Gen 1 Classic VW Bus Rear Disc Brake Conversion Kit - 4745

We take for granted a vehicle stopping in an adequate amount of time. Classic Volkswagens don't have brakes that can be counted on, time after time, at least not on today's highways when needed most. It's time to change that. It's time to install an American-Made disc brake kit that exceeds expectations every time. It's time for a set of BAD Series Disc Brakes from your friends at Airkewld.

The GEN 1 set of BAD Series Brakes brings new life to a tried and true disc brake conversion. Any conversion offered by the PRO's will come with all the necessary parts to install; you will only need to supply the brake fluid and furnish the lug nuts required to fit your actual wheels. If you need to know what you need, check out this article.

Made in the USA | Product updated 12/25/23 by Pete

Related: Front Disc Brake Kit | Lug Nuts

Typical time to install - 3 Hours | Install PDF Link | Install Video | Tools Needed

The rotors consist of three parts; the hub, the bolt pattern, and the rotor. All parts are made in the USA with high-end CNC machines. The BAD Series rotors have a lifetime warranty as well. If you wear one out, we will send you a new one free; pay shipping. These hubs allow the interchanging of bolt patterns. What does this mean? If you order them with a Chevrolet 5x4.75 bolt pattern and you want to install Porsche wheels a few months later, you can! All it takes is removing the bolt patterns from the rotors and installing the new ones.

Track Width
Zero Added Track with all applications

Parts that come in this kit

• Gen 1 BAD Series Rotor Assemblies with the bolt pattern of your choice equipped with 14mm x 1.50 studs. You will need to know if your wheels take a specific lug nut to work.
• Premium Grease Seal Kits
• Caliper Brackets
• Calipers/pads in the color of your choice, with or without ebrake provisions
• Mounting hardware, shims and loctite
• Stainless Steel Brake Hoses
• Axle Nuts
• Chromoly spacers for rotors
• eBrake Cables with stainless hardware (if selected)

What doesn't come in the kit

• Lug Nuts - Link to find out what you need
• Swing Axle Seal Race (Re-use your factory versions)
• Brake Fluid (Dot 3)
• Axle Bearing Clamps (You will need 66-68 OEM Type 1 Clamps or these billet clamps if you did not get a straight axle kit)
• Axle Bearing Clamps hardware (reuse factory hardware)

Recommendations

• Use an air impact to tighten the rear rotors, not a torque tool as per install guide instructions

Wilwood Rear Caliper Options - No eBrake Provisions

• Because these do not have e-brake provisions, these brakes are not street legal. To remove ourselves from the liability, we have created rear brackets that do not have holes in them so that the installer would need to drill holes to hang the calipers. This would then make the product altered/customized and would take the liability off of us and allow us to legally sell them.