VW question..

[buck35]

My neighbors have an 81 vannogan wesfalia deal and he's trying to find a dual piston caliper for the front brakes that doesn't cost an arm and a leg . Does anyone know of something else that will bolt up ?
I'll get a pic and measurement when I'm over tomorrow.

 

[lbhsbz]

It already has dual piston calipers on it.

 

[buck35]

It already has dual piston calipers on it.

Nope ,single according to him.

 

[lbhsbz]

Nope ,single according to him.

He's wrong

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Edit, or he doesn't really have an '81 or something other than stock is already on it.

 

[buck35]

Interesting. It's on his lift and he pulled the driver side front tire while I was there. Definitely a single on it now. Thanks, I figured you if anyone would know.

 

[lbhsbz]

GoWesty.com is the source on everything Vanagon...he can give them a ring and check out upgrade options...but I'm curious what he's got on it now.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Could it be he's thinking he needs a 4 piston, and not really realizing that his is already a 2 piston?

 

[Mandelon]

 

[JUSTWANNARACE]

Could it be he's thinking he needs a 4 piston, and not really realizing that his is already a 2 piston?

Exactly.. not realizing a single piston is on one side a dual piston is one on each side of the caliper. I have had alot of people confused by that..

 

[buck35]

We'll pull it off in the morning and I grab some pics. sure looked like a single to me .

 

[Crazyhippy]

I was big into the Porsche world for a while... mounting ears were either 3" or 3.5" (metric equivalent I'm sure). Volvo had a caliper that would bolt on to the 3" and could take some pretty massive rotors (240 maybe?). Porsche 911 have had multiple caliper choices for the 3.5"

SSBC (stainless steel brake co) had some bitchen kits too.

 

[lbhsbz]

I was big into the Porsche world for a while... mounting ears were either 3" or 3.5" (metric equivalent I'm sure). Volvo had a caliper that would bolt on to the 3" and could take some pretty massive rotors (240 maybe?). Porsche 911 have had multiple caliper choices for the 3.5"

SSBC (stainless steel brake co) had some bitchen kits too.

SSBC is gone now

 

[buck35]

Well we're stupid I guess. theres one on each side.. I think think one may be frozen . In the mean time he'll order new pads and calipers and check out the disks.

 

[Crazyhippy]

SSBC is gone now

It's been a few years... I liked their stuff.