The rears should fit. If you're going to go with wider drums on the back, I'd hunt around for a complete set of Type III rear drums. They're MASSIVE by comparison, and you should be able to grab everything you need for less than $100. You'll have to get a machine shop to trim off some of the central "snout" of the drum so that the axle nuts will spin on far enough to allow the cotter pin to be installed. You'll know how much simply by test fitting them. A bonus with Type III rear drums is that you no longer have to remove the axle nut to inspect them. The drums simply slip over a mounting hub, and it is the hub that is held in place by the axle nut.
Running "wider" drums/shoes will provide some additional stopping power, but "larger diameter" ones will provide even more. The Type III drums have both. You might even want to consider wider tires or you'll just end up locking them up. Most people fail to realize that tires are just a big a factor in a car's braking system as the mechanical brakes themselves. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of GARRETT FELL Sent: December 18, 2008 7:56 AM To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Brakes parts interchange question..... 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 > HotmailR 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 _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
