Bert, I just picked up a complete beam off a 69 KG, then took off the spindles and brake assemblies. They bolted right on to my 70 beetle with NO problems. There was nothing to jury-rig or convert. Easiest changeover I ever did, and all german standard VW stuff. Then I put bigger wheel cylinders on the back of my bug for even more stopping power. Bill May told me to put front wheel cylinders on the back as they are bigger, will provide better and more balanced stopping with the new front disc brake system. I just put the ones off my bug I had just removed, on the back. Excellent advice. Courtney
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bert Knupp" <[email protected]> To: "Vintage VW Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 10:04:18 AM Subject: [vintagvw] Conversion to disk brakes Volks, The European-delivered 1968-on 1300 and 1500 beetles came standard with front disk brakes; the USA models didn’t get them until later. I’m considering converting my 1970’s front stock drums to the closest approximation of Euro stock disks that I can get. Several questions. Mid-America offers a “Standard Beetle Conversion” kit (their No. 301-911) for $369, including new rotors and calipers, reconditioned spindles, and new wheel bearings, hardware and seals. They also have some other conversion options, including some with drop spindles, etc. (that I don’t want). I’d like to hear from anybody who’s tried this. (a) Would this be the best counterfeit of factory-stock front disks? Are there better kits out there for a “stock conversion”? (b) Is it an easy conversion, as the catalog suggests? (Is it a “driveway job” would be my question.) (c) What effect do they have on performance? (d) Does anybody have a better recommendation? I’m open to ideas… . Bert Knupp in Music City USA __n|_ °(_____)º (ô\_|_/ô) U° °U Polizeikäfer 70 _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
