Not so sure I'd go with drilled rotors.  Can be noisy, and unless done very
carefully can be prone to thermal stress and cracking.  If you want to do it
right go with vented rotors ala Van Again www.vanagain.com.  Our non vented
'88 has never faded.  I've always stayed on top of changing brake fluid to
get rid of moisture (heat boils the moisture in the fluid witch seems to
"fade" the brakes).

Gary

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pedersen, Michael" <MRPEDERS@pacifica-papers.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 5:52 PM
Subject: '88 Brakes

> It's time to do a brake job on the van.  Any recommendations from the list
> as to what pads and shoes to install or to avoid?  Any experience with
> drilled rotors?  The van is an automatic, so it's more susceptible to fade
> than manuals (don't downshift).  I realize that this will cost more than
on
> your average vehicle, so I'm looking for the best value, not necessarily
the
> cheapest.  I've done brakes before on other vehicles, so I'm not looking
for
> generalities.  I did try to search the archive but didn't have much luck,
if
> this has been discussed ad infinitum, could you point me to a time frame?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike Pedersen
> 88 Westie (no name yet)
>