Brake Upgrades for a 4 lug, what's available Options

[76-914]

Looking to upgrade my present brake system but I want to keep it 4 lug AND keep the parking brake. Not to mention, staying out of the Poor House at the same time. I'm not opposed to moving up to a larger MC. Is there such an animal? TIA, Kent (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[zach914v8]

I bumped this to see if there was any progress in the world of the illusive "billet hub" that has eluded me for nearly a decade. Any update here? I still would really like to get a set of these hubs.

[stugray]

I bumped this to see if there was any progress in the world of the illusive "billet hub" that has eluded me for nearly a decade. Any update here? I still would really like to get a set of these hubs.

I have often wondered if we could machine off the rotor from a stock front hub and fit it to a wilwood rotor.

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[zach914v8]

I bumped this to see if there was any progress in the world of the illusive "billet hub" that has eluded me for nearly a decade. Any update here? I still would really like to get a set of these hubs.

I have often wondered if we could machine off the rotor from a stock front hub and fit it to a wilwood rotor.

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I had posed this exact question some years back when I was trying to drum up demand for someone to start making these hubs again. Consensus back then was that the stock rotor doesn't have enough meat to safely machine into a wilwood style rotor hat.

Another 914 owner from over seas posted his set up with 914 style rotors that where actually made vented and their purpose was a beetle upgrade. He had early struts and reported that every thing he bought from kerscher tuning fit.

here is the link to the rotors if anyone cares...

kerscher beetle brake rotor

The problem with getting these is they cost a ton to get them shipped over. I found a US dealer and was quoted nearly $700 to get a set of rotors. Too much $$$ for a consumable in my option.

Then I found another custom bug shop in Cali that makes a billet hub for bugs. I got into contact with them in September. Sent $125 for them to pick up a late 914 strut and test fit their hubs and wilwood caliper mounts. Now the guy wont email me back or return my calls. So it looks like I got burned there.

So now I am to the point that I may grab a rotor and a strut and go to an engineering firm and see if I can have something whipped up. I know that somewhere, someone has the CAD drawings of brads old hubs, if I was to get A copy of the blue prints I could get something made up quick.

If Bruce is making these, it would save me a lot of time and trouble. But if not, I may move forward and try to get something done.

[Mueller]

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Another 914 owner from over seas posted his set up with 914 style rotors that where actually made vented and their purpose was a beetle upgrade. He had early struts and reported that every thing he bought from kerscher tuning fit.

here is the link to the rotors if anyone cares...

kerscher beetle brake rotor

The problem with getting these is they cost a ton to get them shipped over. I found a US dealer and was quoted nearly $700 to get a set of rotors. Too much $$$ for a consumable in my option.

Then I found another custom bug shop in Cali that makes a billet hub for bugs. I got into contact with them in September. Sent $125 for them to pick up a late 914 strut and test fit their hubs and wilwood caliper mounts. Now the guy wont email me back or return my calls. So it looks like I got burned there.

So now I am to the point that I may grab a rotor and a strut and go to an engineering firm and see if I can have something whipped up. I know that somewhere, someone has the CAD drawings of brads old hubs, if I was to get A copy of the blue prints I could get something made up quick.

If Bruce is making these, it would save me a lot of time and trouble. But if not, I may move forward and try to get something done.

That would be me , of course I cannot find it right now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

I'm guessing Mark made his own drawing for the units Bruce has in the Classifieds section. Is that VW shop in NorCal or SoCal? If up here I'd gladly go pick those up!

My 914 is still not at my house so I don't have a strut assembly to measure. I fully plan on making a set for my car (with added material to eliminate my 20mm spacer) with my new CNC mill/lathe but I need my car at my house 1st!