I think the main benefit of rear discs is the way they improve the pedal
feel. The fronts do most of the stopping but the leading/trailing shoe setup
that the Vanagon and Bay Window Busses use takes quite a lot of pedal travel
to operate.

There's no reason not to start with the rear brakes.

On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 8:55 PM, Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@gmail.com> wrote:

> Bob,
>
> This is good to know - his stuff looks very good. Is there any point
> considering rear discs with stock discs up front? Perhaps I should start
> looking now for the correct Audi calipers for front and rear... so which
> ones do I look for?
>
> Thanks
>
> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 1:11 PM, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I just spent 7 days there having he and Eric do my Subie 3.0 conversion.
> I
> > watched Burley
> > fabricate numerous parts that he produces and markets and know first hand
> > the quality work
> > he does, the meticulous care he puts into his fabrications. Eric already
> > has years of experience
> > with rear discs and between he and Burley have come up with what I think
> is
> > a great rear
> > brake conversion. I don't see how you can go wrong.
> >
> > I would have done this but just got through putting on Heavy Duty rear
> > drums and new
> > BD brake shoes and my brakes are stellar ... Eric even commented how good
> > the braking
> > performance of my van is now. I've got BB kit up front so I'm good to go
> > for quite awhile.
> >
> > Just my $0.02 ;-)
> >
> > bob
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Now that the cost of my rear drum rebuild just went up another $200,
> rear
> >> discs are looking interesting again. Has anyone seen these?
> >>
> >>
> http://burleysmotorsports.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=10
> >>
> >> Any other options out there?
> >>
> >> This whole brake fiasco has reminded me that I still hate drum brakes...
> >>  :-/
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Shawn Wright
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'

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