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jeffros 58 Sun Dec 01, 2024 7:46 pm

Quick question can I use a set of empi disc brakes ment for a link pin early beetle on a 1957 single cab ? Understanding that I’ll have to get different size bearing for the bigger spindles on the single and make or get new caliper brackets . Thanks

chrisflstf Mon Dec 02, 2024 5:34 pm

I think you are on your own with this one. Empi does make a disk brake kit for early buses, as do other companies

There are a number of threads here for disk brakes, early and late.

If you had a late bus front end, the Type E kit is the best

https://type-emotorsports.com/collections/type-2-b...-brake-kit

pondoras box Tue Dec 03, 2024 4:03 am

I think if it was a viable option it would have been done a decade ago. Plus it’s a lot of work just to get four lug wheels. But if you pull it off I am sure a lot of people would be interested to see how you figured it out.



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