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blue marley
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 Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 8:24 am Post subject: a-arm conversion |
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| is there any bolt on coversions for street or if not who makes them and are they all weld on? |
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VOLKSWAGNUT
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 9:25 am Post subject: |
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Better to ask this in the Off Road forum
Lots of conversions over there..
Here... not so much....
Here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewforum.php?f=9
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jjohnson67
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:09 am Post subject: |
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| Mendeola. I think is how its spelled.. |
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eyetzr 
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:10 am Post subject: |
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| Mendola makes a street 'a' arm set up |
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fla2smoker
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eyetzr
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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| My apologies to Mendeola for the misspelling |
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drscope
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 3:41 pm Post subject: Re: a-arm conversion |
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| blue marley wrote: |
| is there any bolt on coversions for street or if not who makes them and are they all weld on? |
Just a quick question .... WHY?
There may be better ways to do what you are trying to do
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jjohnson67
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Its ok... i cant afford to spell it... |
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blue marley
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| Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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| well a-arms are greeat control im looking to do a total custom car what would give fantastic handling other than a-arms plus they look stunning on an old bug |
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txoval
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eyetzr
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| Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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| You could go all custom chassis & use a mustang 2 front end & trick rear suspension. I think that the Mendeola is the only bolt on. |
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jhoefer
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| You could go all custom chassis & use a mustang 2 front end & trick rear suspension. I think that the Mendeola is the only bolt on. |
Mendeola front is weld on. Rear is bolt on. |
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Rustforlife
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theastronaut
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| Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:32 pm Post subject: Re: a-arm conversion |
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| drscope wrote: |
| blue marley wrote: |
| is there any bolt on coversions for street or if not who makes them and are they all weld on? |
Just a quick question .... WHY?
There may be better ways to do what you are trying to do |
Camber gain through the suspensions travel would be nice, reduced bump steer, less weight, rack and pinion instead of the old box... Lots to gain IMO. Not that you can't do a lot with the stock beam but it has its limitations.
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drscope
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| Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 9:34 pm Post subject: Re: a-arm conversion |
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| theastronaut wrote: |
| drscope wrote: |
| blue marley wrote: |
| is there any bolt on coversions for street or if not who makes them and are they all weld on? |
Just a quick question .... WHY?
There may be better ways to do what you are trying to do |
Camber gain through the suspensions travel would be nice, reduced bump steer, less weight, rack and pinion instead of the old box... Lots to gain IMO. Not that you can't do a lot with the stock beam but it has its limitations. |
theastronaut, sometimes the questions asked to the original poster help to understand where they are coming from and more importantly what their basic understanding is. It helps to keep from wasting your time on folks who are hopelessly lost and have no understanding of what they are asking about.
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blue marley
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 7:58 am Post subject: |
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| i must say i am not hoplessly lost i know exactly what my dreams ambitions intentions are and the safety aspects of my build are so if there are any other kits out there please let me know |
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eyetzr
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:05 am Post subject: |
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| I think you have a few options here ( none of which are inexpensive) Street rod guys have been having the same issues for years. Mustang 2 front is the most available for parts & kits. Not a bolt in, I would build a frame & go from there. The sand buggy guys have an 'a' arm set up as well a trick rear. Best of luck |
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VWCOOL
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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| i must say i am not hoplessly lost i know exactly what my dreams ambitions intentions are and the safety aspects of my build are so if there are any other kits out there please let me know |
So, what are you dreams/ambitions/intentions? Is it a track car? What regs do you need to meet? Off-roader? Daily? etc
If you know where/what to ask, you can do a LOT with the beam front end, and the later 2-bolt Supers have a surprisingly sophisticated front end, too |
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