TheSamba.com :: View topic - Disc Brakes? Anything new out there for a bus?

Sat Oct 26, 2002 7:48 am

I've always dreamed of disc brakes, at least for the front of my bus. I've considered the '68 ball joint change out (I have a '63 panel) and then changing out the drums to the later discs, changing the master cylinder to the dual (maybe even the servo)and then some guy tells me that there is a way to do it and to keep my wide 15's. But he doesn't know where he read the article. He said you could just bolt on the disc kit and that was it. Don't discs need a better master cylinder to make them effective?

Ol VW nut...

Sat Oct 26, 2002 9:26 pm

check with wolfgang int. they have a kit setup to use their spindles, and later(73^)rotors calipers pads etc. then all you need is the dual chamber master cyl and some wide five adapters (that they make). I saw it at vegas bug o rama. its expensive but pads and parts are cheaper and available. those guys know busses.

Sun Oct 27, 2002 8:07 am

Thanks bmx2c4me,

I'll check Wolfgang out. Has anyone out there installed this kit? Do the wide five adapters put you too close to the body to run 205/15's?

Thanks,

olVWnut

Mon Oct 28, 2002 8:25 am

Creative Engineering has a wide 5 bus disk brake kit. I believe Ronnie at oldvolks in Arizona can order the kit as well.

http://www.creative-engineering.com/cgi-bin/shop/w...54094_1054

Mon Oct 28, 2002 6:23 pm

I'll check it out.

Thanks,

OlVWnut

Tue Oct 29, 2002 12:06 am

CSP has a wide five kit that bolts on. I've seen the wolfgang kit, uses the small 5 VW pattern, different from Porsche, and I have the 944 fronts and 944 rears on my bus. There are a few places that can machine the 944 parts to work. I think It cost me about $500 for front and rear discs, Porsche pattern. As for the master cylinder you can go a few ways. I used the 944 master cylinder. I put the resevoir on backwards and made an extension for bolting it in, the plunger is different, and fit a rubber boot over it. Everything is bolt in and easily reversable. You can also use an early bus master cylinder, you have to remove the residual valve though or you can switch to a late model dual circuit cylinder

Tue Oct 29, 2002 7:42 am

Jay,

Does CSP have a website?

Thanks,

OlVWnut

Wed Oct 30, 2002 11:00 pm

German head office www.customspeedparts.com or 6264450108, they are located in Arcadia California
I think they are around $1000

Thu Oct 31, 2002 8:14 am

Thanks Jay. They look great.

OlVWnut