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On 14 Mar 2003 at 1:01, Dave Hall wrote: > Early 411 calipers are not identical to the later Type 3 ones, but they do fit, > and take the same pad and disc; they lack the runout compensation in the piston. I thought they had the compensation, but I must be wrong. I thought I remembered them in there on some 914s I worked on. > > Late type 3 rotors are the same as all type 4 (914) rotors. > > '72 on Type 4 (411 and 412) callipers, pads and discs (rotors) are not the same > as late Type 3. So the type 4 changed rotors in 72 also? What was the difference? > I would want to know that front/rear braking balance wasn't compromised by using > water-cooled callipers on the light front-end of a Type 3. I think it would be. Agreed. I'll bet the water cooled calipers would have much bigger pistons to go with the much larger load on the front wheels, but I know that their rear brakes are tiny, so that might be the only adjustment they made. Little point in debating it, however, when we should just look it up.... ;-) -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org