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Eric Shelton 01 Samba Member
Joined: September 09, 2017 Posts: 17 Location: Bluford, Illinois
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Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 9:43 pm Post subject: Rear torsion housing raise |
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Looking for some info/pics on doing a rear torsion housing raise on a swingaxle bug. Ive searched around but havnt found any good info. Any help? |
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nshaddox Samba Member
Joined: January 18, 2005 Posts: 612 Location: Hammatramma, MI
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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 4:41 am Post subject: Re: Rear torsion housing raise |
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KCW did a few. I did one on my bubble car project. Multiple ways to do it. Most I’ve seen chop off the frame just forward of the torsion tube and weld in a 1/4” plate there. Then weld the rear frame section to the plate however high up they want to go with it. Then gusset both sides of frame with more 1/4” plate. I did it by removing the bottom of the tunnel and pie cutting the tunnel before and after the torsion tube so more of a Z’d frame. But I wasn’t constrained by a typical body so I was able to take more liberties.
Curious what you are trying to build? Depending on what you are trying to accomplish it may be better to just channel the body over the frame. Helping a friend do that on his project right now and it’s fairly easy if your heater channels are already nonexistent. |
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Eric Shelton 01 Samba Member
Joined: September 09, 2017 Posts: 17 Location: Bluford, Illinois
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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 3:17 pm Post subject: Re: Rear torsion housing raise |
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Eric Shelton 01 Samba Member
Joined: September 09, 2017 Posts: 17 Location: Bluford, Illinois
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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 3:20 pm Post subject: Re: Rear torsion housing raise |
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Im wanting to lower this thing while keeping suspensions stock 3 to 4 inches, then i can put airride on it and not have all the camber, wont look right to me with camber as it will have no fenders. Id really like to scope out some pics. |
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nshaddox Samba Member
Joined: January 18, 2005 Posts: 612 Location: Hammatramma, MI
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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 4:49 pm Post subject: Re: Rear torsion housing raise |
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Kind of the best angle in my gallery for how I Z’d mine. There’s a few others. Looks like you could either Z or do the plate method and it would look fine. Nice project. |
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nbturbo Samba Member
Joined: August 26, 2004 Posts: 184 Location: Australia
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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 7:05 pm Post subject: Re: Rear torsion housing raise |
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I am assuming this is the body you are using for your project?If so,you could use the same method I did-I am building one similar.I used a torsion bar housing from a wreck and lifted it 3 inches and went back 61/2 inches.I used some 6mm plate as a template to line it all up.If you check my post on here there are pics."Hot Rod Beetle Ute" |
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slalombuggy Samba Member
Joined: July 17, 2010 Posts: 9147 Location: Canada
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vaughn bros. Samba Member
Joined: October 13, 2003 Posts: 2395 Location: Hickory, NC
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Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 7:39 am Post subject: Re: Rear torsion housing raise |
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No help here , we only raised ours 2-1/2".
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vaughn bros. Samba Member
Joined: October 13, 2003 Posts: 2395 Location: Hickory, NC
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Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 9:45 am Post subject: Re: Rear torsion housing raise |
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Eric Shelton 01 Samba Member
Joined: September 09, 2017 Posts: 17 Location: Bluford, Illinois
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Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 3:46 pm Post subject: Re: Rear torsion housing raise |
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So whats best way to get a nice straight cut, sawzall im guessing? |
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nshaddox Samba Member
Joined: January 18, 2005 Posts: 612 Location: Hammatramma, MI
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Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 3:57 pm Post subject: Re: Rear torsion housing raise |
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I personally like the diablo metal cutoff wheels for angle grinders. Nice thin cut. Less than 1/16” with a steady hand. |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12861 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 8:10 am Post subject: Re: Rear torsion housing raise |
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That actually flows quite nicely, what rear cab section did you use? _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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Eric Shelton 01 Samba Member
Joined: September 09, 2017 Posts: 17 Location: Bluford, Illinois
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Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 1:29 pm Post subject: Re: Rear torsion housing raise |
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This is around a 1950 ford truck cab. I chose it as the bidy line at the door matches up almost perfect. Lotta cutting, sectioning and so on to make it the same size, i have no fancy tools so all just by hand. |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12861 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 6:41 am Post subject: Re: Rear torsion housing raise |
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Nicely done, I like it. How much did you lower the roof? _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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Eric Shelton 01 Samba Member
Joined: September 09, 2017 Posts: 17 Location: Bluford, Illinois
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Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 1:24 pm Post subject: Re: Rear torsion housing raise |
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4 inches out of roof, i only took 1.5 inches out of rear window. |
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NJ John Samba Member
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Jacks Samba Member
Joined: July 15, 2006 Posts: 2348 Location: San Clemente, Ca.
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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 12:41 am Post subject: Re: Rear torsion housing raise |
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Flip the ring gear and turn the transmission upside down _________________ Jack Staggs
Actual name |
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Eric Shelton 01 Samba Member
Joined: September 09, 2017 Posts: 17 Location: Bluford, Illinois
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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:49 pm Post subject: Re: Rear torsion housing raise |
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Jacks wrote: |
Flip the ring gear and turn the transmission upside down |
But that wont solve all my issues |
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72MUST Samba Member
Joined: December 20, 2007 Posts: 114
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Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 12:14 pm Post subject: Re: Rear torsion housing raise |
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Cool project , have seen some guys with swing axles who have left the torsion tube as is , but made up raised trans mounts front & rear (or modify original rear mount ) which raises the trans up relative to the pan & used kind of " C " shaped adapter pieces to place the swing axle above the torsion bar side plates , think those adapter pieces also have shock lower mounts on them. Still need to run shifter rod above tunnel. Might be an option for your project ! |
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