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posted on April 2nd, 2009 at 03:40 PM
one for the brake gurus
if u run 165/15 on the front and 205/15 on the rears of your ghia or bug [some run narrower] regardless of the size of your motor, is there any
advantage to upgrading the brakes, given the tyre size
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posted on April 2nd, 2009 at 04:46 PM
I take its an early Ghia with Drums all round
The wheels size dont matter a stuff its the weight of the car n power of the engine
but yes disc are diffently better even on an origional stocker car
you could convert to front discs useing the Vintage set up they work well and you can still run yr origional wide 5 wheels or another stud
patern if you want
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posted on April 2nd, 2009 at 06:17 PM
hi dave, i understand what u r saying, i cant get my head around the fact that a vw drum brake and a disc brake would make any diff when it comes to
locking up a wheel especially a front wheel on a car with most weight in the rear. appreciate your thoughts
