1966 square back lifting spindals

tstuc49

I'm looking to lift my 1966 square back by installing lifting spindals on the front and a bus transaxle with gear reduction. It is stock with the ball joint front end and swing axle rear end. Trying to find out if the ball joint bug lifting spindals will bolt on and if there are spring plates available to adapt the factory diameter rear torsion bars to the bus transaxle.

Erik G · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 12:08 pm Post subject:

No on both. You will need to fabricate whatever it is you are trying to do.

If you are just tring to lift a little bit, you can re-index the front torsion bars some, but bug and type 3 front ends are completely different, the parts do not interchange
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tstuc49 · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 3:02 pm Post subject:

thank you for your reply and input, appreciate it.do you know of anybody for company that makes drop spindles for that type 3 ball joint front end

Erik G · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 3:09 pm Post subject:

There was someone that made a batch of forged drop spindles. They were extremely expensive and sold out

Russ @oldspeed makes welded drop spindles for type 3's. He may be able to make some lifted ones, in fact if anyone can it's him. His reputation is outstanding

here's his feedbak and email address. he does come on here from time to time as well. If you click on his ads, his phone number is there as well

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9...mp;start=0
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tstuc49 · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 7:36 pm Post subject:

Thank you that is great info,I will try and get in touch with him.

Slow 1200 · Samba Member Joined: July 02, 2004 Posts: 2127

in the front just reindex the bars higher, if you don't go crazy you should not be binding balljoints

I've never seen reduction boxes used on a type 3, it could be fun Laughing

Mike Fisher · Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 7:45 am Post subject:

Body raise has been done on VW's using box tubing between the pan & body.
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tstuc49 · Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:13 pm Post subject:

thanks for the input. what i am really after is ground clearance though.

Mike Fisher · Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 8:12 am Post subject:

Take it to Bugzyla in AZ & build it like their sweet fasty! http://www.bugzyla.com/gallery.php
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69 FI/AT square Daily Driver
66 sunroof,67,70,71,71,71AT,72,72AT,73 Parts
two 57 oval ragtops sold
'68 Karmann Ghia sold

Society is like stew. If you don't keep it stirred up you end up with a lot of scum on the top! - Russ_Wolfe/Edward Abbey

gimpy60 · Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 8:35 am Post subject:

DAMN, I finally saw a fastback I really like...........whoa
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tstuc49 · Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2015 6:45 am Post subject:

well I can't seem to get in touch with Russ at old speed, try emails and leaving messages with his guys on the phone and can't get a response back either way, he must be a busy guy. I did get in touch with the guys from bugzyla the and they were super helpful. Got my gear reduction box figure it out with the adapter plates that they make for it and he was super helpful about how I go with the install.he also said bad he has a guy that could more than likely make the raised spindles, just need to send him my factory ones and they should be able to fabricate some up.


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