A different aproach to front Porsche brakes

[alikatcraig]

You may be interested to know that the Mexican VW factory ended up producing 2 piece Bug front discs! Much easier conversion.

[volkdent]

Originally Posted by alikatcraig

You may be interested to know that the Mexican VW factory ended up producing 2 piece Bug front discs! Much easier conversion.

Pics or link to pics? Never seen them.

Jason

[alikatcraig]

I will have a look at my '98 tomorrow (if I remember). If not I will dig out the p/n's. Chris ****s at Small Car in Hesperia should have them.

[Typ Vier]

There you go

[jamesbissland]

Pacific Customs are selling these for $36US each..
Certainly makes it easier than machining the back off a drum to make a hub!!
Also available in wide 5

[Steve C]

Originally Posted by jamesbissland

Pacific Customs are selling these for $36US each..
Certainly makes it easier than machining the back off a drum to make a hub!!
Also available in wide 5

They look nice and beefy as well.

[DORIGTT]

Originally Posted by alikatcraig

You may be interested to know that the Mexican VW factory ended up producing 2 piece Bug front discs! Much easier conversion.

What's the story?

What year Beetle had those? I can contact some people I know at VW in Mexico (I email them weekly for work related things already though they may not know the answer to this question) to see about getting a set:agree:

[Wally]

A steel hub is way more heavy than the porsche alu hub is.
Low non-suspended weight all the way for me.

[jamesbissland]

for the difference in weight wally, you should just stop eating as many pies

[andy1303]

The interesting thing about this hub is it will allow stock PCD wheels, which the porsche hubs will not.

[jamesbissland]

AND use std bearings, and not have to worry about machining etc etc :agree:

[mabbo]

if i used the pacific customs hub, bolted a 944 disk to the back, and used a 944 caliper with caliper bracket... i could use 4x130 vw wheels?

[alikatcraig]

My '98 has them as do later ones, so '98 to 2004 would be a safe bet.

Al

[Mr Big]

This is exactly what I've done. I wanted to use Porsche brakes on my bug, but the wheels I have are 5 x 108 pcd. You can't redrill 4 x 130 hubs to run 5 x 108 because the holes interfere, nor can you redrill 5 x 130. So I had to buy blank (vented) discs and turn them down to use as hubs. Then spend a lot of time running through the parts catalogue to find 300mm discs with the same thickness and the right pcd. Loads of fun.

But at least the rear was cheaper......Porsche 924 discs....same as bug ones but with 4 x 108pcd. Redrilled to 5 x 108 and im ready to go.

Next time im using porsche stud pattern!!!!