Hi all looking for advice just bought 1970 crew cab with wide fives on front and 5--112s on rear has had an engine change at sometime so assume gear box and shafts were changed as well. Would it be better to go for a disc conversion or can I just swap the drums on front which is best. It is not original so not bothered about change. Cheers
Odd wheels front and rear
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Alex VW Heritage
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You will need to change the spindles too, basically everything from ball joint outwards.
DubBGood2Me
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I had the same on mine. Normally due to the lack of early rear drum backing plates available. US owners swap out the rear brakes for late bay items as they are cheaper and plentiful.
I opted to keep the wide 5 on the front and leave the narrow 5 rear drum set up but replaced the drum with a specific drum for this purpose. I got mine from transporterhaus after a loooooong wait but I'm sure creative also do them
http://transporterhaus.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=179&Itemid=155" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.creative-engineering.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=59&Itemid=26" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
My personal preference if I did it again would be the creative ones
I opted to keep the wide 5 on the front and leave the narrow 5 rear drum set up but replaced the drum with a specific drum for this purpose. I got mine from transporterhaus after a loooooong wait but I'm sure creative also do them
http://transporterhaus.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=179&Itemid=155" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.creative-engineering.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=59&Itemid=26" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
My personal preference if I did it again would be the creative ones
