splitty, disc help...fronts.

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kiaora
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splitty, disc help...fronts.

Post by kiaora »

Hi,

Ive got some 16" porsche wheels on my 67 split bus. Problem is they rub a little bit on the arch when cornering.

The bus has a lowered BJ beam fitted which is in pretty good nick.

Anyway, the PCD adapters are about an inch thick which is pushing the wheels out, so was thinking about doing a disc conversion.

The CSP kits look good, but are well out of my price range.

Anyone got a cheaper way to get discs up front with a 5x130 pattern ?


Thanks
Marc
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Post by Pillow »

I am running 16" Porsche wheels as well with the 52mm offset. Dropped 3" in the front with spindles. Tires are 195/55. No rubbing at all.

In the front I am using early 944 disc brakes with the help of a kit from Old Speed. Not much in the kit except grease caps, bearing spacers, caliper mount, and longer hoses. Very reasonable cost for the custom parts. The rest is pure Porsche stuff like the calipers, pads, rotors, and hub. The bearings can be 944 or Bus, same. Granted I used 944 ATE.

The front conversion is a piece of cake!.. The rear is the hard part.

Keep us posted.
kiaora
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Post by kiaora »

Thanks for that, ill lookin to it.


Any specific year for the porsche parts ?
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Post by kiaora »

Did the kit fit to your drum hubs ?
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Post by Pillow »

Do you mean spindle?

The spindle stays the same. All the rest becomes 944 parts.

Not sure if this is what you are asking though.

Correction on the tire size: 195/50R16 50 series.
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Post by kiaora »

yehm, just asking if you keep the drum spindle rather than swapping to a disc spindle from a later bus.

I think i read soemwhere that you ned pre 85 non turbo 944 parts?
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Post by Pillow »

The bus spindle stays the same, no swap needed.

Yes, the early 944 hub setup is the easiest to do, but there are other options from later 944s/968s/Turbos that can work as well with a little more machine work. Try Lanner at VeeDub Engineering (do not quote me exactly on the company name), but he can create whatever you have in mind.
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Post by kiaora »

Thanks for the info !
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