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ArtistAntonio Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:25 pm

Anyone out there tried installing a wide 5 bug FRONT disc brake kit onto a 356? Same link pin set up, shouldn't it work? Am I the only one on the planet thinking of this?

CB Performance VW Disc Brake Kit w/Drop Spindles ($600)
http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=1140

Zims Porsche 356 Disc Brake Kit ($800)
http://www.allzim.com/acatalog/356_Front_Drum_to_Disc_Brake_Conversion_Kit_50_58.html

CSP Disc Brake Kit ($1,030)
http://www.csp-shop.de/cgi-bin/shop2/shop_main.cgi?func=start&wkid=89387019931

doveblue3 Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:29 am

I have the CSP kit on the front of my '53. It literally took 3 hours to install. It works really great, but the only complaint I have is that it kicked each wheel out 1/2" and now I have problems with rubbing tires on a hard turn while going over a bump....but I think your '58 would have higher wheel arches, so I dont think that would be a problem for you. I cant say enoguh about how good they work though. When funding permits, I plan to put the rears on, provided they will fit.

ArtistAntonio Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:43 pm

do you have the CB 2 1/2 inch drop spindles on your 53?

doveblue3 Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:45 am

Antonio2 wrote: do you have the CB 2 1/2 inch drop spindles on your 53?

no...just stock. i think if they were dropped, the car would be undriveable.

AXAM Sat May 27, 2006 7:19 am

Go with the CSP. it's a little pricely but much better kit. I think they
now offer zero offset (meaning it doesn't widen the track) in drilled or solid rotors and the also have a vented rotor kit.
I have a solid rotor kit for sale new in the box. I am selling it because I
want the vented kit for my other car. I currently have a solid rotor kit on my 56 bug. I am located in northern ca



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