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nax
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Location: Valencia (Spain)
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 Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:01 am Post subject: Brake Upgrade |
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Hi all!
One of my friends is considering to install 1302/1303 (superbeetle) cylinders and pads in his 65 beetle.
Has anyone done this? |
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nax
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Location: Valencia (Spain)
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 1:54 pm Post subject: Re: Brake Upgrade |
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| Nobody? Maybe is not a good idea but the target was to improve the performance…he is telling me that is not plug and play and needs to adapt those components.. |
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KTPhil 
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 2:18 pm Post subject: Re: Brake Upgrade |
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| If I were to make that big a change in front brakes I'd consider a well-made disc brake conversion instead. |
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mukluk
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 2:47 pm Post subject: Re: Brake Upgrade |
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Super front brakes are both larger in diameter and wider than stock '65 brakes, so the shoes will not physically fit inside wide five drums. Similarly, the wheel cylinders are designed with a different offset from the backing plate to account for the wider shoes.
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nax
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| Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 4:55 am Post subject: Re: Brake Upgrade |
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| mukluk wrote: |
| Super front brakes are both larger in diameter and wider than stock '65 brakes, so the shoes will not physically fit inside wide five drums. Similarly, the wheel cylinders are designed with a different offset from the backing plate to account for the wider shoes. |
Thank you! |
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nax
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| Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 4:56 am Post subject: Re: Brake Upgrade |
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| KTPhil wrote: |
| If I were to make that big a change in front brakes I'd consider a well-made disc brake conversion instead. |
You are right, here is not easy to legalize that type of changes  |
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