944NA on Type 1 BJ dropped spindle

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

This kit adapts 83-85 944NA brake components to a dropped drum BJ spindle. The hubs are modified to take T1 bearings and stock beetle grease seals. The spindles require a significant amount of machining to mount the caliper. The spindle will no longer be able to take stock T1 components. Offset increase of the brakes is 13mm per side.

The kit included machining of YOUR of your hubs to take beetle bearings, fabrication of two caliper brackets, machining of YOUR spindles to accept the caliper bracket, installed German bearings and all required fasteners.

$c540

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944T on Mendeola

Sunday, January 1st, 2012

This kit adapts 944 Turbo rotors (87-89, 299x28mm) and 944 Turbo calipers (86-89, axial mount) to Mendeola spindles.

The hubs are modified to take Type 1 bearings and stock beetle grease seals. The spindles require a significant amount of machining to mount the caliper. The spindle will no longer be able to mount a stock T1 caliper.  Offset increase of the brakes is 13mm per side versus stock T1 brakes.

The kit included machining of YOUR of your 944 hubs to take beetle bearings, fabrication of two caliper brackets and machining of YOUR spindles.  The spindles will be returned with caliper brackets fitted and  ready to go, with bearing races installed, bearings/seals provided (Made in Germany), caliper brackets, hardware and instructions. The machining takes about 4-8 weeks, but please inquire for current turnaround estimates and shipping instructions.

$c540

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944 Turbo brakes on T3 spindle

Friday, December 30th, 2011

This kit adapts 87-89 944T brake components to the stock Type 3 disk spindle. The hubs are modified to take T3 bearings and stock beetle grease seals. The spindles require a significant amount of machining to mount the caliper. The spindle will no longer be able to take stock T3 components. Offset increase of the brakes is 13mm per side.

The kit included machining of YOUR of your 944 hubs to take beetle bearings, fabrication of two caliper brackets, machining of YOUR spindles to accept the caliper bracket, installed German bearings and all required fasteners.

$c600

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Wilwood/944 Brakes for Bay Bus

Monday, December 26th, 2011

Bracket kit for 944 brakes for your71-72 or 73-79 Bus. No mods required, completely bolt on. Includes everything shown in the pictures, with full instructions. You will need 83-85 944NA rotor and hub to complete install (not included). Use wilwood dynalite caliper (120-6811 or 120-6806 recommended but you can use others, caliper not included). Requires 15″ wheels

$C160

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Audi/Passat Brakes to 86-92 Vanagon

Monday, July 11th, 2011

Bracket kit to adapt Passat ((B5 Chassis, 1999-2005) rotors (288×25) and calipers (ATE -57) to 86-92 Vanagon. Includes caliper brackets, hardware, rotor centering ring and instructions.  Does not include rotor and caliper.

You will need to machine your stock disks down to 130.5mm to make hubs.

$C180

Or $c360 with new zimmerman hubs (pr).

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986S/993 on Mendeola

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

This kit adapts Boxster S rotors (2000-2004) and 993Black or 944TurboS calipers to Mendeola spindles.   Custom made billet hubs are machined for the application and this kit provides no offset increase over stock vw disk brakes.  Please send YOUR Mendeola spindles to VdubEngineering for machining/fitment.  They will be returned with caliper brackets fitted and  ready to go, with bearing races installed, bearings/seals provided (Made in Germany), caliper brackets, hardware and instructions. The machining take about 4-8 weeks, but please inquire for current turnaround estimates. Your will require the use of  Boxster S rotors (318×28) and 993/944TS calipers (not included).

$850

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