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| posted on April 17th, 2006 at 07:07 PM |
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kombi rear disc brakes
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?
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| posted on April 17th, 2006 at 07:10 PM |
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http://www.dba.com.au maybe
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| posted on April 18th, 2006 at 09:01 AM |
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If you don't have $1000 forget rear disc brakes...
Pay your debts, CxxT
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| posted on April 18th, 2006 at 12:13 PM |
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Volksconversions on the Gold Coast. Cheaper than a grand I think
A VW for everyone!!
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| posted on April 20th, 2006 at 03:13 PM |
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Volks conversion kit $990
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rocknrob
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| posted on April 20th, 2006 at 06:18 PM |
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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
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| posted on April 20th, 2006 at 10:40 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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i'll let you know when i've come up with rob's $200 version
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This sounds a hell of a lot like the version I'm working on for my beetle
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| posted on April 20th, 2006 at 10:45 PM |
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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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| posted on April 21st, 2006 at 02:18 AM |
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done around 45 kits to date , I see them in my sleep !
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rocknrob
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| posted on April 21st, 2006 at 07:55 AM |
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Thanks Mike...exactly the information i was looking for...saves me hours of searching different rotors etc
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| posted on April 29th, 2006 at 07:24 PM |
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done around 45 kits to date , I see them in my sleep
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Got any pics to share or any extra tips for the young players
Cheers
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| posted on April 29th, 2006 at 07:40 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by VWCOOL
If you don't have $1000 forget rear disc brakes... [/quote
Yeah right mine only cost around $400 (EA ) with new hoses and pads]
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| posted on April 30th, 2006 at 10:36 AM |
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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 ]
Pay your debts, CxxT
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| posted on April 30th, 2006 at 07:25 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by VWCOOL
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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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
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| posted on April 30th, 2006 at 08:38 PM |
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No worries. As someone else pointed out, DBA has full dimension/specs available in its catalog. Let your fingers - or mouse - do the walking!
Pay your debts, CxxT
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