| [ Total Views: 621 | Total Replies: 2 | Thread Id: 9847 ] |
|
|
 Mad Manx
A.k.a.: Travin C.
Wolfsburg Wizard
KombiKroozin
Posts: 456
Threads: 54
Registered: August 27th, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: backpacking through Europe ... currently in London
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: sore feet, but lovin the scenery
|
 posted on August 29th, 2003 at 05:46 PM |
|
|
?CHEAP front discs?
Ok... to register my supercharged buggy my enigineer wants to see some front disc brakes on the buggy (me as well).
After market wide 5 brakes are close to $1000 -so is there a cheap alternative or do I just fit some 1303 4 lug disc and get some new offroad rims
made? 
- '71 Kombi (Died 24/11/05  ) - '65 manx (smick)
-'63 beetle (bent) -'73 Singlecab (new to the stable) |
|
|
RISKY^VW
Wolfsburg Wizard
Posts: 403
Threads: 61
Registered: March 27th, 2003
Member Is Offline
Location: Uralla NSW
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: RISKY IS 1337
|
| posted on August 29th, 2003 at 07:10 PM |
|
|
so if u went for the 4 stud and after set of new rims you would probably be look at about the same money?
u could try 2 get some good seconed hand ones but the new ones would be the way to go
http://www.austech.info/forums
The best tech forum around
oh sgetty will you respect me in the morning
things could be worse you could live in kentucky
|
|
|
Craig Torrens
A.k.a.: Craig Torrens
Scirocco Rare
6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion
Posts: 8040
Threads: 347
Registered: January 10th, 2003
Member Is Offline
Location: Sydney
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Time to go Salt lake racing, and actually achieve a result.
|
| posted on August 29th, 2003 at 08:59 PM |
|
|
I'm assuming you have early running gear ,all four wide five drums ?
If so, why not go four stud drums on the rear (even Type 3) and type 3 discs on the front. You will need to machine the disc to fit different bearings
and fit adaptors for the calipers, but everything else is standard VW ! Fit a duel circuit master cyclinder as well ! With four new rims, I would
think this would be under $1000 for the lot !
|
|
|
Mad Manx
A.k.a.: Travin C.
Wolfsburg Wizard
KombiKroozin
Posts: 456
Threads: 54
Registered: August 27th, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: backpacking through Europe ... currently in London
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: sore feet, but lovin the scenery
|
| posted on August 31st, 2003 at 08:26 PM |
|
|
Craig,
That does sound like the best option- T3 drums will benifit on the rear as well as discs on the front- spose I can always sell the rims I
have now(wide 5) to finance the conversion as well.
Thanks for the help
Travin.
- '71 Kombi (Died 24/11/05 ) - '65 manx (smick)
-'63 beetle (bent) -'73 Singlecab (new to the stable)
|
|
|
VWCOOL
23 Windows of Awesome
Posts: 5158
Threads: 235
Registered: June 19th, 2003
Member Is Offline
Location: In the shed... Lake Macquarie NSW
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: happy to help
|
| posted on August 31st, 2003 at 09:42 PM |
|
|
I have a set of four-lug discs to suit link pin that I don't need. Will need machine and a check-over, but will get you in sweet with the
engineer!
Pay your debts, CxxT
|
|
|
