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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Thanks Bill</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I think I'll try the spline rotation idea first.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I thought I saw a rear disc brake kit with emergency brake on ISP but they don't have it now.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">If you have another source let me know</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I appreciate the help!</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Michael</div><div><br></div>
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On Monday, September 2, 2024 at 03:40:28 PM PDT, William Hoyer <wjhoyer@gmail.com> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">To my knowledge there are only a few true type 3 front ends that have been<br clear="none">narrowed and they were a lot of work to shorten the cross members and the<br clear="none">torsion bars. One I know modified the trailing arms to narrow the front<br clear="none">end rather than playing with the cross member and torsion rods. You really<br clear="none">have to know what you are doing to do either. Most of the narrowed ones<br clear="none">are switched to Type ! front ends and the mounting to the chassis<br clear="none">modified. Buying Type I narrowed and lowered are available from a number<br clear="none">of sources. Makes the front end stiffer than keeping the Type 3. Lowering<br clear="none">the Type 3 is fairly easy by playing with the splines on the arms. Moving<br clear="none">the arms up a spline or 2 lowers the front but not too much. I recommend<br clear="none">you talk to ISP West before you attempt this.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">There are rear disk brake kits that you can buy that are set up for<br clear="none">emergency brakes but I believe keeping the rear drums is better and a lot<br clear="none">cheaper. Most of the braking is done by the fronts so you don't get that<br clear="none">much better braking going to rear disks. Some people have gone to different<br clear="none">front disks that are better than VWs but again, not cheap. Again, call ISP<br clear="none">West about going to rear disks.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Bill<br clear="none"><div class="ydp15bb511yqt7222494099" id="ydp15bb511yqtfd00466"><br clear="none">On Mon, Sep 2, 2024 at 10:52 AM Ena <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:chief475@aol.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">chief475@aol.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> Hi<br clear="none">> My name is Michael<br clear="none">> I have a 1971 squareback that I'm restoring.A couple of things the<br clear="none">> collective wisdom might help me with...<br clear="none">> I want to drop and narrow the front end and was hoping to find a bolt on<br clear="none">> front beam somewhere?Everything I've found was not compatible... Any ideas?<br clear="none">> I also want to add rear disc brakes but want to still have use of the<br clear="none">> emergency brake. I saw some kits online but nothing that includes the<br clear="none">> e-brake.<br clear="none">> Any thoughts would be most appreciated<br clear="none">> Thanks<br clear="none">> Michael</div><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> -------------- next part --------------<br clear="none">> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br clear="none">> URL: <<br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="http://lists.vwtype3.org/pipermail/type3-vwtype3.org/attachments/20240902/839f11bd/attachment.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lists.vwtype3.org/pipermail/type3-vwtype3.org/attachments/20240902/839f11bd/attachment.htm</a><br clear="none">> ><br clear="none">> _______________________________________________<br clear="none">> VWType3.Org mailing list - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">type3@vwtype3.org</a><br clear="none">> To unsubscribe or change subscription options, visit:<br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org</a><br clear="none">> If you need more help, contact: <a shape="rect" href="mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gregm@vwtype3.org</a><br clear="none">><br clear="none">-------------- next part --------------<br clear="none">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br clear="none">URL: <<a shape="rect" href="http://lists.vwtype3.org/pipermail/type3-vwtype3.org/attachments/20240902/b54088ce/attachment.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lists.vwtype3.org/pipermail/type3-vwtype3.org/attachments/20240902/b54088ce/attachment.htm</a>><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">VWType3.Org mailing list - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">type3@vwtype3.org</a><br clear="none">To unsubscribe or change subscription options, visit:<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org</a><br clear="none">If you need more help, contact: <a shape="rect" href="mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gregm@vwtype3.org</a><div class="ydp15bb511yqt7222494099" id="ydp15bb511yqtfd59439"><br clear="none"></div></div></div>
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