| JBeetles |
Sat Jun 29, 2024 1:02 pm |
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| Does anyone know if someone makes a set of trailing arms that are wider but not longer? In other words, I cannot change the wheelbase of my project. I need to lessen the angle of the axles CVs because right now it is too extreme. Any help would be greatly appreciated! |
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| electricolive |
Mon Jul 01, 2024 4:54 am |
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| Pretty sure a wider, but not longer, IRS trailing arm is not available. You could certainly modify an existing trailing arm to make it wider. Narrowing a stock trailing arm is pretty common if you google that so you can get an idea what would be involved in that fabrication. You could also get creative and cut the stock trailing arm pivots off the torsion bar housing and weld on new ones a few inches outboard. And you could use spring plates from a Thing to attach to the stock trailing arm further outboard. That would give you around 2.5" wider per side. You can make custom spring plates if you need more width. You will need to cut and extend the end of the torsion bar housing too to fit up the bushing and spring plate cover properly. Seems like a lot of work either way. How big are your angles? Maybe there is another solution. |
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| NJ John |
Wed Jul 03, 2024 5:08 pm |
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| Is this for an extreme lower IRS car? I don’t understand what your trying to accomplish. |
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| JBeetles |
Sat Jul 13, 2024 7:38 am |
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NJ John wrote: Is this for an extreme lower IRS car? I don’t understand what your trying to accomplish.
It's a custom mid engine setup adapter from a stock irs chassis. The motor and trans are mounted about 4 inches higher than they would normally be, so the axles are maxed out connecting to the hubs. The idea is to move the hubs outward to lessen the angles. I am constrained by the body as far as wheelbase is concerned, but width can be played around aith. |
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| Schepp |
Mon Jul 15, 2024 9:52 am |
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| pics? |
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| Jacks |
Mon Jul 15, 2024 10:05 am |
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| The off road guys have custom/modified cv joints that allow extreme angles |
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| Schepp |
Mon Jul 15, 2024 11:21 am |
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https://www.kartek.com/parts-categories/cv-joint-assemblies.html
The other option you have it switching to a larger cv joint. I converted to 100mm Bus joints on my Baja bug because they have more travel before they start binding.
This requires different axles, flanges and stubs axles though.
The conversion I did:
100mm cv joints (Bus)
Type 181 "Thing" axle shafts.
Type 181 aka conversion stub axles.
Type 181 aka conversion transaxle output flanges
No custom parts. Stock trailing arms. Stock Beetle bearings and drums. |
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| rayjay |
Sun Sep 15, 2024 4:58 am |
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| Aren't some 944 arms wider? Plus the CVs are wider. I think, not an expert. |
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