

| Subject: | Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap? |
| From: | David Marshall |
| Date: | Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:58:28 -0700 |
ABS yes, but four wheel discs never. Rear discs are a waste of time in my opinion - most of your stopping (some say 70%) is done with the front and you NEVER want to have the rears locking before the front.� Best thing to do is get some Girling G60 or equiv rotors and some 280mm vented discs with "fast road" compounds and start from there.� If you are always hauling a trailer and have installed a decent proportioning system rear disc are maybe worth considering. Even the Syncro 16 and my LT 4x4 have drums in the rear. David Marshall VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider HasenWerk http://www.hasenwerk.ca On Mon, March 22, 2010 16:53, C B wrote: > I know some models, such as euro Jokers, had discs (even ABS!) all around. > Has anyone exchanged their rear drums for discs? What rear discs were > used? > What mods were necessary to fit them? What about the parking brakes? > > Modern 15" tires, braided steel lines and metallic front pads, reveal > Cunegnde can't stop worth a d*mn, much less on a dime. And heaven help us > when she's fully loaded, or gets her projected new engine. > > > -- > Bretts > > 1983 1.9l WBX Ivory Westfalia "Cunegonde" >
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