Hi Ben,

I am planning to fabricate my own rear brake disc system, too.

I already have my rear hubs machined so that MB, Vanagon, and Audi discs fit
onto the hub.
But it seems that I can�t use the rear Audi C4 calipers, because they would
sit to close to the wheel bearing housing.
Every other caliper I tried was a front caliper, so no parking brake is
supported. I don�t want a "drum in a rotor" system like Oettinger, BMW or
Porsche. The cable of the handbrake is connected dircectly to the Audi
caliper.
Which caliper do you want to use?

Perhaps we could help each other in finding a good system...
I also have an idea how to bolt the caliper onto the bearing housing, but
the problem is the lack of space (small diameter of discs...)

Raimund

-----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Benjamin Tan <BenTbtstr8@aol.com>
An: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Gesendet: Freitag, 21. Juli 2000 22:57
Betreff: Re: Syncro front hub question

> In a message dated 7/21/00 1:36:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> johnpatt@warwick.net writes:
>
> << The shaft diameter is different, 30mm nut vs. 46mm nut. >>
>
> Thanks, John. I guess I'm stuck with having the rear hubs machined to fit
> inside the Syncro front rotor for my project.
>
> BenT
> San Francisco
>