I don't have any experience with the conversion of a Super but I changed my daughter's '74 standard over to front disc brakes about a year ago and am glad I did.
This project started out as "I need new ball joints" and I ended up purchasing a whole new front beam and the disc conversion kit from AirCooled.net which contained the rotors, calipers, pads, bearing, backing plates and steering arms (which I later sold when I got the complete beam with arms). I found it was going to cost almost as much to have the new ball joints pressed out/in as to purchase a new beam with the disc arms. That plus the wear on arms where it goes into the inside bushing made me go with a new setup. The stopping is improved and no regular adjustment has made me a believer. Cheers, Nick VintagVW > http://homepage.mac.com/stokester/VintageVW/ Dub~Tunes > http://homepage.mac.com/stokester/dub_tunes PS I still have the Vintage VW page up for those who would like to send me a picture with information to post. On 20 Mar, 2007, at 15:27, No Quarter wrote: > After driving Li'l Red for 10 years now, I'm thinking about > switching over > to disc brakes. I don't know much about them other than they are > pretty > much maintenance-free and I like that. At 35 years old, I'm not as > spry as > I used to be and it's a major pain to be down there adjusting > brakes like > what seems like all the time. My spirited driving doesn't help > matters any > though I assume. LOL! > > I remember from years ago that the disc brake conversion kits came in > different forms. There were just the front conversions, the 4 wheel > conversions which made you lose your e-brake, and dune buggy style > like the > Neal brand and so forth. > > What I'd like to find is an all 4 wheel conversion kit that allows > me to > retain my e-brake cables (the stock ones preferably but not > necessary), let > me continue to run my stock 4 bolt rims (this is a 1974 Super > Beetle), and > basically keep everything as stock as possible. Wasn't it the Euro > 1303's > that had disc brakes? Does a 4 wheel conversion mean a different > master > cylinder? Is a good trade-off to just do the fronts and keep drums > and > shoes on the rear since the front is what wears the most anyway? I'd > appreciate all different opinions, advice, and real-world > testimonials on > the subject. I think it's time for me to convert - whether it be 2 > wheels > or 4. Thanks all. > > Erin > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
