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Fuching Mount
Hey Guys, Good News. I jsut bought some Porsche Fuchs for the Super!!! Ive been contemplating, what the easiest way to go about fittingt hem would be. I have seen the disc brake kits, and want those, but at the moment I dont have the funds, those will be here by the winter How much does it cost to have drums re-drilled? Would it be easier to get new non-drilled drums and have them drilled and tapped? I want to mount these cause they will be really cool looking and stuff. Thanks
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depends who you go to on how much they are going to charge. around $40-$60 probably. blanks plus drilling will obviously be a lot more. cost of parts plus the same for drilling. if you have to do something before you can go discs (which i highly recommend), then just do the redrill and save the cash for the discs.
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Re-drill my currant drums? Ok would it be possible for them to put studs in? and where should I take them, the VW shop, or a machine shop?
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machine shop. pressed studs would be good. they just need to spot face the area around the hole for the stud to sit flat on. i got studs from NAPA last time. good assortment.
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I recently saw in one of the US magazines drums for sale aleady drilled with the Porsche 5 lug pattern at about $60 ea, now if I could only remember where I saw it...but remember if you spend $120 on two rear dums that is 30% of the cost of a rear disc brake kit and the front are less...
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cip1 has them for 69.95
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Well i contacted a machine Shop and they quated me for redrilling my drums for 25-35.00 each. Is that a good deal?
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sounds about right. balance that cost against new drums in that pattern and the discs you eventually want. these are the fun types of judgement calls.
CIP1 has 10% off everything for the next 5 days. you may want to consider whether or not you should just pick up new ones. just depends what kind of condition yours are in. i would just save for the discs personally. waiting to put the Fuch's on can be good modivation to save.
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In Europe, all drums have a thick rib in a cross-pattern where the 4 threads for the bolts have been tapped into. Drilling for 5 studs will cause the use of the thin part of the drum. Then you have only 2 threads or so for your bolt to screw into Studs mounting would use the same thin place in the drum. I can't imagine this to be a safe option either. 5 Studs or bolts in a drum requires a special equally thick(er) blank drum IMO, like Zen mentioned in his first post. Last edited by Wally; September 2nd 2004 at 09:08. |
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yea, i don't like the idea of redrills either and usually warn against it. there are many people that have done it though and run on it safely for years. the ones i had (and never ran on before switching to discs) were CSP blanks that i had them drill. good quality but the money is better spent towards discs in my opinion.
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Thats also why most parts in a VW or any car are overdesigned probably. Yes, better spend on discs. Just installed the 944 rear brakes on my square: they complement the stock 42mm front cups very well Quite cheap also Greets, Walter |
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