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1955-1979 Wagenswest, “Really Good Wide Five” Disc Brake Kit

Nate — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 01:15:59 +0000

The “Really Good Wide Five Disc Brake Kit”, for the 1955 to mid 1967 Volkswagen bus. Engineered and made right here in our shop, this is probably the best wide five front disc brake kit available for the early VW bus. We start with a very large expensive chunk of 6061 aluminum, we put it in our big CNC lathe and after that our milling machine and then we do the same for the brackets, after some time we have a really nice bus disc brake kit.

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 weeks or more. If you want to know how long just email us.

This kit uses your stock VW grease caps.

This kit uses stock size Volkswagen bus wheel bearings and seals and utilizes a vented Porsche 944-911 rotor, for great consistent braking.

Brake specs
Offset = +.25 inch per side.
Caliper = Wilwood 4 piston, by 1.75″ inch each.
Kit bolts directly to stock and most drop spindles.
Fits inside stock 15″inch bus wheels, with the selection of the “shaved option”.
Comes with 3 Options, gray black or red calipers and MOD for stock bus 15″ wheels “check below”.
Comes with everything needed to install, minus grease.

Hear is or Porsche disc brake kit for the same year bus.

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Wagenswest 1955-79 Volkswagen bus billet spring plate caps.

Nate — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 11:42:41 +0000

Wagenswest custom billet bus spring plate caps.

Machined here in our shop from 6061 billet aluminum and come with stainless steel Allen hardware. These caps come in a machined finish and can be polished or painted by you.

Stock VW part number 211511225

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Wagenswest complete split air ride suspension 1955-67 VW bus

Nate — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 10:08:28 +0000

Wagenswest air ride suspension systems are custom made for your bus project. Right here in Salem Oregon USA. We make air ride work. This cart item is here to give you an idea of what we can do. If you want this on your bus, it would probably be best if you called the shop “503-587-0700”. And will custom build this kit to fit your bus.

Thanks Nate @ Wagenswest

Testing the switches on Bob P”s 1967 13 window, deluxe VW bus. from Wagenswest on Vimeo.

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Wagenswest, 55-70 bus master conversion spacer bracket

Nate — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 08:16:08 +0000

Wagenswest, dual master spacer bracket and bolts, use to install rabbit or late bus master cylinder into early 1955-67 Volkswagen buses.

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1963-70 “Bustang” Volkswagen Bus 5 on 205mm front disc brake kit, vented 4 piston.

Nate — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 10:38:14 +0000

The Bustang front disc brake kit is for 1963-70 VW bus with a 5 on 205mm bolt pattern. This disc brake kit is something that we have been using and building for years, it works Awesome. With heavy duty cast vented rotors and 4 piston Wilwood calipers, this kit will stop you fast!

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.

Thanks Nate @Wagenswest

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1955-63 VW bus to Porsche 944 style vented disc brake kit

Nate — Sat, 02 Nov 2013 12:03:53 +0000

This disc brake kit is designed and built in the tradition of Porsche to bus conversions, using vented pre 1987 Porsche 944 rotors. With new Wagenswest 6061 aluminum, CNC machined hubs, this disc brake kit is a direct bolt on for the 1955 to mid 1963 Volkswagen Bus spindles.

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.

Thanks for supporting us, Nate @ Wagenswest

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Porsche 944 disc brakes to VW bus stretched billet grease caps. 77405691C, 477405692C

Nate — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 02:22:04 +0000

This is for a pair, “left and right” custom Wagenswest CNC machined aluminum, 944 Porsche stretched grease caps. thes will also work as stock replacments for 944 porsche grease caps, part numbers -77405691C,477405692C,

Made to work with the 944 to VW bus front disc brake conversion kits, were the extra room is needed in the cap to fit the longer spindle stub and axle nut. Sold as a pair, one of the caps will have a speedometer cable hole, unless ordered with out the hole.

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1955-67 parking brake spacers tubes for t1 backing plates and cables

Nate — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:31:40 +0000

1955-67 E brake spacer tubes for the rear of your lowered split bus.

Fitment is for type 1 and type 3 drum backing plates when used in the rear of a split bus.

These little spacers go in-between the cable liner and backing plate.

sold as a pair.

HOW TO INSTALL THESE SPACERS HERE.

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1955-67 VW Bus static off set spring plates

Nate — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:16:34 +0000

The original offset spring plate. THIS IS A SERVICE !! SEND US YOUR PLATES.

Send us your spring plates and we will make them static offsets with shock mounts!!

All our offset spring plates include offset shock mounts.

Offset spring plates enable you to lower the rear of your pre 1967 Volkswagen bus 3.5 inches by swapping the reduction gear transmission with a long axle type one or type three swing axle transmissions.

What you need to do the job.

#1 A set of offset spring plates.

#2 a 68 bug swing axle transmission or a pre 67 type 3 transmission.

#3 brakes if you use the 68 bug transmission you can machine a set of pre 63 bus drums to fit over the bug brakes or if you use a type 3 you can buy wide five drums.

#4 A pair of emergency brake cable spacers. https://wagenswest.com/partstore/index.php/1955-67-e-brake-spacers-for-t1-backing-plates.html

You will also need to take the bus nose cone off of the bus trans and use it on the bug or type 3 transmission.

By far the easiest way to lower the back of your bus.

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The Lollipop Pre 1959 VW bus beetle transmission nose cone adapter kit

Nate — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:46:34 +0000

The Lollipop a 1949 – 1959 bus nose cone adapter mount.
This kit makes it so you can install a tunnel case transmission into your early bus, 1959 and down. And for split beetle 1953 and down.
This adapter will not push your transmission back, like the other adapters on the market !!!!!!!!
Made at Wagenswest with our USA special blend Polyurethane to help insulate the transmission from the bus, this helps keep the noise down in the cab and cargo area.
Kit comes with one Wagenswest nose cone mount and retainer plate.
This Lollipop is a simple solution to an age old problem.
Your type II nose cone will need to be trimmed to fit, like the photo in this add. And you will need a type 2 nose cone if you use this on an early beetle.

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