35 years old and having problems crawling under a beetle??? check why that is too haed. i will be 64 may 7th and i crawl under my beetles (1960 euro ragtop & 67 beetle) and my 65 walk thru panel at least 1 time per week.ha ha ha... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glen Hadley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 6:14 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Disc brake suggestions?
> 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 _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
