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Subject:Re: South African knuckles take German calipers/drums?
From:BenT Syncro
Date:Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:24:07 -0700

On 4/24/06, Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> wrote:
>
> I have been offered knuckles from 1990 & 1996 South African vans to
> convert my 84 Caravelle to later brake-fittings (in order to fit the
> Porsche 993 brakes).
>
> Does anyone know whether the RSA knuckles have the same caliper
> mounts and bearing sizes-offsets/spacings as the later German items
> ie would 1986+ German hubs & calipers bolt onto South African
> knuckles? I suspect not...

Andrew,

I suspect they are the same as the SA Big Brake calipers bolt onto the
German spec knuckles.

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BenT