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Gubdonem Samba Member
Joined: October 04, 2013 Posts: 39 Location: Ensenada, Mexico
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 11:59 am Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus |
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Theres a builder that made his own for a Baja Bug, look for him on Youtube as Doug Bug.
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http://www.highangledriveline.com/sandrails.html
These are the axles I'll use on my next 930 axle conversion.
. if I recall they can reliably handle 30 degrees of angle... and have 930 flanges. They are pricey though
They are like $600 each... but you'll never have a joint noise or failure... hopefully. ..
They are splined and will get longer/shorter with suspension travel... |
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KrisBalfe Samba Member
Joined: December 06, 2004 Posts: 831 Location: SLC
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:54 pm Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus |
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Gubdonem wrote: |
jokgel wrote: |
How much you have on your offroad- bay?
Take a picture in the same fashion . |
Is that the T2 Synchro Bus? |
It is certainly a T2 syncro bus. |
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
Joined: February 07, 2008 Posts: 10350 Location: SoCal for now...
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 9:03 pm Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ |
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Skip back a few pages. He posted a link here to his build thread elesewhere. Very well done high quality build.
And it’s a TDI.
I will someday track him down, and buy this bus.
Someday. _________________ Stuart Zickefoose
2011 Jetta Sportwagen TDi 6 speed manual
206-841-7324
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
Joined: February 07, 2008 Posts: 10350 Location: SoCal for now...
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TomWesty Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2007 Posts: 3482 Location: Wyoming,USA
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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2018 6:40 am Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ |
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The guy should be paying someone to haul it off..... _________________ If you haven't bled on them, you haven't worked on them.
Visit: www.tomcoryell.com and check out my music! |
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abdalh121 Samba Member
Joined: April 09, 2014 Posts: 21 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 4:36 am Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ |
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Does anyone have some pictures on a lift spindle? I thought of sending a pair for modication.
What I understand is that you use 2 spindles to make one? |
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
Joined: February 07, 2008 Posts: 10350 Location: SoCal for now...
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 8:43 am Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ |
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abdalh121 wrote: |
Does anyone have some pictures on a lift spindle? I thought of sending a pair for modication.
What I understand is that you use 2 spindles to make one? |
You know you can buy a tested and proven set from wagenswest? The danger in one off, is if the spindle goes (welds break etc) you can do some serious damage to the bus when it falls on the wheel, not to mention the danger if speed is a factor. Empi lift spindles where know for being garbage that did that if i remember right. _________________ Stuart Zickefoose
2011 Jetta Sportwagen TDi 6 speed manual
206-841-7324
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Brian Samba Moderator
Joined: May 28, 2012 Posts: 8340 Location: Oceanside
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 12:21 pm Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ |
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WW spindles are great.
Empi spindles are bad.
Lift spindles next to some Thing spindles
Me after empi shit spindles
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
Joined: February 07, 2008 Posts: 10350 Location: SoCal for now...
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 3:53 pm Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ |
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Hey brian, your pads are due for replacement. _________________ Stuart Zickefoose
2011 Jetta Sportwagen TDi 6 speed manual
206-841-7324
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Brian Samba Moderator
Joined: May 28, 2012 Posts: 8340 Location: Oceanside
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 4:03 pm Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ |
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You only need to change the pads once the pistons are 75% worn down. _________________ Wash your hands
'69 Bug
'68 Baja Truck
'71 Bug
'68 Camper
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ |
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Brian wrote: |
You only need to change the pads once the pistons are 75% worn down. |
thought it was 50? _________________ Stuart Zickefoose
2011 Jetta Sportwagen TDi 6 speed manual
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busdaddy Samba Member
Joined: February 12, 2004 Posts: 51057 Location: Surrey B.C. Canada, but thinking of Ukraine
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 6:11 pm Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ |
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Stuartzickefoose wrote: |
Brian wrote: |
You only need to change the pads once the pistons are 75% worn down. |
thought it was 50? |
I had a customer who thought it was until the piston went right through the rotor and jammed sideways in the inner cast fins of the vented rotor locking up the wheel.
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VOLTWAGEN Samba Member
Joined: May 24, 2014 Posts: 118 Location: Perth, Australia
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 12:18 am Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ |
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Been wanting to put some new rims on my van for a while and increase the tyre size. Have just got my hands on some Merc 15x6.5's with a 37ET.
I am thinking of using a tyre with an approx dia of 29", can this fit on a stock Bay or do I need to use raised spindles on the front?
I do plan to use a modified 5 rib box that I recently picked up so that the revs will still be at a suitable level on the freeway. (close ratio 3rd & 4th)
R&P 4.57 (6rib) - currently has a 3 rib 5.38 in it, need to change it.
1st - 3.80
2nd - 2.06
3rd - 1.56
4th - 1.12
(3rd & 4th figures approx)
It should give me a cruising speed of 62 mph - 100 kmph at ~3700 rpm
It may be a little slow on take off though.
