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Subject:Re: Big Brake options
From:Thomas Casal <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM>
Date:Thu, 10 Jun 2021 11:24:07 -0400

My big brakes didn’t come alive till I installed the bmw brake booster last
year. I was honestly pretty disappointed I spent 2k on disc brakes all
around and it wasn’t much better than stock. I really notice the difference
on steep decline deceleration. My old house had a steep hill with a bend
and people parking in the street. On more than one occasion coming around
the bend on a super steep decline someone would be coming up hill and
negotiating around a parked car coming into my lane. Here I come in my
vanagon having a holy sh$t moment as I’m standing on the brake trying to
avoid a collision, that was with the big brakes and stock booster. With the
bmw booster no more standing on the pedal. I stop on a dime now on steep
declines effortlessly.

On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 6:08 PM Gil Ngai <eyebawlgil@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I have a 1985 GL in Alberta, Canada.
> To do a Big Brake conversion, I understand I need the spindles and caliper
> bolts from an '86 and up. Do I need anything else?
> And are Burly and GoWesty the only sources to purchase?
> Is there a more economical option?
> The USD converted to Canadian plus shipping is just deadly.
>
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