I drive a loaded Syncro everyday as a work truck . I have had some
OMG moments with my original brakes. I now have a set of S/A big brakes and
S/A over sized rear drums with Stainless lines and new Ate rear cylinders .
      This was not a cheap procedure ,but the stopping ability is worth
every penny . When you step on Brakes it now STOPS . Some things are just
not worth cheaping out on .

                                                      Stacy

On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 9:24 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:

> Of course you can buy a lot of really good brake parts after you run off
> the
> road or into something else. And in New York any trailer 1,000 pounds or
> more will have its own brakes!
>
> For the budget mined the brake spindles, calipers, rotors, and hoses from
> an
> 86 and later will bolt up. Slightly larger pads and 15mm thick rotors
> provide some improved heat dissipation. It is real important for the rear
> brakes to be working properly.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Rocket J Squirrel
> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 5:50 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Brake Fade
>
> On 09/06/2011 02:17 PM, Don Hanson wrote:
>
> >    A fully loaded camper with an auto tranny...that is near the limit
> > for stock brakes...that is why people change to Big Brakes....a little
> > extra safety margin...
>
> A-yup. Add a small trailer loaded with camping gear to the mix, and you can
> really feel how soft the brakes are. I'd so add a big brake kit but unless
> I'm missing something, they are beyond my budgetary limitations.
>
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> Bend, Ore.
> 1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
> 1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from a defunct company in San
> Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia.
>
> Sent from my kitchen.
>

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