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craigsp51
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Location: Lakeland Florida
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 Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 8:22 am Post subject: front disc brakes |
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| Is there a conversion available for the Thing to front disc brakes? |
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hobie16
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Yes.
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Vw_thing_73
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| Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 11:34 am Post subject: |
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| Jbugs.com has em. |
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63ziggy
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Location: The Woodlands, Texas
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| Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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got mine from SoCal. AC industries
various thoughts out there. just installed mine. direct bolt on kit. easy installation. will need 15" rims though.
should be others out there that will fit stock but may be higher end of cost.
there are some other vw models that you can get parts from. I believe Ghia is one. some others here on site more knowledgeable on cross over parts.
so far like mine but very limited drive time since installation. |
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cecil
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Location: Stockton, CA
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Had mine for ~10,000 miles, work well. From So. Cal.
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GI Joe
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strelnik
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Location: Michigan
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| Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 7:00 am Post subject: |
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got mine from SoCal. AC industries
various thoughts out there. just installed mine. direct bolt on kit. easy installation. will need 15" rims though.
should be others out there that will fit stock but may be higher end of cost.
there are some other vw models that you can get parts from. I believe Ghia is one. some others here on site more knowledgeable on cross over parts.
so far like mine but very limited drive time since installation. |
Since 15" rims are needed for a disc-brake equipped Thing, which type of 15" rims? I understand that the various VW models with 15" rims have different offsets and widths.
Can anyone enlighten me?
Thanks
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FV195
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Location: carlisile, pa
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| Discs are in my future, I have a set of 15x4 bettle steelies and 15x6 centerline copies, my 14" stock wheels will be up for sale soon. Looked at jugs. Com no thing discs avaible? Will probably use AC ind set up |
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cecil
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Location: Stockton, CA
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CSP (piersideparts.net) has disc brakes for 14" wheels. Check with your bank about a loan to buy them.
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FV195
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| Rear bearing done, test drive brakes bad, worked just need adjusted. Pushed me over the edge, discs will be ordered soon (with in the next week) install updates will be posted, look forward to stopping better |
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IBTHING
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Location: IMPERIAL BEACH, CA
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| Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 9:18 pm Post subject: DISC BRAKES |
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I have a 74 and have put EMPI disc brakes all the way around...best thing I have done...Hot VW magazine is a good resource for Thing parts...there are many available...
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saddlesore1
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| I have vacillated over this issue for over a year and pulled the trigger yesterday on a set of AC disc brakes. I had them drill rotors out to 14mm studs for my BTR's. I hope they are all they say they are. I will post the progress on my build page. |
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mondshine
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I recently installed the CSP brake kit. It is designed to be used with the stock 181 steel wheels. (I prefer the look of the stock wheels)
The components are very nice quality, and the installation was quick and easy with no snags. The front brakes are part of a work in progress, so I'll post additional info and photos as the project progresses.
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oasis
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| I recently installed the CSP brake kit. It is designed to be used with the stock 181 steel wheels. (I prefer the look of the stock wheels) |
Very nice. I figured the CSP set-up was nice because I had their shifter in my Super, and it was great.
A part of me wishes I had spent the extra dough. (Maybe, I'll swap front brakes again once I have done the other major projects. Technically, I'm a week and a half away from swapping them for the first time.)
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surfarii
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I recently installed the CSP brake kit. It is designed to be used with the stock 181 steel wheels. (I prefer the look of the stock wheels)
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They look very nice Mondshine. Thanks for posting
Can 14mm studs be pressed into them? The only option for the AC industries product is to have the screw and glue type studs. Not My 1st choice but my only choice since I cheaped out and went the AC way.
As little as I drive mine I couldnt justify the 4X price. |
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mondshine
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The 14x1.5 lugs are threaded into the hubs on the CSP brakes. You can't see it in the photo I posted, but the hub is about 3/4" thick where the studs are located. The instructions warn against removing them; they are "loctited" in place. I am confident (for now) that they will stay put, provided they are properly torqued; I always use a torque wrench on wheel lugs.
Yes, the CSP brakes are a little expensive, but I have justified the expense (maybe rationalized would be more accurate) because I take some long drives in the Thing, and brakes are in the top three... Stereo, Steering, Stopping  |
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