Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 07:18:24 -0400
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From: Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject: Re: brakes
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Dennis,
You said "
" and shim the lower shoe mounts if
needed to get full shoe to drum contact."
Where can you get shims? For that matter where do you
put these? I would think that one could just place
washers under the lower shoe fork where it goes into
the mount?
Eric
Dennis Haynes wrote:
>Actually, the 82 does have the same stopping power as the 71 Westy. Same
>rear brake diameter, shoe width, wheel cylinder size, etc. Front pads
>are same surface area and caliper pistons also. The main problem is that
>the Vanagon is heavier. For the rear brakes, get the shoes from the
>dealer, ($$$). They are a metallic lining, 6mm thick with rivets that I
>have not seen anywhere else. Not even the Jurid shoes sold as OEM. Make
>sure the drums are not oversized and shim the lower shoe mounts if
>needed to get full shoe to drum contact. For the front pads, look for a
>friction rating of FF or FG. The EE often sold as long life do not
>create enough friction. Make sure the front rotors are at least 11mm
>thick and that all the hydraulics are healthy. Get the proportioning
>valve tested if pedal feel is poor. For front upgrades, the front
>spindles with brake parts and hoses from an 86+ will bolt on. Larger pad
>surface area, larger single piston caliper and 15mm thick rotors to
>absorb heat. Vented rotors do not help for single panic stops. They are
>most helpful for extended down hill runs or if you have a lot of HP to
>repeatedly accelerate and slow down.
>
>Dennis
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>Of chris jackson
>Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 4:18 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Fw: brakes
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: chris jackson
>To: vanagon@volkswagen.org
>Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 1:15 PM
>Subject: brakes
>
>
>For those of us that want to stop better what can we do?
>I have an 82 westy diesel & even as slow as it is it needs to stop
>better. I wish it had the stopping power of my 71 westy. I do not have
>the cash for a big upgrade. Is there better pad, rotor, shoe & drums to
>that will help & still stay within the stock specs?
>Is there an after market rotor that is vented? I also need to stay with
>the 14" wheel the 1.6 n/a will not push 15".
>
>Thank you,
>
>Chris
>
>82 westy d
>sf bay
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