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Old January 18th 2006, 18:06
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Other brakes

Hey guys, I see almost only Porsche brakes on this forum.
I donīt wanna go that way. Do you use other brakes. I hear that you can use Volvo brakes up front. Any ideas?

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Old January 18th 2006, 21:29
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well, you could probabaly use ANY brakes with enough machine work, but porsche brakes are good brakes and they are the easiest to retrofit. So, why make it hard on yourself?
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Old January 19th 2006, 01:06
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Bart,

Check http://www.vdubcustoms.com. They have Mazda, VW & Posche brake kits.

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Hey guys, I see almost only Porsche brakes on this forum.
I donīt wanna go that way. Do you use other brakes. I hear that you can use Volvo brakes up front. Any ideas?

Thanks, BART
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Old January 20th 2006, 08:59
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well, you could probabaly use ANY brakes with enough machine work, but porsche brakes are good brakes and they are the easiest to retrofit. So, why make it hard on yourself?
I know Porsche are good brakes and easy to fit. But almost everybody is using them. I want good brakes but not something everybody else is doing.
Why go the easy way when there is a hard way!
Lets open our minds and be creative! Donīt run with the herd........

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Old January 20th 2006, 14:40
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a few of us have opted for somthing different. i went 4 pot Rx7 brake, and people have done audi and bmw
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Why go the easy way when there is a hard way!
How about ABS brakes?
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Old January 20th 2006, 18:49
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How about ABS brakes?
Mmmmmmm.............Thats not even a bad idea!!!
Talking about doing it the hard way. :agree:
That should be great on a HighTech Bug. Together with the Traction control.

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Old January 20th 2006, 22:19
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Traction control? ABS? WHAT???? might as well buy a new car if you want or need those comforts...hehehe. Would be interesting for sure though!

I have been eye balling some BMW aluminum calipers at work, but havent looked into bore sizes or anything indepth (mesurments....ect even) but the aluminum ones sure are light!.
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Old January 21st 2006, 04:50
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a few of us have opted for somthing different. i went 4 pot Rx7 brake, and people have done audi and bmw
Hey Rip,

Did you have to make adapters to install the RX7 calipers?
Can you give me some insides?

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Old January 21st 2006, 13:41
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www.vdubengineering.com <-does RX7 brake conversions
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