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On 26 Feb 99, at 7:44, Steven Ayres wrote: > => Will they fit the earlier type 3's ('64 Notch) and is it an easy mod? > > I haven't done this, so take this as tentative until confirmed by > direct experience. Checking the manuals, it looks to me like the > front-end upgrade is just a matter of changing out everything from the > ball joints outward, and in the rear from the axle tube outward. You'll > probably also want to switch to a dual master cylinder, which VW figured > out in '67. It is probably easiest to just swap the whole front axle beam from a 68-1/2+. You must upgrade to a late MC, tandem recommended. I think the 4 wheel drum brake cars have a simplex MC which has a residual pressure valve which is not compatable with disk brakes. The late MC works with either disks or drums. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org