

| Subject: | Re: Differences in SA Big Brake Kit |
| From: | Matthew Pollard |
| Date: | Fri, 10 Jan 2003 16:33:36 -0800 |
i am wrong. yep. m Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with death Dept. Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 On Fri, 10 Jan 2003, mark drillock wrote: > In essence what Sean said is that the SA big brake kit converts 2wd > Vanagons to use the same front rotors as Syncros. > > Mark > > Matthew Pollard wrote: > > > > wait! No way! The rotors between the syncro and 2wd are totally > > different! The 2wd has bearing races in them, where the syncro doesn't. > > So you are out of luck. > > matthew > > > > Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with death > > Dept. Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" > > University of Idaho > > www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 > > > > On Fri, 10 Jan 2003, Sean B. wrote: > > > > > My understanding is that there is a spacing washer that is used when > > > installing the SA big brakes on a syncro. I'd say to get one of the other > > > folks who was in on the group buy to give you the dimensions of those > > > washers. I'd do it, except I've only got a 2wd. I was the LA area parts > > > distributor for the group buy. That's how I know about the washer. I just > > > didn't measure one while I had them in my garage. > > > > > > Sean B. > > > '90 V'gon, "Happy Bus", pseudo Wolfy > > > '86 VW Scirocco 16v (New addition! Wahoo!) > > > '79 Yamaha 750 Special (still need to get it running) > > > Torrance, CA > > > Join the TiiCo registry at > > > HTTP://www.vgonman.com > > > > > > Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> wrote on 01/10/2003 > > > 01:19:38 PM: > > > > > > > My new syncro's front brakes are shot and I would like to > > > > replace them with my SA Big Brake Kit... but the kit I bought > > > > was the 2WD version. > > > > > > > > My understanding is the 2WD kit is just the syncro kit + 2 > > > > replacement hubs... is this correct? Are the rotors both > > > > center machined to 67.2mm or just the syncro kit? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Chris > > > > > > > ForwardSourceID:NT00078E52 > > > >
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