EMPI Adjustable Spring Plates. Any Good?

[thefladge]

I'm considering getting adjustable spring plates for my Baja.

I had a pair made by Sway-A-Way many years ago and the quality seemed good.

Does anyone here have any experience with adjustable spring plates made by EMPI? Any problems with the quality or fit?

The cost is much lower than the ones from Sway-A-Way.

Thanks.
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1957 Vintage Baja Bug.
2110cc engine, 40 IDF Webers on Gene Berg manifolds, Engle 110 cam, Bugpack 40×35.5 Street Pro Heads, W8CC plugs, 12.5 pound Flywheel, Kennedy 1700 pound pressure plate.

[jsturtlebuggy]

I have been using the Chinese adjustable spring plates for about 20 years now. They have worked for me.
The one thing I was told by the person selling them to me was not to use large diameter torsion bars with them as the spline area is not as strong as SwayAway made ones.
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Joseph
Fair Oaks/Orangevale, CA
Elrod Motorsports
Motion Tire Motorsports
Having fun with Dune Buggies since 1970
Into Volkswagens since 1960

[thefladge]

[jsturtlebuggy]

Yes there used off road. Largest size torsions bars used are type 3 23.5mm dia x 26-9/16in long.
I don’t know about using a 26mm bar.
Someone else may know.
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Joseph
Fair Oaks/Orangevale, CA
Elrod Motorsports
Motion Tire Motorsports
Having fun with Dune Buggies since 1970
Into Volkswagens since 1960

[thefladge]

[thefladge]

Still on the fence about buying these.
I might have to keep saving and get some from Sway-A-Way.

I currently have non-adjustable Sway-A-Way spring plates and haven't had any problems.
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1957 Vintage Baja Bug.
2110cc engine, 40 IDF Webers on Gene Berg manifolds, Engle 110 cam, Bugpack 40×35.5 Street Pro Heads, W8CC plugs, 12.5 pound Flywheel, Kennedy 1700 pound pressure plate.

[dustymojave]

My Hi Jumper has Sway-A-Way adjustable spring plates. On the car before inner adjusters were available. Then my co-driver was the brother of the owner of Sway-A-Way and during a race when flat out in high gear, the car got into tank slappers (where the rear bounces back and forth left to right). Wound up flipping the car kind of endo, kinda corner to corner. Turned the rear axles into pretzels. The spring plates too. When I repaired the car, I straightened the spring plates with my 12 ton press. It's been working fine since then.

Other brands I can't speak from experience about.

But since you're not racing the Bug, other brands will probably be fine.

Your car still has bus reductions, right?
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Richard
Offroading VW based cars since 1965
Tech Inspection 1963 - 2012 SCCA/SCORE/HDRA/MORE/MDR +
Retired from building Bajas, Fiberglass Buggies and Rails in the Mojave Desert. Also Sprints & Midgets, Dry Lakes, Road Race cars. All types New and Vintage
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