That's a good point.

But I'm pretty sure that on pre '86 one has to upgrade the knuckles etc right?

On 3/21/10, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> Bad news is that the caliper was designed for a sub 3000lb van, not  a 4000
> lb one...
>
> I honestly don't understand why anybody would go to the trouble and expense
> of renewing the rotors and calipers when for not much more money they could
> bring the van into the late 20th century with VanCafe's Big Brake Kit.
>
> http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_760_629/big_brake_kit..html
>
> On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 3:33 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I was curious
>>
>> http://busdepot.com/view.jsp?model=42&category=5&group=58&prodgroup=868
>>
>> New? Yah that is good. One of the rebuilds I bought promptly leaked at the
>> seam.
>>
>> Guess that could happen with new parts too, (NOS?) but much less
>> likely I figure.
>>
>> Good news about the older system is that it's highly possible that a
>> proportioning valve from a Bay is the same. I have seen these new
>> online.
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 3:10 PM, B Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote:
>> > I think they do come up with the left side if you search, it's just that
>> the
>> > calipers are not in the menu when you drill down for brakes, you have to
>> > search so I was not sure if they were the right ones.
>> >
>> > I'll order one tonight along with 2 new rotors, $50 a piece is not worth
>> > thinking about not getting.
>> >
>> > And the most disturbing thing of all is they are the same brakes as a
>> > '73
>> > bay.  So reassuring to be riding around on '60's era brakes....
>> >
>> > Bryan
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans [mailto:scottdaniel@turbovans.com]
>> > Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 5:44 PM
>> > To: B Feddish; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> > Subject: Re: Is this the right caliper?
>> >
>> > yes, for the right hand side ( passenger's side of your 83.5 vanagon )
>> >
>> > hellava deal ....brand new Ate caliper for $ 140.
>> > Aparently BD only has right side ones to sell, and no left side ones. (
>> > unless I missed it somewhere ) .
>> >
>> > yeah, that caliper oughta work for a good long time, especially if it
>> gets
>> > new brake fluid every two years in it.
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "B Feddish" <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
>> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> > Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 1:54 PM
>> > Subject: Is this the right caliper?
>> >
>> >
>> >> Does anyone know if this is the right caliper to buy
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=251615108
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> for my 83.5?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> http://www.feddishbasses.com/vw/brakes.html
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Byan
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>>
>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>>
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
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> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>
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>
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