Picture for reference of current stance/look on standard rims.
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:09 am Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ |
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Fronts will rub under full lock, and a tiny bit of rub at the back of the dogleg under compression (fast corners) or with a heavy loaded front seats (two passengers) _________________ Stuart Zickefoose
2011 Jetta Sportwagen TDi 6 speed manual
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VOLTWAGEN Samba Member
Joined: May 24, 2014 Posts: 118 Location: Perth, Australia
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Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 5:08 am Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ |
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Stuartzickefoose wrote: |
Fronts will rub under full lock, and a tiny bit of rub at the back of the dogleg under compression (fast corners) or with a heavy loaded front seats (two passengers) |
Would that be due to the ET or the tyre size?
Picked them up today, 4x ET 37, I got given 1x ET 49 as a spare, no idea if it will fit but will keep an eye out for some more ET37’s to use as a spare.
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notchboy Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2002 Posts: 22416 Location: Escondido CA
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Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 9:12 am Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ |
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VOLTWAGEN wrote: |
Stuartzickefoose wrote: |
Fronts will rub under full lock, and a tiny bit of rub at the back of the dogleg under compression (fast corners) or with a heavy loaded front seats (two passengers) |
Would that be due to the ET or the tyre size?
Picked them up today, 4x ET 37, I got given 1x ET 49 as a spare, no idea if it will fit but will keep an eye out for some more ET37’s to use as a spare.
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Nice choice. Thats what I have. Id say the rub is due to the tire size. If Id of looked harder for a 195 instead of a 215 Im sure Id have no rub at a stack height.
Your rims will need some work to fit right. The centers need to be cut and the lug holes need to be opened up a bit.
Center opened to 66.5 mm. Lug holes opened to take the 19mm hex head lug nut on stock Bay 14x1.5 studs. Before opening up lug holes - rim set up for 17mm lugs with 12x1.5 studs.
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VOLTWAGEN Samba Member
Joined: May 24, 2014 Posts: 118 Location: Perth, Australia
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Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 4:22 pm Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ |
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notchboy wrote: |
VOLTWAGEN wrote: |
Stuartzickefoose wrote: |
Fronts will rub under full lock, and a tiny bit of rub at the back of the dogleg under compression (fast corners) or with a heavy loaded front seats (two passengers) |
Would that be due to the ET or the tyre size?
Picked them up today, 4x ET 37, I got given 1x ET 49 as a spare, no idea if it will fit but will keep an eye out for some more ET37’s to use as a spare.
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Nice choice. Thats what I have. Id say the rub is due to the tire size. If Id of looked harder for a 195 instead of a 215 Im sure Id have no rub at a stack height.
Your rims will need some work to fit right. The centers need to be cut and the lug holes need to be opened up a bit.
Center opened to 66.5 mm. Lug holes opened to take the 19mm hex head lug nut on stock Bay 14x1.5 studs. Before opening up lug holes - rim set up for 17mm lugs with 12x1.5 studs.
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Cheers for the info, they have already been on a dub so the work has already been done, they currently have 205/75’s on them but in a poor condition so they will be getting replaced, while they are off I will get the rims blasted and powder coated.
You van looks good on them, nice to see my research was right re the ET |
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inhabor Samba Member
Joined: September 09, 2012 Posts: 194 Location: florida
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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2019 6:08 pm Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ |
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My new addition Ostrich wing 6
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guystclair Samba Member
Joined: April 25, 2008 Posts: 32 Location: Santa Barbara, Ca
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 9:00 pm Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ |
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This is my beast, stock height running General 27x8.50x14 Grabber AT2's.
The speedometer is 10 mph off, when I'm doing 55 mph the speedometer is at 65mph. _________________ 1969 bug |
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jmstu76 Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004 Posts: 1223 Location: Edmond Oklahoma
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Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2019 1:23 pm Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ |
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VOLTWAGEN wrote: |
Stuartzickefoose wrote: |
Fronts will rub under full lock, and a tiny bit of rub at the back of the dogleg under compression (fast corners) or with a heavy loaded front seats (two passengers) |
Would that be due to the ET or the tyre size?
Picked them up today, 4x ET 37, I got given 1x ET 49 as a spare, no idea if it will fit but will keep an eye out for some more ET37’s to use as a spare.
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What vehicles are those wheels found on in the US? _________________ James
'76 Deluxe Sage Green Westy
2258 cc GD case 78mm CW crank, 2.0 H-beam rods 5,325” 22mm pin, JE forged pistons with 15cc dish, JE rings, type 11 clearanced oil pump, CB Eagle 2205 Type-2 “Torque Special” hydraulic cam with matched lifters fed by CB Dual Weber 40 IDF MX with 6” foam air filters, currently 55 idle, 130 main, 200 air correction, 32 mm venturis. 27in General Grabber AT2 All Terrains, Berg Shifter, stock '76 exhaust HPC Ceramic Coated. 11/18/2020 |
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