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| posted on August 4th, 2005 at 09:45 PM |
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wide 5 disc brake kit or 1500 pan with balljoint etc
ok heres what im thinking
going to look at getting bigger engine later pob 1641 something along those lines, anyway i want disc on front for saftey etc
its 64 my options are
front disc kit like sherman etc
or i have a 1500 pan and balljoint front(basically a whole beetle) needs new halfs welded in and a clean up and put the 64 body on top when we go to
paint, need disc spindals and brakes got discs for my bj beam
time isnt an issue
what are peoples thoughts pro?/cons etc
cheers deonnn[ Edited on 4-8-2005 by sgetty ]
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| posted on August 4th, 2005 at 10:51 PM |
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so you want to stay with wide 5?
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sgetty
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| posted on August 5th, 2005 at 08:04 AM |
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hmmm not fazed really got steelies of both
deon
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| posted on August 5th, 2005 at 12:08 PM |
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It probably depends on what stud pattern you want to stick with really.
If you wish to use the BJ beam with its 4 stud setup, everything is a straight boltup.
Just the adittion of some 4 stud rear drums and your away.
Nice, simple and importantly, cheap.
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sgetty
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| posted on August 7th, 2005 at 05:12 PM |
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yeah thanks man, yeah got the rear drums off a 71 its all there. is there any differance in ride comfort with bj over lp ?
deon
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| posted on August 8th, 2005 at 06:48 PM |
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deon
I cant actually say right now M8 as i have not had the Vee onto the track with the BJ beam
But, from what i have been able to find out from guys using the BJ beams is due to the serious lack of "sticktion" in the front end, the ride is
aparrently very compliant. The linkpin beams are all rotating in bushes and are a bit "sticky" and tend to resist initial movement.
Remember tho, this is on a Formula Vee which only has about 120 kilos over the front end with me sitting in it and only uses one spring pack in the
top tube.
I cant really say if this would be the case in a beetle or a buggy.
Good luck with it anyway M8
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| posted on August 8th, 2005 at 06:53 PM |
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If you have the choice, go BJ pan. Standard (not custom/orphan) discs, better adjustability (wheel alignments) with better handling potential,
stronger components, less maintenance, greater choice of four-stud wheels (if that matters) etc etc!
Pay your debts, CxxT
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| posted on August 8th, 2005 at 07:01 PM |
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thanks champs! great info:thumb
i know which way im going now
cheers
deon
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