[T3] T-3 Wide 5 discs

[Keith Park]

I looked!  D'oh!
Actually liked the bolt on conversion stuff till I heard about dropping the
front end  :-o

Im happy to say the crate is at stock height and stock drums up front.....
just hope I don't have to follow Bob down a long hill....

Keith


Top Notch Restorations
topnotch at nycap.rr.com 
http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
71 Squareback "Hothe"
65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
87 golf "Winterat"
93 RX7 "Redstur"


-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of
Bobsnotch at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 11:09 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: [T3] T-3 Wide 5 discs

Keith don't look. For everyone else, here's some pics of my wide 5 disc  
conversion of my T-34.
 
_http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5458010#5458010_ 
(http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5458010#5458010) 
 
I finally received my 4 lug disc spindles that I had to modify to accept  
the wide 5 conversion. To do this, you basically cut off the ears (caliper  
mount) of the spindles, and with the locating spacer I used, locate your 
holes,  and drill and tap them. Once that's done, the spindles are basically

ready to  mount on the car. In my case I had to re-use the original steering

arm, as the  "new" spindles came with a larger hole in them for a later car,

but everything  else "bolted" up. I've still got to plumb them, but the 
mechanical part is done.  Yes, this is a "bolt in conversion". Also, while I
was 
in there,  I dropped it a spline. ;^) Russ and I had a conversation back 
over a year ago,  and even he thought the nose sat up too much. :O So I felt
it 
could come  down without a problem. : )
It looks like I've got enough room to go with wide 5, 5 spoke rims up front 
 now. And since the rears (currently on the car) are 6 inch bug offset 
Thing  rims, I can even use them on the rear. Hmm.  

Bob 65 Notch  S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
71 Notch (Krunchy)
64 T-34 Ghia  (Wolfie)

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