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This kit comes with

2 x Prepped vented rotors with bearing races installed

2 x Wagenswest laser cut CNC machined wide-five adapters

1 x Set of new wheel bearings and grease seals 2 x Steel caliper mounts, with mounting hardware

2 x Wilwood 4 piston calipers and brake pads

2 x New Wagenswest grease caps

2 x Brake line adapters

1 x Package of lock tight

This Bustang disc brake kit will fit under most any aftermarket aluminum or steel 15+ inch wheels.
If you want to run stock wheels, then we suggest our Babystang disc kit.
Both kits work with most any type of dropped spindle.

Please understand that we build these kits, in our shop and usually assemble to order – as they come in, and you may have to wait a week or more. If you want to know how long just email us.

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The kit comes with what you see in the photos, including 4 piston Wilwood calipers, new wheel bearings, new rotors, seals, bolts, mounts and brake line adapters.

Bolt pattern is 5 on 130mm Porsche.

Caliper color choice is gray or red

Bolts directly to dropped or stock 1955-63 bus spindles

Built by us ‘Wagenswest’ in our shop on our Equipment.

Please understand that we build these kits, in our shop and usually assemble to order – as they come in, and you may have to wait a week or more. If you want to know how long just email us.

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Wagenswest, Volkswagen bus lowering kit – the “SLAM BAY SPECIAL”

1968-79 Volkswagen bus lowering kit. No short cuts here, no junk or getting almost what you wanted.

No core charge any more, this is an out rite price

Ship in 4-6 weeks. 

This VW bus lowering kit comes with,

Wagenswest built, 4 Inch narrowed, 2 degree raked, adjustable beam, with NEW, OEM style needle bearings . Also included is a torsion spring narrowing tool, plus Wagenswest built, 2.5 inch dropped spindles. And for the rear Wagenswest built, 3.25 Horseshoe rear drop plates, Or upgrade to the 4.5 rear drop plates if your are going real low and want to run aftermarket aluminum wheels.

This kit will drop your bus from 3.25 inches lower than stock, to 8 or more inches lower than stock.

Cores. — No cores

When in comes to the torsion springs, you Will need to narrow your own. A Wagenswest spring narrowing tool is included, and narrowing your own torsion springs, instructions are here.

1″ inch raised beam option,

The 1” inch raised beam option is included in our beams with a dual bolt pattern, to aid in getting more of a drop and better ground clearance. Here is the deal with 1968-79 bay window buses; because of the ball joint design, the beam hangs down roughly 1” inch more than split window bus beams do.  So when you install a 1” inch raised beam you gain 1” inch of ground clearance and in effect you turn a set of 2.5” inch dropped spindles into 3.5”inch drops.

This option has a cost, —— wait for it —— you will need to notch / cut above the beam 1”inch higher, you will also need to remove the heater tube over the beam, leave it out – or replace with flex hose. You will also have some cables to move. This is a bit of work but has a big payoff.  The 1”inch raised beams have dual side plate bolt patters so you can bolt them in the stock spot if you chicken out.

Should I use 3.25″ Horseshoe drop plates? Or upgrade to 4.5″ drop plates ?

Rule of thumb,  4.5″ drop plates are for 1968-70 buses.

If you have a 1968-70 bus and you plan on running wide five aftermarket 15″ aluminum wheels, will  need the 4.5″ drop plates. If you have a 1971-79 bus  you are probably ok with the 3.25″ Horseshoe drop plates . The 4.5″ drop plates are not special because they are 1.25″ inches lower then the Horseshoe plates. 4.5″ drop plates are special because they narrow the rear wheel base by a 1/2″ inch per side.

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When using most any type of drop plate in the rear of a bay window 1968-79 bus, it is best to put a small notch in the frame rail to help the axle clear and not bottom out on the frame when hitting bumps in the road.

Here is a link to a Horseshoe plate install photo shoot.

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Wagenswest narrowed air ride beam, can be made custom, but come 4″ inches narrowed and utilize two 2500 pound air bags, the bags sit inside the frame rails of the bus. The beam is designed to use the stock narrowed springs in both top and bottom tube, with the top spring being held by an adjuster and the bottom spring supported by the air bags. The ride height and air bag travel is dependent on the adjustable pre-load of the top spring.

Our narrowed air ride beam is labor intensive and the bottom tube is just plum full of goodies that make this thing work awesome!

This Bus narrowed air ride beam includes, air bags and Wagenswest OE Style needle bearings or bushings as well as a new center pin.

Look here for the recommended rear air ride kit for 1955-67 buses.

Look here for the recommended rear air ride kit for 1968-79 buses.

.If you have any questions or are interested in ordering a VW bus air ride beam please email parts@wagenswest.com

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