FOA shocks.

race-desert · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:30 am Post subject:

DS-best thing i did to my little car, disc brakes - upgraded from kyb whites to these shocks!!(now-if i could just get the seals to hold oil)

winchin73blazinbaja · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:33 am Post subject:

how much did the shocks run you?

race-desert · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:36 am Post subject:

that looks like a single side plate tranny- 72 a later I THINK, here is a very helpful link
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=143138

let us know what ring gear you find out is in there by the above link- just wondering if my mermeory is still with it!

race-desert · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:38 am Post subject:

shocks - a very afordable $120.00 a piece!!
if you go that way- i have tried few diffenrent valving specs! can get you close first off...

winchin73blazinbaja · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:41 am Post subject:

the gearing ratios match perfectly in first and second to the bus trans with 4.12 .89 final drive. i have read through that particular thread fully about 100000000 times now haha Smile

give or a take a couple

winchin73blazinbaja · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:43 am Post subject:

and i do realize it is not a bus trans at this point just using it as reference.
i havent driven it enough yet to know the 2nd and 3rd rpm to speedo ratio yet

race-desert · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:52 am Post subject:

my little car has a type 1 tranny with a 4.37 ring, 4 spider super diff(very needed), 10 tooth spider gears, 10 tooth 002 end gears, and a close ratio 3rd and 4th and all the small stuff( hard keyed steel shift forked, ect.)
i have been thru 4 trannys and combos to come to this! by way of breaking them and converting to irs! this is a very good combo!!!! and yes you will break a stock diff with 31's if you play off road at all!

winchin73blazinbaja · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 11:08 am Post subject:

sounds like a great way to start off my volkswagen project. if i break it then i get to buy a better one.

race-desert · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 11:14 am Post subject:

thats the way to look at it! just remeber you have to be driving it to break it!

winchin73blazinbaja · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 11:21 am Post subject:

Touché haha

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This isn't going to work to break it?

dirtslinger · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 11:55 am Post subject:

RD, what kind of shocks are you running on the front? I just went with the street KYB's since the front is so light.

Here's the little FB buggy I'm building for my daughter. She's 13 so I'm trying to build this thing on a budget and from as many left over parts as I have in my garage. I'm hoping to finish it for around 3K.

what it looked like when I picked it up

It's current state, and ready to do the cage this weekend.

winchin73blazinbaja · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 12:23 pm Post subject:

Mine are junk shocks all over right now. Do not even know the name .

race-desert · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 12:25 pm Post subject:

dirt- I'm litteraly headed out the door for 5 days fishing the sireras- I will PM you when i get back!
man you started with a early pan!
peace guys.....

winchin73blazinbaja · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 12:30 pm Post subject:

Have a great trip!

winchin73blazinbaja · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 6:24 pm Post subject:

Got it onto the ground and drove it to get ice cream tonight about a 30 minute round trip. I was surprised at how cool it runs. Glad that I am sticking with 31's as I maxxed out in 4th gear at about 68mph should be able to squeeze out a bit more as my throttle cable is a bit loose. So I am truly only getting about 3/4-7/8 pedal right now.

jaybug · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:24 pm Post subject:

Cool another Joe Poty Sand Rover T Pickup -

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winchin73blazinbaja · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 3:19 am Post subject:

Nice buggy!

ORANGECRUSHer · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:49 am Post subject:

Just for reference I have a 4.12 standard bug trans with 29"s and I'm cruising 55mph at around 2500rpms. I had a 4.86 in it before and 1st gear took me to about 9mph and top speed was 50mph!
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winchin73blazinbaja · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 10:21 am Post subject:

yea just got the 31's on it! it looks amazing! cannot wait to get home and see how well they perform i am ready to go rip some trails apart! and yea i found that i am able to hit about 60 max speedometer wise (so faster since i have larger tires up front) should be close to 67 mph

winchin73blazinbaja · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 10:54 am Post subject:


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