear and type 3 disks on the front.
It brakes , well like a type 3.
For the front I bought an adaptor plate and had the disks machined to accept slightly larger bearings cause the King and Link pin front axles are standard.

yes Dean the front type 3 early 5 stud drums have twin wheel cyclinders.

you will have a lot of trouble finding these early type 3 stuff.

but go the later ones and make it safer using 4 studs

Thanks for the info guy, but I realy want to keep the wide 5 stud pattern so I can retain the 356 wheels.
So Dave will the T3 drums fit on. Or would you have to change over the axles / kingpin bit.
Assuming I could find some T3 brakes

Type 3 front brakes will not fit on beetles. Not sure why but they don't. I don't think they were anygood anyway otherwise beetles would have had them. I thik VW thought they needed bigger brakes to pull up the few extra kgs the type 3 has over the bug.

I would wait for the Vintage VDUB supplies to make their disk brake for early beetles. They should be great when finished.

Funny Dave has posted in this thread and he wasn't the one to advertise VVDS.:P