The rears will fit though, right? I'll probably pass the fronts along on thesamba.
The rear brakes on a '67 are wider than on my '59 right? Better stopping power in the rear?? Now - I'll probably end up putting a set of discs in the front. I was trying to be cheap, so I opted for the upgraded beetle brakes..... -Garrett --- On Thu, 12/18/08, asad ishaque <[email protected]> wrote: > From: asad ishaque <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Brakes parts interchange question..... > To: "vw mailing list" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008, 8:14 AM > Garrett, I dont *think* the backing plate would fit. > Bill May's observation is always correct. Plus the ball > joint and link/king pin setups are poles apart. I am > guessing none of the parts would be interchangeable. > Anyway, since you have already made the purchase, you may > keep them in your 'parts bin' for some future > application or pass them on to someone who can use them. > For the record (Im sure most know here) the ball joint setup > appeared on Bugs in 1966 ie with the 66 year models. Best > regards,AsadPakistan.> Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:26:24 > -0800> From: [email protected]> To: > [email protected]; [email protected]> Subject: Re: > [vintagvw] Brakes parts interchange question.....> > > Bummer.....> > Where does it all fall apart?> > > The backing plate will fit, then it gets all whacked with > the bearing and the spindle??> > -Garrett> > > > --- On Fri, 12/12/08, Bill May > <[email protected]> wrote:> > > From: Bill > May <[email protected]>> > Subject: Re: > [vintagvw] Brakes parts interchange question.....> > > To: [email protected], "Air-Cooled Volkswagen > Discussion List" <[email protected]>> > > Date: Friday, December 12, 2008, 9:07 PM> > > won't fit on front.> > > > ----- Original > Message ----- > > From: "GARRETT FELL"> > > <[email protected]>> > To: > "Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List"> > > <[email protected]>> > Sent: Friday, > December 12, 2008 6:39 PM> > Subject: [vintagvw] > Brakes parts interchange> > question.....> > > > > > > >I have a pretty simple brake parts > interchange> > question.> > >> > > I > have a '59 beetle with a 100% stock braking> > > system and CB dropped > > linkpin spindles. The car > has quite a bit of> > "Go" and could use a > little > > help on the "Whoa" side.> > > >> > > I bought a complete set of '67 drums > and backing> > plates from some dude > > and I > should be getting them in the mail soon. A couple of> > > my VW buddies > > are making me second guess > decision. Will everything fit> > up okay to the > > > linkpin spindles? '67 is really a ball-joint > year,> > right?> > >> > > -Garrett > (on this list since about 1995!)> > >> > > > _______________________________________________> > > > vintagvw site list> > > > [email protected]> > > > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw> > > _______________________________________________> vintagvw > site list> [email protected]> > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > > Send e-mail anywhere. No map, no compass. Get your > Hotmail® account now. > _________________________________________________________________ > Suspicious message? There’s an alert for that. > http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_broad2_122008 > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
