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Old Disc Brakes .what brand?
fat-attack - October 3rd, 2010 at 10:35 AM

May sound silly, (that's what my wife says) but 7 years ago I bought a 1961 Ghia from a deceased estate with the intention to restore. Well 7 years later it rolled out from under the covers and got Soda Blasted. Now its back I'm starting to get together parts I need and my perfect ghia body is not so perfect. Anyway when I took of the front wheel I found it had Disc Brakes fitted but a brand I cannot recognize. It says "AKEBOND" anyone seen them before

68AutoBug - October 3rd, 2010 at 12:37 PM

YIKES

they will widen Your track....

never seen them before...

also has a large anti roll bar...

LEE

Joel - October 3rd, 2010 at 12:42 PM

Looks like one of Shermans kits

hellbugged - October 3rd, 2010 at 12:44 PM

look like John Shermans "Volksconversion" jobbies to me

Rastaplasta - March 9th, 2014 at 06:39 PM

Looks like Sherman's to me

Rastaplasta - March 9th, 2014 at 06:40 PM

Looks like Sherman's to me

vw54 - March 9th, 2014 at 07:19 PM

What do u need to do to them??

vwo60 - March 16th, 2014 at 10:04 AM

They are john Sherman brakes using mazda callipers, widened the track so much on my beetle that I had to make a special set of wheels to get them back inside the guards, doubt the adaptor is legal for the wide five. I took mine off the car in the end as I could not get them to work any better that the drums I took off the car in the first place.