I've had cars with front-only and 4-wheel disc brakes, and could never tell any difference in stopping (but both are better than the stock drums on a VW). I'd just do the fronts with some easily available conversion kit (I think I heard that there is a Ghia setup that works pretty well.) and leave the rears alone, they won't wear much.
HTH, YMMV- glenh :<) 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
