The 1971 VW Super Beetle was one of the first cars to be equipped with McPherson Strut front suspension. To compliment the high tech suspension, Super Beetles came with front disc brakes and self adjusting rear drum brakes. Unfortunately, Supers for export to the U. S. had manual adjusting drum brakes on all four wheels. The drum brakes were large for a 2000 pound vehicle. Fronts were 9-3/4" x 1-7/8" wide and rears were 9-1/16" x 1-9/16" wide. Each shoe was anchored at the bottom and each shoe had its own adjustment sprocket. The ‘Juicer, at 2800 pounds, was no match for the stock VW drum brakes. The front brakes would lock and slide the tires going down a steep shale driveway at 10 MPH. Upon braking on a straight paved road, the car would pull to the right. Maximum braking was very poor, requiring very high pedal pressure and long stopping distances. In the ‘Juicer application, the stock VW brakes were very unsafe.