Spacer goes between the back of the wheel and the disk so the BRM cap will fit flush on the rim - hits the end of the speedo cable otherwise. Ones I have were custom made but CB , Randar, and other places carry them now. Check theSamba.com.
Sent from my iPod Touch On Jul 28, 2009, at 2:46 PM, "Pieretti, Luis A Mr CIV USA FORSCOM" <[email protected] > wrote: > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > Caveats: NONE > > Thanks. > Seems like I need that narrow beam after all. Good excuse to acquire > one! > I am not clear about the 1/4 spacer you are talking about. Where the > spacer be located at? > > Thank you in advance, > > > Luis > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Richardson > Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 3:21 PM > To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Disk brake kit question (UNCLASSIFIED) > > Luis, > > I have the front/rear AC wide-five kits from So Cal and their kit for > the front looks pretty much the same as the EMPI. I have this > installed > on my '65 with a RLR 2" narrowed beam. I am also running BRM's but > with > a 175x65 tire. The only problem I ran into - and one I have seen with > other kits as well - is that the grease caps hit the center caps of > the > wheels. What I ended up doing is to run a thin spacer - think its > 1/4" > - so the cap would clear. I like my cars low in the front but with > this > setup you can get more than a finger between the tire and the outer > edge > of the fender. > > One thing I don't like about the EMPI rear kit is the caliper > bracket - > like the case/forged ones supplied by AC and CB better. Seems all > kits > now a days use the same front/rear calipers so getting pads should not > be a problem. > > Bill > Salt Lake City, Utah > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Luis A Mr CIV USA FORSCOM Pieretti <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:08:48 +0000 (UTC) > Subject: [vintagvw] Disk brake kit question (UNCLASSIFIED) > > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > Caveats: NONE > > http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=C13%2D22%2D2880 > http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=C13%2D22%2D2905 > > > I'm looking into acquiring disk brake kit like the ones on the above > links. > The intent is to install them on a 1963 bug with a lowered front end > and > BRM wheels (with 145's) 1.How far will the front end kit will increase > the distance of the wheels from spindle? Or will I need a narrowed > beam > in order to keep the tires under the fender? > 2.Any pros or cons towards both of these kits. > > Thank you in advance, > Luis > > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > Caveats: NONE > > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > Caveats: NONE > > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
