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hightop69 Samba Member
Joined: June 01, 2008 Posts: 98 Location: Jerz 117/120
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 1:17 am Post subject: Lifted bus specs |
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I know there’s a offroad thread already, but I’d like to start one that’s more detailed to help others that would like to join the high life.
Tires: 235 75 15
Wheels: Gas burners repros. ET 42 (if my Cal. Is right)
Front lift: 2.5” WW spindles
Front shocks: Empi rear bug coilovers
Rear torsion bar: +2 outer -1 inner ( If I remember correctly )
Rear plates: ¼ “ notch..( Yeah I know )
Shocks: Stock ( Maxed out, not much droop)
CV’s: Empi type 2 offroad ( holding up to a Chevy 4.3) Max 25*
Axel angle ? ( I’ll update)
There's some tire rubbing at full stuff on the rear of the dogleg.
The rear sits about 1" lower ( looking to get atomwerk 3" lift plates) to help with the trophy truck look. _________________ 04 VR GTI- DD
69 Hightop
72 German Look Super |
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Tcash Samba Member
Joined: July 20, 2011 Posts: 12844 Location: San Jose, California, USA
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 11:43 am Post subject: |
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What direction do you want this thread to go ?
Lifted Bus Detailed Specifications?
Lifting a Bay? |
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LivinInnaVWBus Samba Member
Joined: October 07, 2013 Posts: 968
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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I dig it.
My current tentative plans are to lift this 68' an inch or two in the front, maybe a small bump in the rear.
and install these tires
My top leaks horribly so instead of fixing it, I'm pulling it off and making a high top for it to allow for easier stealth camping. Your bus certainly hits home to my ideal camper.
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hightop69 Samba Member
Joined: June 01, 2008 Posts: 98 Location: Jerz 117/120
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Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2015 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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Tcash: lifted bus specs. would be a better title
livin that's a sweet bus, love the right hand drive. Hightops make stealth camping much easier. Ater lifting and putting a hightop on your bus you might want to get a HD front swaybar and install a rear swaybar. They help alot with the weight transfer and make the bus feel planted on on/off ramps. _________________ 04 VR GTI- DD
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Tcash Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2015 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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Tcash: lifted bus specs. would be a better title
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Brian Samba Moderator
Joined: May 28, 2012 Posts: 8340 Location: Oceanside
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Bansheelos Samba Member
Joined: February 27, 2012 Posts: 313 Location: NY/NJ
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Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 1:03 pm Post subject: Re: Lifted bus specs |
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hightop69 wrote: |
I know there’s a offroad thread already, but I’d like to start one that’s more detailed to help others that would like to join the high life.
Tires: 235 75 15
Wheels: Gas burners repros. ET 42 (if my Cal. Is right)
Front lift: 2.5” WW spindles
Front shocks: Empi rear bug coilovers
Rear torsion bar: +2 outer -1 inner ( If I remember correctly )
Rear plates: ¼ “ notch..( Yeah I know )
Shocks: Stock ( Maxed out, not much droop)
CV’s: Empi type 2 offroad ( holding up to a Chevy 4.3) Max 25*
Axel angle ? ( I’ll update)
There's some tire rubbing at full stuff on the rear of the dogleg.
The rear sits about 1" lower ( looking to get atomwerk 3" lift plates) to help with the trophy truck look. |
Got to see this thing in person!!! Awesome build!! It was nice meeting you at the all aircooled gathering even though we are both watercooled!!!!
[/img] _________________ Just me and my Bus!
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=540073 |
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Brian Samba Moderator
Joined: May 28, 2012 Posts: 8340 Location: Oceanside
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GTV Samba Member
Joined: March 27, 2004 Posts: 2084 Location: Si'ahl
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2016 8:34 am Post subject: Re: Lifted bus specs |
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Is anyone running staggered tires on a lifted bus? I'd prefer to run the same size front and rear but using a taller tire on the rear would give lift with less CV angle. I'm thinking about either 215/75's & 235/75's or 235/75's & 30x9.50's (mathematically the 30x9.5's are only 1/4" (6mm) wider but over an inch taller than the 235's). Mounted on early bus 15" wheels, raised spindles and raised horseshoe plates. I'd set the rear suspension so the bus sits level.
Please let's not turn this into a discussion about gearing/cooling Thanks! _________________ EMPI Power Rules! |
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Bmptree Samba Member
Joined: November 24, 2006 Posts: 39
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Posted: Sat May 06, 2017 5:45 pm Post subject: Re: Lifted bus specs |
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So, nice start to a thread, but I'm looking fir a lil more specs ...
Just installed a WW 2.5" lift kit.
Barely got stock axles to bolt up. When I did, I got cv chatter. Bought longer axles and type II off road cv's. Still got chatter, buubinly on unloaded cv's. Checked axle angle (16degrees)
I tried different combinations, old axles new cv's, old cv's new axles, tore down old cv's regreased.
Right now I have stock in drivers side and they are the quieter ones so I put passenger back to stock, snd it sounds like it's better binding on acceleration and chattering when unloaded.
I'm gonna swap side to side to see if there's a problem on one side.
I also removed circlip to see if sliding axle would stop binding. Nothing seems to work.
Before swapping to 930 axles and cv's or 944/924 cvs, is there something I might be missing
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Bmptree Samba Member
Joined: November 24, 2006 Posts: 39
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 10:20 am Post subject: Re: Lifted bus specs |
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So, update
Went with empi 21” axles, 944 cv’s and a wheel alignment
Everything worked awesome for 3 days.
Then every time I turned right at an intersection I could here the cv clicking.
It now, a 1000 miles later, seems to click mildly most of the time
Wondering if I need to pull rear suspension again, replace torsion bushings? Replace spring plates with HD adjustable?
Why would rear suspension slowly slip out of alignment?
Heading to alignment shop to have it confirmed |
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Tcash Samba Member
Joined: July 20, 2011 Posts: 12844 Location: San Jose, California, USA
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bajawookie Samba Member
Joined: April 17, 2020 Posts: 6 Location: vitoria,australia
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Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2020 6:28 am Post subject: Re: Lifted bus specs |
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digging those ww lifted buses on the wait list for a set myself if you can post a few more pics up from different angles id also like to know what tyres are you blokes running peace out from the baja wookie |
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