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canuck215 Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2005 Posts: 26 Location: Santa Barbara, Ca
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Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 1:07 pm Post subject: IRS Conversion |
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I currently have a swing axle which works fine but I am interested in converting to a IRS so.....
How much work is involved to do so?
Are there conversion kits out there?
How much would it cost me to do this conversion?
What are the advantages to an IRS over the swingaxle?
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HamburgerBrad Je suis Napoléon!

Joined: February 21, 2003 Posts: 6957 Location: SoCal
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ellobo Samba Member

Joined: December 18, 2004 Posts: 286 Location: O.C. California
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canuck215 Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2005 Posts: 26 Location: Santa Barbara, Ca
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Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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Where might i go about purchasing the parts needed for the conversion? Or do I need to make all these parts from scratch? |
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takotruckin SUPER Baja

Joined: August 14, 2005 Posts: 2378 Location: stuck in fresno, ca
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Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=304780
i beleive you have two choices, either weld in the whole torsion, or weld pivots onto your torsion. if you choose the first, this is all you need. if you want to weld pivots onto your torsion, you need to buy the pivots(moore parts, pac customs..) and get a jig to set it up _________________ Member of the baja's that don't run club, for now!! |
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canuck215 Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2005 Posts: 26 Location: Santa Barbara, Ca
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Crash Johnson Samba Member

Joined: November 21, 2005 Posts: 391 Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
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Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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You would be better off with a bug rear torsion. There is no aftermarket support for the bus torsions so replacement or upgrade parts are hard to find.
-Mark _________________ _________________
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MadDog69 Samba Member
Joined: December 25, 2005 Posts: 147 Location: Grants Pass, Or.
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 11:13 am Post subject: |
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CIP1, Moores, and a few others sell the pivot points for like $20. I think someone on the www.volksrods.com site sells the Jig to make it right for I think $65. ya the bus torsion just ain't right for a baja |
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subybaja Samba Member

Joined: July 06, 2005 Posts: 1026 Location: Anchorage
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wolfs63 Samba Member
Joined: March 03, 2006 Posts: 31 Location: state of misery and days of confusion
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 9:03 am Post subject: |
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has anyone used this jig? i was going to make my own but if anyone has used this one succesfully it might be worth it just to buy them. looks like its just tack welded together but could be so it wouldnt expand and get missaligned from welding i was also woried about this problem when building mine.
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wyobuggy Samba Member
Joined: October 11, 2005 Posts: 68 Location: Hawk Springs , Wyoming
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Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 8:59 am Post subject: |
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Hey Ellobo,
Ya need to change your handle there fella! Maybe to something like
"Big Red"
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MadDog69 Samba Member
Joined: December 25, 2005 Posts: 147 Location: Grants Pass, Or.
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Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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If you lived close I would go halves with you on the jig, becouse I aam looking to do the same! |
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CopperBaja Samba Member

Joined: March 29, 2005 Posts: 1725 Location: Santucky, CA LaJolla of EastCounty
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Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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HB, this would make a nice sticky....seems to be a common question.  _________________ Look at my for sale ads.
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HamburgerBrad Je suis Napoléon!

Joined: February 21, 2003 Posts: 6957 Location: SoCal
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Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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CopperBaja wrote: |
HB, this would make a nice sticky....seems to be a common question.  |
good call. done _________________ OGST | CU05 | OGJHC
1970 baja|1953 oval
Wanted: two beat up, ugly, curb rashed 6" phone dial wheels |
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subybaja Samba Member

Joined: July 06, 2005 Posts: 1026 Location: Anchorage
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Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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I think that would be a good local club purchase. Hmmm. _________________ Insanity: /ɪnˈsænɪti/ -noun: repeatedly voting for the same party and expecting different results.
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GAF Samba Member
Joined: July 19, 2006 Posts: 39 Location: St Marys Pennsylvania
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:25 am Post subject: |
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Why can't you use an IRS trailing arm as a jig? Bolt it to the spring plate, attach the pivot brackets to the arms and line them up on the torsion tube and tack it into place. I must be missing something here. That seems like it would be much easier than building a jig. Im sure there is a reason Blindchicken built the jig. Can anyone tell me why the arm and the jig aren't equal? |
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HamburgerBrad Je suis Napoléon!

Joined: February 21, 2003 Posts: 6957 Location: SoCal
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:30 am Post subject: |
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the jig keeps everything in stock orientation. i know a guy that used the arms themselves as a jig for an IRS conversion on an early bus. the reason he used the arms instead of the pre-fab jig was to put the pivots where he wanted and eliminate what camber would be there if the bus was kept stock height. _________________ OGST | CU05 | OGJHC
1970 baja|1953 oval
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retterath Samba Member

Joined: July 19, 2004 Posts: 661 Location: SW Washington state
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 11:43 am Post subject: |
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$75 seems way outta line for a jig. I built mine out of scrap and then sold it for $20 when I was done with it.
If you have the skill to weld in new pivots, you have the skill to make a jig. Seriously. |
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subybaja Samba Member

Joined: July 06, 2005 Posts: 1026 Location: Anchorage
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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...if you've got an IRS car handy (and stripped) as a jig for your jig!
I do, so I am making my own, but I can see where borrowing your buddy's car and removing it's suspension might not be worth it.
And that's assuming you're doing you own welding. _________________ Insanity: /ɪnˈsænɪti/ -noun: repeatedly voting for the same party and expecting different results.
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66 Shorty Samba Member

Joined: May 10, 2007 Posts: 917 Location: Rhode Island
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That's Fuuny, cuz it IS a guy from Volksrods...
Great guy! He's really good to deal with! I'd recomend anything he sells.  _________________ ~X-Man~
'60's Spatz Buggy body on '74 Chassis (Budget Build)
'69 Bug (Baja-to-be partial daily)
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