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    356 B disc brake conversions.

    I want to convert my B car to discs all around. A company called airkewld makes a front and rear set, but I do not know if it is made well or has been well received.

    Does anyone know anything about this set-up?

    Thanks,

    John
    John

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    356C brakes bolt right on...

    It is very easy to upgrade using stock 356C ATE disc brakes...

    Make sure that you get everything though (stub axles, axle tubes, complete parking brake ass. etc)...

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    You know, the stock drum brakes work very well if set up properly. The drums are huge in relation to the weight of the car. Find a good mechanic. If you must switch, go with the 356 C setup. Consider too a GT drum-brake setup.
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    While the 356's stop great on the drum brake setup, 356's stop even better with the C disc brakes. I've had one C, and many A's and B's, and while the different braked cars could stop in the same distance, the C with the discs required less pedal effort to get the brakes to engage and stop the car.

    I also had a 356 with a aftermarket disc brake system (front only) from Classic and Speed Parts. The pedal feel was great as well (compared to just drums). The advantage of going with an aftermarket disc brake conversion is that it allows you to retain the wide 5 bolt pattern, so the car still looks stock.

    As for the GT drum setup, its not worth the cost retrofitting a street car that didn't come with them. They look cool and I love the vented backing plates, but for regular street driving they don't stop any better than the regular 40mm drums....plus they are super expensive.
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    CSP sells in Europe a kit for front and back applications, solid and vented:

    http://tinyurl.com/25svpew

    http://tinyurl.com/2e7z8xo

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    Or you can try Annular Brakes, right Jeff?
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    Talk about big bucks!
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    The Airkewld stuff is well known in the VW hot rod world, so maybe check with with VW forums on anyone who's done a wide 5 disc brake conversion on a bug - start with www.thesamba.com/vw/

    CSP in California doesn't list the 356 disc conversions on their site, but you could always call Will and see what his price would be. From what I've seen of my VW friends using the CSP stuff, it has been top notch.
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    Annular Brakes only work with Rudge Knockoffs on a car going very fast!

    Marco you are correct!

    After being told repeatedly by all of the experts that there was absolutely no possible way to have both Rudge Knock off wheels and disc brakes on my 356 a 1958 Convert D, I did what I usually do... I totally ignored the experts!

    Then I designed and built a set of Rudge wheels with disc brakes using Porsche designed Formula 1 disc brakes taken off of a 1962 Carrera 2 aka Annular disc brakes.

    Obviously they did not work! At Riverside nor at Laguna Seca Nor at Willow Springs.

    Winning races is impossible with designs that are ridiculous! Isn't that exactly what they told a guy named Mclaren?

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    Wow, Jeff. A picture of you actually DRIVING one of your 356s. That's like taking a picture of Big Foot or Nessie.

    Next you'll post a picture of a tach in a 73S and claim it'll rev to 8000RPM. Liar!!
    -Marco
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