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 DubLeg
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| posted on April 19th, 2012 at 12:40 AM |
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Upgrading to disc brakes
I want dic brakes on the front of my Baja. I would like to know of a cheap and easy option.
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68AutoBug
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| posted on April 19th, 2012 at 01:09 AM |
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I presume its an early model beetle..
before 1968..
there are kits about for them.. made for them...
I'll let someone else give You more info..
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| posted on April 19th, 2012 at 07:25 AM |
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If you have a pre 67 car with King n Link pin front end
I havea set of VW Discs complete that will fit
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DubLeg
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| posted on April 19th, 2012 at 11:06 AM |
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I know it has an adjustable front end, this car is kind of a mixture of many beetles right now, with mismatches body, chassis, engine, and hardware.
I'm sure it's 68 or earlier though.
How much does a set of discs go for these days?
VollyWaffle
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| posted on April 21st, 2012 at 06:27 PM |
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Baja's generally use link pin front suspension so have no disc brake spindles like later Ball Joint beetle have.
This means there is no easy swap using VW parts. This means that if your Baja is used on the road it must be legal and therefore needs an engineer
approved disc conversion. Later discs should fit with different bearings in them and then you'll need to make a bracket for the caliper to mount on
that is thick enough for strength yet doesn't interfere with the brake disc.
Easy 
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| posted on April 21st, 2012 at 09:00 PM |
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send a pic of yr front end
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