| Subject: | Re: Big Brake options |
| From: | Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET> |
| Date: | Thu, 10 Jun 2021 11:54:48 -0400 |
Hi Thomas,
Do you know if your old booster was functioning correctly? Is it possible that either a new ATE or BMW would have helped?
How much work was it to modify the BMW booster to fit and which one did you use.
I’m planning on a new ATE as it will be direct replacement and much easier for me or friends to do.
Eric Caron
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> On Jun 10, 2021, at 11:24 AM, Thomas Casal <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> 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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