944 brakes on a swing axle

[flat]

You need the rear backing plates from a 924S. They are steel and basically replace the drum backing plate. You re-use the bearing retainer from the VW setup. It is recommened that you drill a hole in the 924S backingplate to give the oil a place to drain (like the drum backingplate has). Then you can use either 924S or early (83-85) 944 rear hubs. If you have short axle, chop 16mm off the front of the Porsche hub. Use all the early 944/924S ebrake parts and add rotor/caliper and you're done!

Or, talk to MBT. They make the backingplate specifically for swingaxle cars.

Lanner

[Cohibra45]

Thanks Lanner,

Knew you would show up to help!!!

Are you planning on comming to Bug Jam this Nov?

Might see you there...

Cohibra45 (Kelly)

[vw62rag]

flat/lanner thank you very much for the info. but now im kinda confused, i called a vw shop a few days ago, i told them i found a NA 86 944 and i was taking the rear brakes off, they told me to send them the backing plates and hubs to get some machine work done and they would bolt on...... any idea what they need to machine? im jus trying to find the simplest way to do this without having to find 2 different cars to get brake parts from. oh and who is MTB?
thanks for the help
this is actually for a 65 bus with a 67 bug swing axle trany (long axle. short spline)

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Originally Posted by vw62rag

flat/lanner thank you very much for the info. but now im kinda confused, i called a vw shop a few days ago, i told them i found a NA 86 944 and i was taking the rear brakes off, they told me to send them the backing plates and hubs to get some machine work done and they would bolt on...... any idea what they need to machine? im jus trying to find the simplest way to do this without having to find 2 different cars to get brake parts from. oh and who is MTB?
thanks for the help
this is actually for a 65 bus with a 67 bug swing axle trany (long axle. short spline)

IF you can get your hands on a 924S, then you have all the parts required for a NA conversion.

The 86 arms may or may not the the aluminum ones. I think the 944's switched from steel to alum rear arms in early 86.

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Originally Posted by Cohibra45

Are you planning on comming to Bug Jam this Nov?

Might see you there...

Cohibra45 (Kelly)

Maybe, still trying to sneak it in. I'm on the fence....

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Here are pics of the elusive 924 part. It's from a 924, with the 5-bolt brake option (standard 924's were 4 bolt drums in the back). It is NOT from the 924S (which has aluminum trailing arms) They are getting hard to find, so MBT may be the only option. Anybody know how much the MBT pieces are?