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Low-Pez Samba Member
Joined: April 16, 2012 Posts: 8 Location: Cedar Hill, TX
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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:26 am Post subject: Vangon big brakes from Subaru/Audi |
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Recently added large brakes to my Westy using Subaru Legacy dual piston calipers and Audi 11.3” dia rotors. Made a bracket to properly position the caliper. I have 16” CLK wheels but it should work with 15” wheels. Machined the hub to fit snug inside the rotor and self center. Will work with early Vanagon spindles with slight machining or grinding. Used readily available calipers and rotors. After some test driving they work great using the stock master cylinder.
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36 Buick Coupe, 84 Westy, 84 Doka, 66 Nova SS
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vwhammer Samba Member
Joined: May 20, 2006 Posts: 998 Location: Boulder CO.
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Steve M. Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2013 Posts: 6829 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:28 am Post subject: Re: Vangon big brakes Subaru/Audi |
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Good job.
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Low-Pez Samba Member
Joined: April 16, 2012 Posts: 8 Location: Cedar Hill, TX
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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 1:13 pm Post subject: Re: Vangon big brakes from Subaru/Audi |
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Those in the picture are actually Forester but the 2000/2004 Legacy offers more clearance, using them in my Doka with early spindles. _________________ Steve
36 Buick Coupe, 84 Westy, 84 Doka, 66 Nova SS
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Joined: July 26, 2018 Posts: 64
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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 4:41 pm Post subject: Re: Vangon big brakes from Subaru/Audi |
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We own vans with the early suspension and later ones. If you make more adapters count us in for a few sets,. this options seems very good. |
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Low-Pez Samba Member
Joined: April 16, 2012 Posts: 8 Location: Cedar Hill, TX
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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 4:56 pm Post subject: Re: Vangon big brakes from Subaru/Audi |
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I will be finishing the Doka brakes this week and test a little longer. Will move forward soon after some more test driving and let ypu know. _________________ Steve
36 Buick Coupe, 84 Westy, 84 Doka, 66 Nova SS
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hdenter Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2008 Posts: 2753 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 5:07 pm Post subject: Re: Vangon big brakes from Subaru/Audi |
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Just as an FYI and not to complete, there is a BMW 7series caliper/MB 300td rotor that can bolt up without the need for an adapter plate. The rotor is basically the same size as the stock one, but it is vented. The caliper is a large 4 piston unit. The only machine work is to turn down the stock rotor to a hub and add a second set of holes to the hub to bolt the rotor to the back side of the hub. This set up fits inside stock wheels (one set of steel wheels I had bolted on needed slim spacers to clear the caliper) and it doesn't change the wheel track. The vents keep the rotors from warping and the larger pads grip hard! Much better braking than stock for early spindles.
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Low-Pez Samba Member
Joined: April 16, 2012 Posts: 8 Location: Cedar Hill, TX
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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 5:28 pm Post subject: Re: Vangon big brakes from Subaru/Audi |
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That sounds like it works well but I was looking for something that works with stock parts with no modifications other than the initial setup. _________________ Steve
36 Buick Coupe, 84 Westy, 84 Doka, 66 Nova SS
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hdenter Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2008 Posts: 2753 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 6:01 pm Post subject: Re: Vangon big brakes from Subaru/Audi |
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That's the case with this combo. Once you turn down the hub and add the mounting holes for the rotor, off the shelf MB rotors bolt on and off just as they do on the benz and the BMW calipers bolt up normal and change pads normal. '84 7series calipers and pads and '84 mb300td rotors.
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Sodo Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2007 Posts: 9606 Location: Western WA
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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 7:51 pm Post subject: Re: Vangon big brakes from Subaru/Audi |
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Great option for those who are harvesting parts from a Subaru.
Subaru quality is good. _________________
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whafalia Samba Member
Joined: January 28, 2009 Posts: 685 Location: San Francisco
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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2021 8:45 am Post subject: Re: Vangon big brakes from Subaru/Audi |
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Regarding early spindles, I'm trying to find a thread I saw not long ago where a gentleman in Europe showed the machining required. It didn't seem to be much to be able to use an audi based kit. Anyone bookmark that? _________________ 84 westie 2.2 w/ digijet, AT |
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Jake de Villiers Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2007 Posts: 5911 Location: Tsawwassen, BC
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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:30 am Post subject: Re: Vangon big brakes from Subaru/Audi |
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whafalia wrote: |
Regarding early spindles, I'm trying to find a thread I saw not long ago where a gentleman in Europe showed the machining required. It didn't seem to be much to be able to use an audi based kit. Anyone bookmark that? |
IIRC that was ItalJohn in his thread on 312mm front discs. _________________ '84 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX
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whafalia Samba Member
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