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PostPosted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 2:07 am    Post subject: Bay window brake upgrade Reply with quote

Hi guts my 75 bay has discs on the front but i have now fitted 17inch wheels and the brakes look a little silly in the wheels. I was wondering if anyone knows of any bigger discs and calipers that i can fit to fill the wheel better. I dont want to spend thousands on a ready made kit. So was thinking what calipers i can use and maybe golf etc discs. If anyone has allready done this pics would be appreciated cheers
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 7:05 am    Post subject: Re: Bay window brake upgrade Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 7:08 am    Post subject: Re: Bay window brake upgrade Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 7:11 am    Post subject: Re: Bay window brake upgrade Reply with quote

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Hi guts

any bigger discs and calipers that i can fit to fill the wheel better. I dont want to spend thousands on a ready made kit. So was thinking what calipers i can use and maybe golf etc discs.


guts?

so, have you compared the caliper and disc sizes between a bay bus and a golf?
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 7:12 am    Post subject: Re: Bay window brake upgrade Reply with quote

Passat, A4, A6, A8 & Mercedes share the same bolt pattern & most of these applications use a tophat style rear rotor. Larger, sportier versions will have vented rotors also, youll just have to figure out what caliper you can use with those. The vanagon "guts" like to use the Girling 60 calipers.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 7:15 am    Post subject: Re: Bay window brake upgrade Reply with quote

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Damn, beat me to it. Asshole Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 7:24 am    Post subject: Re: Bay window brake upgrade Reply with quote

I'm all for brake upgrades.. though they get very little love amongst the curmudgeons of the Bay forum.

though you can always go this decorative route. since your complaint sounds mostly appearance orientated.

https://www.ebay.com/i/232127161398?chn=ps&dispItem=1

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https://www.google.com/search?q=disc+brake+rotor+c...96#imgrc=_
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 8:57 am    Post subject: Re: Bay window brake upgrade Reply with quote

Disc Brake Conversions
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 1:02 pm    Post subject: Re: Bay window brake upgrade Reply with quote

Please don't cheap out on brakes. I strongly do not recommend vintage vdubs kits. If you're doing it for looks, then yea do what Dan posted.

Best you can do is this:
http://www.wagenswest.com/partstore/index.php/disc...m-oem.html

Just paint your drums black and adjust them properly, call it a day and have a beer.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 1:32 pm    Post subject: Re: Bay window brake upgrade Reply with quote

Gingerjayvw53 wrote:
... i have now fitted 17-inch wheels and they look a little silly on the bus.

FTFY

So, I guess I'm a dick, too.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 2:17 pm    Post subject: Re: Bay window brake upgrade Reply with quote

jtauxe wrote:
Gingerjayvw53 wrote:
... i have now fitted 17-inch wheels and they look a little silly on the bus.

FTFY

So, I guess I'm a dick, too.


Its the brakes that look silly in the wheels not the wheels
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 2:21 pm    Post subject: Re: Bay window brake upgrade Reply with quote

Brian wrote:
Please don't cheap out on brakes. I strongly do not recommend vintage vdubs kits. If you're doing it for looks, then yea do what Dan posted.

Best you can do is this:
http://www.wagenswest.com/partstore/index.php/disc...m-oem.html

Just paint your drums black and adjust them properly, call it a day and have a beer.



Yeah my rear brakes are all good and yeah going to paint the drums. Just want bigger discs to fill the front wheels. Dont want porsche brakes. Someone must have fitted bigger brakes on the front of their bus
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 2:25 pm    Post subject: Re: Bay window brake upgrade Reply with quote

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This is how they look at the moment well the front is lower now and doesnt have the awfull arch gap. Will be going lower over the winter
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 2:44 pm    Post subject: Re: Bay window brake upgrade Reply with quote

Maybe just get your rotors cross drilled and you'll be fine. That setup doesn't look bad at all.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 8:30 pm    Post subject: Re: Bay window brake upgrade Reply with quote

rotors look fine
I'd fix the sagging springs and donut spare sized tires first anyways Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 5:04 am    Post subject: Re: Bay window brake upgrade Reply with quote

danfromsyr wrote:
rotors look fine
I'd fix the sagging springs and donut spare sized tires first anyways Laughing



The springs havent sagged thats where iv lowered it and need them tyres to make wheels fit without rubbing as 8.5j on the rear and 8 j on the front
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 17, 2022 11:49 am    Post subject: Re: Bay window brake upgrade Reply with quote

danfromsyr wrote:
rotors look fine
I'd fix the sagging springs and donut spare sized tires first anyways Laughing
lol. I agree, fix this first. Errbody have to show their "individuality" making making all their cars look like all the other cars in the ghetto.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 17, 2022 12:21 pm    Post subject: Re: Bay window brake upgrade Reply with quote

Haha, sometimes this forum can be a real treat.

To actually answer your question, there are several companies that I have seen do some cool brake upgrades with larger rotors/ calipers, etc. VDub Engineering is known for retrofitting performance brakes to fit our old VWs; lots of porsche but other stuff as well. DubFab is another company I have seen add some much more updated brake set-ups to buses. Check out Type-E Motorsports as he sells kits that utilize standard modern parts available at local parts stores which dramatically improve the performance. Also OldSpeed and Wagenswest have great quality parts and are worth looking into.

Hope this helps. Keep enjoying your bus.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 19, 2022 8:36 am    Post subject: Re: Bay window brake upgrade Reply with quote

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This is how they look at the moment well the front is lower now and doesnt have the awfull arch gap. Will be going lower over the winter


How fast do you expect the top speed to be over British manhole covers and potholes loaded up with all your "sponsor's" product.

Make sure you carry a spare steelie for when you smash your rim.

I like the look though.. just have about 8 inches more to drop..
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 19, 2022 9:27 am    Post subject: Re: Bay window brake upgrade Reply with quote

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