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BugZyla.com Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:18 pm

We have conversion arms available now for anyone interested. We have been testing these and the conversion beams for quite a while now. The linkpin beam tubes are actually about 4 3/4" apart cernter to center, while the link pins are actually about 5 3/16" apart center to center at the spindle carrier. The balljoint beam is 5 3/4 center to center on the tubes. So the stock linkpin beam is about 1/2" narrower than the linkpins center to center, and the balljoint beam is about 1/2" wider center to center. So while you are changing the geometry, its no more caster change throughout the travel between the 2, just in the oposite direction. These arms and conversion beams all but eliminate the bump steer issue, and they work great. I have a couple dozen of these beams in various cars from street cars, to weekend warriors, to all out race cars. The arms do the same thing as the beam if you dont want to swap beams. Stop by my shop anytime and have a look. :)

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=942643

motelcambodia Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:37 pm

BugZyla.com wrote: We have conversion arms available now for anyone interested. ......

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=942643
Does the stock steering on a ball joint car bolt up to them arms?

But the conversion beems take stock link pin arms?

BugZyla.com Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:45 pm

motelcambodia wrote:
Does the stock steering on a ball joint car bolt up to them arms?

But the conversion beems take stock link pin arms?

The steering (tie rod ends) bolts to the spindle, not the arms. If you have an early balljoint (66-68 I believe) its a direct bolt on to the linkpin steering arms, if you have a 69 & up you will have to change the outer tie rod ends.

Conversion beams do take stock linkpin arms.

bomberbaja Fri Mar 26, 2010 3:47 pm

that's really cool, I'd been wondering recently why a link pin beam couldn't just be cut and rewelded to spread the tubes farther so that it could bolt up to a BJ framehead. I'm totally going to buy some of those arms someday when I'm rich.

quadrazer Sun Apr 11, 2010 2:58 pm

BugZyla.com wrote: We have conversion arms available now for anyone interested. These arms and conversion beams all but eliminate the bump steer issue, and they work great. The arms do the same thing as the beam if you dont want to swap beams.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=942643

And this is a HECK of a lot less expensive than spending up to $4K for an a-arm conversion setup! After my wallet recovers from my new rear trailing arm/axles/CV's/paint project, I WILL be getting a set of these!

perrib Sun Apr 11, 2010 3:16 pm

Contact Bugzilla he makes the set up for link pins suspension on a ball joint beam.



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